Named characters

Major entities (proper, common)

FAC

96 home/Home/HOME
66 the house/the House/The house
39 there
29 here
22 the hotel
19 the road/The road
18 the room/The room
14 the tunnel
12 his house/His house
12 the capitol/the Capitol/The capitol

GPE

41 the city/the City
33 the country/The country
25 the town/The town
20 there/There
18 town/Town
15 the state/the State/The state
15 the nation
13 the village
9 here/Here
9 the United States

LOC

93 the world/The world
37 the land/the Land
25 the river/The river
15 the country/The country
14 the stream
8 the earth/the Earth/The earth
8 the west
7 this land
7 this world
6 the mountain

PER

146 the Colonel/The Colonel/The colonel
113 sir/Sir/SIR
95 the Senator/The Senator
56 a man/A man
40 women/Women
40 the jury/The jury
39 men/Men
35 people/People
35 everybody/Everybody
33 his wife/His wife/His Wife

ORG

24 the government/The government
18 the company/the Company
11 the House/THE HOUSE/The house
5 the legislature
3 the senate/the Senate
3 the Senate of the United States
3 a bank
2 the church
2 the engineer corps
2 the corps

VEH

19 the boat/The boat
12 the train/The train
10 the railroad
8 the car
5 steamboats
5 the wagon
5 the cars
4 the vehicle
3 the steamboat
3 the steamer

Text

CHAPTER I. June 18 - - . [Squire Hawkins]_{363-squire hawkins} sat upon the pyramid of large blocks , called the “ stile , ”_[778-you] in front of [[his]_{363-squire hawkins} house]_{776-his house} , contemplating the morning . [The locality]_{777-the locality} was [Obedstown]_1-obedstown , [East Tennessee]_{2-east tennessee} . [You]_778-you would not know that [Obedstown]_1-obedstown stood on [the top of [a mountain]_{780-a mountain}]_{779-the top of a mountain} , for there was nothing about [the landscape]_{781-the landscape} to indicate it -- but it did : a mountain that stretched abroad over [whole counties]_{782-whole counties} , and rose very gradually . [The district]_{783-the district} was called [the “ Knobs of [East Tennessee]_{2-east tennessee}]_{5767-the “ knobs of east tennessee} , ”_{[364-nazareth]} and had a reputation like [Nazareth]_364-nazareth , as far as turning out any good thing was concerned . [[The Squire]_{784-the squire} 's house]_{785-the squire 's house} was [a double log cabin]_{786-a double log cabin} , in a state of decay ; [two or three gaunt hounds]_{787-two or three gaunt hounds} lay asleep about the threshold , and lifted [their]_{787-two or three gaunt hounds} heads sadly whenever [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} or [the children]_{788-the children} stepped in and out over [their]_{787-two or three gaunt hounds} bodies . Rubbish was scattered about [the grassless yard]_{789-the grassless yard} ; a bench stood near the door with a tin wash basin on it and a pail of water and a gourd ; a cat had begun to drink from the pail , but the exertion was overtaxing [her]_790-her energies , and [she]_790-her had stopped to rest . There was an ash - hopper by the fence , and an iron pot , for soft - soap - boiling , near [it]_791-it . [This dwelling]_{792-this dwelling} constituted one - fifteenth of [Obedstown]_1-obedstown ; [the other fourteen houses]_{793-the other fourteen houses} were scattered about among the tall pine trees and among [the corn - fields]_{794-the corn - fields} in such a way that [a man]_{795-a man} might stand in the midst of [the city]_{796-the city} and not know but that [he]_{795-a man} was in [the country]_{797-the country} if [he]_{795-a man} only depended on [his]_{795-a man} eyes for information . “ [Squire ”_[798-his] Hawkins]_{363-squire hawkins} got [his]_798-his title from being [postmaster of [Obedstown]_1-obedstown]_{799-postmaster of obedstown} -- not that the title properly belonged to the office , but because in [those regions]_{800-those regions} [the chief citizens]_{801-the chief citizens} always must have titles of some sort , and so the usual courtesy had been extended to [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} . The mail was monthly , and sometimes amounted to as much as three or four letters at a single delivery . Even a rush like this did not fill up [the postmaster]_{802-the postmaster} 's whole month , though , and therefore [he]_{802-the postmaster} “ kept store ”_{[802-the postmaster]} in the intervals . [The Squire]_{784-the squire} was contemplating the morning . It was balmy and tranquil , the vagrant breezes were laden with the odor of flowers , the murmur of bees was in the air , there was everywhere that suggestion of repose that summer woodlands bring to the senses , and the vague , pleasurable melancholy that such a time and such surroundings inspire . Presently the [United States]_{60-the united states} mail arrived , on horseback . There was but one letter , and it was for [the postmaster]_{802-the postmaster} . [The long - legged youth who carried the mail]_{805-the long - legged youth who carried the mail} tarried an hour to talk , for there was no hurry ; and in a little while [the male population of [the village]_{807-the village}]_{806-the male population of the village} had assembled to help . As a general thing , [they]_{806-the male population of the village} were dressed in homespun “ jeans , ”_{[802-the postmaster]} blue or yellow -- here were no other varieties of it ; [all]_808-all wore one suspender and sometimes two -- yarn ones knitted at [home,--some]_{809-home,--some} wore vests , but few wore coats . Such coats and vests as did appear , however , were rather picturesque than otherwise , for they were made of tolerably fanciful patterns of calico -- a fashion which prevails thereto this day among those of [the community who have tastes above the common level and are able to afford style]_{810-the community who have tastes above the common level and are able to afford style} . [Every individual]_{811-every individual} arrived with [his]_{811-every individual} hands in [his]_{811-every individual} pockets ; a hand came out occasionally for a purpose , but it always went back again after service ; and if it was the head that was served , just the ca nt that the dilapidated straw hat got by being uplifted and rooted under , was retained until the next call altered the inclination ; many hats were present , but none were erect and [no two]_{812-no two} were canted just alike . [We]_813-we are speaking impartially of [men]_814-men , [youths]_815-youths and [boys]_816-boys . And [we]_813-we are also speaking of [these three estates]_{817-these three estates} when [we]_813-we say that [every individual]_{811-every individual} was either chewing natural leaf tobacco prepared on [[his]_{811-every individual} own premises]_{819-his own premises} , or smoking the same in a corn - cob pipe . [Few of [the men]_{821-the men}]_{820-few of the men} wore whiskers ; [none]_822-none wore moustaches ; some had a thick jungle of hair under the chin and hiding the throat -- the only pattern recognized there as being the correct thing in whiskers ; but no part of [any individual]_{823-any individual} 's face had seen a razor for a week . [These neighbors]_{824-these neighbors} stood a few moments looking at the mail carrier reflectively while [he]_{811-every individual} talked ; but fatigue soon began to show itself , and one after another [they]_{824-these neighbors} climbed up and occupied the top rail of the fence , hump - shouldered and grave , like [a company of buzzards assembled for supper and listening for the death - rattle]_{825-a company of buzzards assembled for supper and listening for the death - rattle} . [Old Damrell]_{366-old damrell} said : “ [Tha]_5768-tha hain't no news 'bout [the jedge]_{5769-the jedge} , hit ai n't likely ? ”_{[366-old damrell]} “ [Cain't]_5770-cain't tell for sartin ; some thinks [he]_{811-every individual} 's gwyne to be ' long toreckly , and some thinks ' [e]_5771-e hain't . [Russ Mosely]_{367-russ mosely} [he]_{811-every individual} tote ole Hanks [he]_{811-every individual} mought git to [Obeds tomorrer]_{368-obeds tomorrer} or nex ' day [he]_{811-every individual} reckoned . ”_{[366-old damrell]} “ Well , [I]_{826-the speaker} wisht [I]_{826-the speaker} knowed . [I]_{826-the speaker} got [a ' prime sow]_{5772-a ' prime sow} and pigs in [the cote - house]_{5773-the cote - house} , and [I]_{826-the speaker} hain't got no place for to put 'em . If [the jedge]_{5769-the jedge} is a gwyne to hold cote , [I]_{826-the speaker} got to roust 'em out , [I]_{826-the speaker} reckon . But tomorrer'll do , [I]_{826-the speaker} ' spect . ”_{[826-the speaker]} [The speaker]_{826-the speaker} bunched [his]_{826-the speaker} thick lips together like the stem - end of a tomato and shot a bumble - bee dead that had lit on a weed seven feet away . One after another [the several chewers]_{827-the several chewers} expressed a charge of tobacco juice and delivered it at [the deceased]_{828-the deceased} with steady , aim and faultless accuracy . “ What 's a stirrin ' , down 'bout the Forks ? ”_{[366-old damrell]} continued [Old Damrell]_{366-old damrell} . “ Well , [I]_{366-old damrell} dunno , skasely . [Ole Drake Higgins]_{369-ole drake higgins} [he]_{369-ole drake higgins} 's ben down to [Shelby]_4-shelby las ' week . Tuck [his]_{369-ole drake higgins} crap down ; could n't git shet o ' the most uv it ; hit was n't no time for to sell , [he]_{369-ole drake higgins} say , so [he]_{369-ole drake higgins} ' fotch it back agin , ' lowin ' to wait tell fall . Talks 'bout goin' to [Mozouri]_5-mozouri -- lots uv ' ems talkin ' that -- away down thar , [Ole Higgins]_{369-ole drake higgins} say . Cain't make a livin ' here no mo ' , sich times as these . [Si Higgins]_370-si [he]_{369-ole drake higgins} 's ben over to [Kaintuck]_6-kaintuck n ' married [a high - toned gal thar]_{5775-a high - toned gal thar} , outen [the fust families]_{5776-the fust families} , an ' [he]_{369-ole drake higgins} 's come back to [the Forks]_{7-the forks} with jist a hell's - mint o ' whoop - jamboree notions , [folks]_5777-folks says . [He]_{369-ole drake higgins} 's tuck an ' fixed up [the ole house]_{5778-the ole house} like [they]_5777-folks does in [Kaintuck]_6-kaintuck , [he]_{369-ole drake higgins} say , an ' [tha 's ben]_{5779-tha 's ben} [folks]_5777-folks come cler from [Turpentine]_8-turpentine for to see it . [He]_{369-ole drake higgins} 's tuck an gawmed it all over on the inside with plarsterin ' . ”_{[366-old damrell]} “ What 's plasterin ' ? ”_{[366-old damrell]} “ [I]_{366-old damrell} dono . [Hit]_371-hit 's what [he]_{369-ole drake higgins} calls it . [Ole Mam Higgins]_{372-ole mam higgins} , [she]_{372-ole mam higgins} tole [me]_{366-old damrell} . [She]_{372-ole mam higgins} say [she]_{372-ole mam higgins} was n't gwyne to hang out in no sich a dern hole like a hog . Says it 's mud , or some sich kind o ' nastiness that sticks on n ' covers up everything . Plarsterin ' , [Si]_370-si calls it . ”_{[366-old damrell]} This marvel was discussed at considerable length ; and almost with animation . But presently there was a dog - fight over in [the neighborhood of [the blacksmith shop]_{830-the blacksmith shop}]_{829-the neighborhood of the blacksmith shop} , and [the visitors]_{831-the visitors} slid off [their]_{831-the visitors} perch like so many turtles and strode to [the battle - field]_{832-the battle - field} with an interest bordering on eagerness . [The Squire]_{784-the squire} remained , and read [his]_{784-the squire} letter . Then [he]_{784-the squire} sighed , and sat long in meditation . At intervals [he]_{784-the squire} said : “ [Missouri]_9-missouri . [Missouri]_9-missouri . Well , well , well , everything is so uncertain . ”_{[784-the squire]} At last [he]_{784-the squire} said : “ [I]_{784-the squire} believe [I]_{784-the squire} 'll do [it.--A man]_{5781-it.--a man} will just rot , here . [[My]_{784-the squire} house]_{5782-my house} [[my]_{784-the squire} yard]_{5783-my yard} , everything around [me]_{784-the squire} , in fact , shows ' that [I]_{784-the squire} am becoming one of these cattle -- and [I]_{784-the squire} used to be thrifty in other times . ”_{[784-the squire]} [He]_{784-the squire} was not more than thirty - five , but [he]_{784-the squire} had a worn look that made [him]_{784-the squire} seem older . [He]_{784-the squire} left [the stile]_{834-the stile} , entered that part of [[his]_{784-the squire} house]_{776-his house} which was [the store]_{836-the store} , traded a quart of thick molasses for a coonskin and a cake of beeswax , to [an old dame in linsey - woolsey]_{837-an old dame in linsey - woolsey} , put [his]_{784-the squire} letter away , and went into [the kitchen]_{838-the kitchen} . [[His]_{784-the squire} wife]_{839-his wife} was [there]_840-there , constructing some dried apple pies ; [a slovenly urchin of ten]_{841-a slovenly urchin of ten} was dreaming over a rude weather - vane of [his]_{784-the squire} own contriving ; [[his]_{784-the squire} small sister]_{842-his small sister} , close upon four years of age , was sopping corn - bread in some gravy left in the bottom of a frying - pan and trying hard not to sop over a finger - mark that divided the pan through the middle -- for the other side belonged to [the brother]_{843-the brother} , whose musings made [him]_{843-the brother} forget [his]_{843-the brother} stomach for the moment ; [a negro woman]_{844-a negro woman} was busy cooking , at a vast fire - place . Shiftlessness and poverty reigned in [the place]_{845-the place} . “ [Nancy]_373-nancy , [I]_{365-mrs. hawkins} 've made up [my]_{365-mrs. hawkins} mind . [The world]_{5784-the world} is done with [me]_{365-mrs. hawkins} , and perhaps [I]_{365-mrs. hawkins} ought to be done with it . But no matter -- [I]_{365-mrs. hawkins} can wait . [I]_{365-mrs. hawkins} am going to [Missouri]_9-missouri . [I]_{365-mrs. hawkins} wo n't stay in [this dead country]_{5785-this dead country} and decay with [it]_{5785-this dead country} . [I]_{365-mrs. hawkins} 've had it on [my]_{365-mrs. hawkins} mind sometime . [I]_{365-mrs. hawkins} 'm going to sell out here for whatever [I]_{365-mrs. hawkins} can get , and buy [a wagon]_{5786-a wagon} and [team]_5787-team and put [you]_373-nancy and [the children]_{788-the children} in it and start . ”_{[365-mrs. hawkins]} “ Anywhere that suits [you]_373-nancy , suits [me]_{365-mrs. hawkins} , [Si]_370-si . And [the children]_{788-the children} ca n't be any worse off in [Missouri]_9-missouri than , [they]_{788-the children} are here , [I]_{365-mrs. hawkins} reckon . ”_{[365-mrs. hawkins]} Motioning [[his]_846-his wife]_{839-his wife} to a private conference in [[their]_848-their own room]_{849-their own room} , [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} said : “ No , [they]_{788-the children} 'll be better off . [I]_{365-mrs. hawkins} 've looked out for [them]_{788-the children} , [Nancy]_373-nancy , ”_{[365-mrs. hawkins]} and [his]_846-his face lighted . “ Do [you]_373-nancy see these papers ? Well , they are evidence that [I]_{365-mrs. hawkins} have taken up [Seventy - five Thousand Acres of Land in [this county]_{5791-this county}]_{5790-seventy - five thousand acres of land in this county} -- think what an enormous fortune it will be some day ! Why , [Nancy]_373-nancy , enormous do n't express it -- the word 's too tame ! [I]_{365-mrs. hawkins} tell [your]_373-nancy Nancy---- ”_{[365-mrs. hawkins]} “ For goodness sake , Si---- ”_{[365-mrs. hawkins]} “ Wait , [Nancy]_373-nancy , wait -- let [me]_850-i finish -- [I've]_850-i been secretly bailing and fuming with this grand inspiration for weeks , and [I]_850-i must talk or [I]_850-i 'll burst ! [I]_850-i have n't whispered to [a soul]_{5792-a soul} -- not a word -- have had [my]_850-i countenance under lock and key , for fear it might drop something that would tell even these animals here how to discern the gold mine that 's glaring under [their]_5793-their noses . Now all that is necessary to hold [this land]_{5794-this land} and keep it in [the family]_{5795-the family} is to pay the trifling taxes on it yearly -- five or ten dollars -- [the whole tract]_{5796-the whole tract} would not sell for over a third of a cent an acre now , but [some day]_{5797-some day} [people]_5798-people will be glad to get it for twenty dollars , fifty dollars , a hundred dollars an acre ! What should [you]_852-you say to ”_[850-i] [ here [he]_850-i dropped [his]_850-i voice to a whisper and looked anxiously around to see that there were [no eavesdroppers]_{851-no eavesdroppers} , ] “ a thousand dollars an acre ! “_[850-i] Well [you]_852-you may open [your]_852-you eyes and stare ! But it 's so . [You]_852-you and [I]_0-i may not see the day , but [they]_853-they 'll see it . Mind [I]_0-i tell [you]_852-you ; [they]_853-they 'll see it . [Nancy]_373-nancy , [you]_852-you 've heard of [steamboats]_{854-steamboats} , and maybe [you]_852-you believed in [them]_{854-steamboats} -- of course [you]_852-you did . [You]_852-you 've heard these cattle here scoff at [them]_{854-steamboats} and call [them]_{854-steamboats} lies and [humbugs,--but]_{855-humbugs,--but} [they]_{854-steamboats} 're not lies and humbugs , [they]_{854-steamboats} 're a reality and [they]_{854-steamboats} 're going to be a more wonderful thing some day than [they]_{854-steamboats} are now . [They]_{854-steamboats} 're going to make a revolution in [this world]_{856-this world} 's affairs that will make [men]_814-men dizzy to contemplate . [I]_0-i 've been watching -- [I've]_0-i been watching while [some people]_{858-some people} slept , and [I]_0-i know what 's coming . “ Even [you]_852-you and [I]_859-i will see the day that steamboats will come up [that little [Turkey river]_{10-turkey river}]_{5799-that little turkey river} to within twenty miles of [[this land]_{5794-this land} of [ours]_5802-ours]_{5801-this land of ours} -- and in high water [they]_{854-steamboats} 'll come right to it ! And this is not all , [Nancy]_373-nancy -- it is n't even half ! There 's a bigger wonder -- the railroad ! [These worms here]_{5803-these worms here} have never even heard of it -- and when [they]_{5803-these worms here} do [they]_{5803-these worms here} 'll not believe in it . But it 's another fact . Coaches that fly over the ground twenty miles an hour -- heavens and earth , think of that , [Nancy]_373-nancy ! Twenty miles an hour . It makes [a man]_{795-a man} 's brain whirl . Some day , when [you]_852-you and [I]_859-i are in [our]_5802-ours graves , there 'll be a railroad stretching hundreds of miles -- all the way down from [the cities of [the Northern States]_{5806-the northern states}]_{5805-the cities of the northern states} to [New Orleans]_{11-new orleans} -- and its got to run within thirty miles of [this land]_{5794-this land} -- may be even touch a corner of it . Well , do [you]_852-you know , [they]_{854-steamboats} 've quit burning wood in [some places in [the Eastern States]_{12-the eastern states}]_{5808-some places in the eastern states} ? And what do [you]_852-you suppose [they]_{854-steamboats} burn ? Coal ! ”_[859-i] [ [He]_859-i bent over and whispered again :] “ There 's world -- worlds of it on [this land]_{5794-this land} ! [You]_852-you know that black stuff that crops out of [the bank of [the branch?--well]_{13-the branch?--well}]_{5810-the bank of the branch?--well} , that 's it . [You]_852-you 've taken it for rocks ; so has every body here ; and [they]_{854-steamboats} 've built little dams and such things with it . [One man]_{5811-one man} was going to build a chimney out of [it]_{5794-this land} . [Nancy]_373-nancy [I]_859-i expect [I]_859-i turned as white as a sheet ! Why , it might have caught fire and told everything . [I]_859-i showed [him]_{5811-one man} it was too crumbly . Then [he]_{5811-one man} was going to build it of copper ore -- splendid yellow forty - per - cent . ore ! There 's fortunes upon fortunes of copper ore on [[our]_5812-our land]_{5813-our land} ! It scared [me]_859-i to death , the idea of [this fool]_{5814-this fool} starting a smelting furnace in [[his]_{5811-one man} house]_{776-his house} without knowing it , and getting [his]_{5811-one man} dull eyes opened . And then [he]_{5811-one man} was going to build [it]_5816-it of iron ore ! There 's mountains of iron ore here , [Nancy]_373-nancy -- whole mountains of it . [I]_859-i would n't take any chances . [I]_859-i just stuck by [him]_{5811-one man} -- [I]_859-i haunted [him]_{5811-one man} -- [I]_859-i never let [him]_{5811-one man} alone till [he]_{5811-one man} built [it]_5816-it of mud and sticks like all the rest of the chimneys in [this dismal country]_{5817-this dismal country} . [Pine forests]_{5818-pine forests} , [wheat land]_{5819-wheat land} , [corn land]_{5820-corn land} , iron , copper , coal -- wait till [the railroads]_{5821-the railroads} come , and the steamboats ! [We]_5822-we 'll never see the day , [Nancy]_373-nancy -- never in [the world]_{5784-the world} -- never , never , never , [child]_5824-child . [We]_5822-we 've got to drag along , drag along , and eat crusts in toil and poverty , all hopeless and forlorn -- but [they]_{5821-the railroads} 'll ride in [coaches]_5825-coaches , [Nancy]_373-nancy ! [They]_{5821-the railroads} 'll live like [the princes of [the earth]_{5827-the earth}]_{5826-the princes of the earth} ; [they]_{5821-the railroads} 'll be courted and worshiped ; [their]_{5821-the railroads} names will be known from [ocean]_5828-ocean to [ocean]_5828-ocean ! Ah , well - a - day ! Will [they]_{5821-the railroads} ever come back here , on [the railroad]_{5830-the railroad} and [the steamboat]_{5831-the steamboat} , and say , ' [This one little spot]_{5832-this one little spot} shall not be touched -- [this hovel]_{5833-this hovel} shall be sacred -- for here [[our]_5822-we father]_{5834-our father} and [[our]_5822-we mother]_{5835-our mother} suffered for [us]_5822-we , thought for [us]_5822-we , laid the foundations of [our]_5822-we future as solid as [the hills]_{5836-the hills} ! ' ”_[859-i] “ [You]_860-you are [a great , good , noble soul]_{5837-a great , good , noble soul} , [Si Hawkins]_374-si , and [I]_860-you am [an honored woman]_{5838-an honored woman} to be [the wife of [such a man”--and]_{5840-such a man”--and}]_{5839-the wife of such a man”--and[860-you]} the tears stood in [her]_860-you eyes when [she]_860-you said it . “ [We]_5822-we will go to [Missouri]_9-missouri . [You]_860-you are out of [[your]_860-you place]_{5841-your place} , here , among [these groping dumb creatures]_{5842-these groping dumb creatures} . [We]_5822-we will find a higher place , where [you]_860-you can walk with [your]_860-you own kind , and be understood when [you]_860-you speak -- not stared at as if [you]_860-you were talking some foreign tongue . [I]_860-you would go anywhere , anywhere in [the wide world]_{5843-the wide world} with [you]_860-you . [I]_860-you would rather [my]_860-you body would starve and die than [your]_860-you mind should hunger and wither away in [this lonely land]_{5844-this lonely land} . ”_[860-you] “ Spoken like [yourself]_860-you , [[my]_861-he child]_{5845-my child} ! But [we]_5822-we 'll not starve , [Nancy]_373-nancy . Far from it . [I]_861-he have a letter from [Beriah Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} -- just came this day . A letter that -- [I'll]_861-he read [you]_373-nancy a line from it ! ”_[861-he] [He]_861-he flew out of [the room]_{862-the room} . A shadow blurred the sunlight in [Nancy]_373-nancy 's face -- there was uneasiness in it , and disappointment . A procession of disturbing thoughts began to troop through [her]_373-nancy mind . Saying nothing aloud , [she]_373-nancy sat with [her]_373-nancy hands in [her]_373-nancy lap ; now and then [she]_373-nancy clasped them , then unclasped them , then tapped the ends of the fingers together ; sighed , nodded , smiled -- occasionally paused , shook [her]_373-nancy head . This pantomime was the elocutionary expression of an unspoken soliloquy which had something of this shape : “ [I]_863-i was afraid of it -- was afraid of it . Trying to make [our]_5822-we fortune in [Virginia]_14-virginia , [Beriah Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} nearly ruined [us]_5822-we and [we]_5822-we had to settle in [Kentucky]_15-kentucky and start over again . Trying to make [our]_5822-we fortune in [Kentucky]_15-kentucky [he]_861-he crippled [us]_5822-we again and [we]_5822-we had to move [here]_5846-here . Trying to make [our]_5822-we fortune here , [he]_861-he brought [us]_5822-we clear down to the ground , nearly . [He]_861-he 's [an honest soul]_{5847-an honest soul} , and means the very best in [the world]_{5784-the world} , but [I]_863-i 'm afraid , [I]_863-i 'm afraid [he]_861-he 's too flighty . [He]_861-he has splendid ideas , and [he]_861-he 'll divide [his]_861-he chances with [[his]_861-he friends]_{5849-his friends} with a free hand , [the good generous soul]_{5850-the good generous soul} , but something does seem to always interfere and spoil everything . [I]_863-i never did think [he]_861-he was right well balanced . But [I]_863-i do n't blame [[my]_863-i husband]_{5851-my husband} , for [I]_863-i do think that when [that man]_{5852-that man} gets [his]_861-he head full of a new notion , [he]_861-he can out - talk a machine . [He]_861-he 'll make [anybody]_5853-anybody believe in that notion that 'll listen to [him]_861-he ten minutes -- why [I]_863-i do believe [he]_861-he would make [a deaf and dumb man]_{5854-a deaf and dumb man} believe in it and get beside [himself]_861-he , if [you]_5855-you only set [him]_861-he where [he]_861-he could see [his]_861-he eyes tally and watch [his]_861-he hands explain . What a head [he]_861-he has got ! When [he]_861-he got up that idea there in [Virginia]_14-virginia of buying up whole loads of negroes in [Delaware]_16-delaware and [Virginia]_14-virginia and [Tennessee]_17-tennessee , very quiet , having papers drawn to have [them]_5856-them delivered at [a place in [Alabama]_18-alabama]_{5857-a place in alabama} and take [them]_5856-them and pay for [them]_5856-them , away yonder at a certain time , and then in the meantime get a law made stopping [everybody]_{5858-everybody} from selling [negroes]_5859-negroes to [the south]_{5860-the south} after a certain day -- it was somehow that way -- mercy how [the man]_{5861-the man} would have made money ! [Negroes]_5859-negroes would have gone up to four prices . But after [he]_861-he 'd spent money and worked hard , and traveled hard , and had heaps of [negroes]_5859-negroes all contracted for , and everything going along just right , [he]_861-he could n't get the laws passed and down the whole thing tumbled . And there in [Kentucky]_15-kentucky , when [he]_861-he raked up that old numskull that had been inventing away at a perpetual motion machine for twenty - two years , and [Beriah Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} saw at a glance where just one more little cog - wheel would settle the business , why [I]_863-i could see it as plain as day when [he]_861-he came in wild at midnight and hammered [us]_5864-they out of bed and told the whole thing in a whisper with the doors bolted and the candle in an empty barrel . Oceans of money in it -- [anybody]_5853-anybody could see that . But it did cost a deal to buy the old numskull out -- and then when [they]_5864-they put the new cog wheel in [they]_5864-they 'd overlooked something somewhere and it was n't any use -- the troublesome thing would n't go . That notion [he]_861-he got up [here]_5846-here did look as handy as anything in [the world]_{5784-the world} ; and how [him]_861-he and [Si]_374-si did sit up nights working at [it]_5846-here with the curtains down and [me]_863-i watching to see if [any neighbors]_{5868-any neighbors} were about . [The man]_{5861-the man} did honestly believe there was a fortune in that black gummy oil that stews out of the bank [Si]_374-si says is coal ; and [he]_861-he refined it [himself]_861-he till it was like water , nearly , and it did burn , there 's no two ways about that ; and [I]_863-i reckon [he]_861-he 'd have been all right in [Cincinnati]_{19-cincinnati} with [his]_861-he lamp that [he]_861-he got made , that time [he]_861-he got [a house full of [rich speculators]_{5871-rich speculators}]_{5870-a house full of rich speculators} to see [him]_861-he exhibit only in the middle of [his]_861-he speech it let go and almost blew the heads off [the whole crowd]_{5872-the whole crowd} . [I]_863-i have n't got over grieving for the money that cost yet . [I]_863-i am sorry enough [Beriah Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} is in [Missouri]_9-missouri , now , but [I]_863-i was glad when [he]_{375-col . sellers} went . [I]_863-i wonder what [his]_{375-col . sellers} letter says . But of course it 's cheerful ; [he]_{375-col . sellers} 's never down - hearted -- never had any trouble in [his]_{375-col . sellers} life -- didn't know it if [he]_{375-col . sellers} had . It 's always sunrise with [that man]_{5852-that man} , and fine and blazing , at that -- never gets noon , though -- leaves off and rises again . [Nobody]_5874-nobody can help liking the creature , [he]_{5852-that man} means so well -- but [I]_863-i do dread to come across [him]_{5852-that man} again ; [he]_{5852-that man} 's bound to set [us]_5875-us all crazy , of course . Well , there goes [old widow Hopkins]_{376-old widow hopkins} -- it always takes [her]_{376-old widow hopkins} a week to buy a spool of thread and trade a hank of yarn . Maybe [Si]_374-si can come with the letter , now . ”_[863-i] And [he]_863-i did : “ [Widow Hopkins]_{376-old widow hopkins} kept [me]_863-i -- [I]_863-i have n't any patience with [such tedious people]_{5876-such tedious people} . Now listen , [Nancy]_373-nancy -- just listen at this : “_[863-i] ' Come right along to [Missouri]_9-missouri ! Do n't wait and worry about a good price but sell out for whatever [you]_864-you can get , and come along , or [you]_864-you might be too late . Throw away [your]_864-you traps , if necessary , and come empty - handed . [You]_864-you 'll never regret it . [It]_865-it 's [the grandest country]_{866-the grandest country} -- [the loveliest land]_{867-the loveliest land} -- the purest atmosphere -- [I]_0-i ca n't describe it ; [no pen]_{868-no pen} can do it justice . And it 's filling up , every day -- [people]_5798-people coming from everywhere . [I]_0-i 've got the biggest scheme on [earth]_870-earth -- and [I]_0-i 'll take [you]_864-you in ; [I]_0-i 'll take in [every friend [I]_0-i 've got that 's ever stood by [me]_0-i]_{871-every friend i 've got that 's ever stood by me} , for there 's enough for all , and to spare . [Mum]_377-mum 's the word -- don't whisper -- keep [yourself]_864-you to [yourself]_864-you . [You]_864-you 'll see ! Come ! --rush!--hurry!--don't wait for anything ! ' “ It 's [the same old boy]_{5877-the same old boy} , [Nancy]_373-nancy , jest [the same old boy]_{5877-the same old boy} -- ain't [he]_{5877-the same old boy} ? ”_[377-mum] “ Yes , [I]_377-mum think there 's a little of the old sound about [his]_{5877-the same old boy} voice yet . [I]_377-mum suppose [you]_864-you -- [you'll]_864-you still go , [Si]_374-si ? ”_[377-mum] “ Go ! Well , [I]_377-mum should think so , [Nancy]_373-nancy . It 's all a chance , of course , and , chances have n't been kind to [us]_{379-the hawkinses} , [I]_377-mum 'll admit -- but whatever comes , [old wife]_{5879-old wife} , [they]_{379-the hawkinses} 're provided for . Thank [God]_378-god for that ! ”_[377-mum] “ Amen , ”_[377-mum] came low and earnestly . And with an activity and a suddenness that bewildered [Obedstown]_1-obedstown and almost took [its]_1-obedstown breath away , [the Hawkinses]_{379-the hawkinses} hurried through with [their]_{379-the hawkinses} arrangements in four short months and flitted out into the great mysterious blank that lay beyond [the Knobs of Tennessee]_{20-the knobs of tennessee} . CHAPTER II . Toward the close of the third day 's journey [the wayfarers]_{872-the wayfarers} were just beginning to think of camping , when [they]_{872-the wayfarers} came upon [a log cabin in [the woods]_{874-the woods}]_{873-a log cabin in the woods} . [Hawkins]_374-si drew rein and entered [the yard]_{875-the yard} . [A boy about ten years old]_{876-a boy about ten years old} was sitting in the cabin door with [his]_{876-a boy about ten years old} face bowed in [his]_{876-a boy about ten years old} hands . [Hawkins]_374-si approached , expecting [his]_374-si footfall to attract attention , but it did not . [He]_374-si halted a moment , and then said : “ Come , come , [little chap]_{5880-little chap} , [you]_{5880-little chap} must n't be going to sleep before sundown ”_[374-si] With a tired expression the small face came up out of the hands,--a face down which tears were flowing . “ Ah , [I]_{877-the boy} 'm sorry [I]_{877-the boy} spoke so , [[my]_{877-the boy} boy]_{5881-my boy} . Tell [me]_{877-the boy} -- is anything the matter ? ”_{[877-the boy]} [The boy]_{877-the boy} signified with a scarcely perceptible gesture that the trouble was in [the house]_{878-the house} , and made room for [Hawkins]_374-si to pass . Then [he]_374-si put [his]_374-si face in [his]_374-si hands again and rocked [himself]_374-si about as [one suffering a grief that is too deep to find help in moan or groan or outcry]_{879-one suffering a grief that is too deep to find help in moan or groan or outcry} . [Hawkins]_374-si stepped within . [It]_{878-the house} was [a poverty stricken place]_{880-a poverty stricken place} . [Six or eight middle - aged country people of both sexes]_{881-six or eight middle - aged country people of both sexes} were grouped about an object in the middle of [the room]_{862-the room} ; [they]_{881-six or eight middle - aged country people of both sexes} were noiselessly busy and [they]_{881-six or eight middle - aged country people of both sexes} talked in whispers when [they]_{881-six or eight middle - aged country people of both sexes} spoke . [Hawkins]_374-si uncovered and approached . A coffin stood upon two backless chairs . [These neighbors]_{824-these neighbors} had just finished disposing the body of [a woman in it]_{884-a woman in it} -- [a woman with a careworn , gentle face that had more the look of sleep about it than of death]_{885-a woman with a careworn , gentle face that had more the look of sleep about it than of death} . [An old lady]_{886-an old lady} motioned , toward the door and said to [Hawkins]_374-si in a whisper : “ [[His]_374-si mother]_{5882-his mother} , po ' thing . Died of the fever , last night . [Tha]_{886-an old lady} warn't no sich thing as saving of [her]_{5882-his mother} . But it 's better for [her]_{5882-his mother} -- better for [her]_{5882-his mother} . [Husband]_5883-husband and [the other two children]_{5884-the other two children} died in the spring , and [she]_{5882-his mother} hain't ever hilt up [her]_{5882-his mother} head sence . [She]_{5882-his mother} jest went around broken - hearted like , and never took no intrust in anything but [Clay]_405-clay -- that 's [the boy]_{877-the boy} thar . [She]_{5882-his mother} jest worshiped [Clay]_405-clay -- and [Clay]_405-clay [he]_405-clay worshiped [her]_{5882-his mother} . [They]_5886-they did n't ' pear to live at all , only when [they]_5886-they was together , looking at [each other]_{5887-each other} , loving [one another]_{5888-one another} . [She]_{5882-his mother} 's ben sick three weeks ; and if [you]_5889-you believe [me]_{886-an old lady} [that child]_{5890-that child} has worked , and kep ' the run of [the med'cin]_{5891-the med'cin} , and the times of giving it , and sot up nights and nussed [her]_{5882-his mother} , and tried to keep up [her]_{5882-his mother} sperits , the same as [a grown - up person]_{5892-a grown - up person} . And last night when [she]_{5882-his mother} kep ' a sinking and sinking , and turned away [her]_{5882-his mother} head and did n't know [him]_405-clay no mo ' , it was fitten to make a body 's heart break to see [him]_405-clay climb onto the bed and lay [his]_405-clay cheek agin [hern]_{5882-his mother} and call [her]_{5882-his mother} so pitiful and [she]_{5882-his mother} not answer . But bymeby [she]_{5882-his mother} roused up , like , and looked around wild , and then [she]_{5882-his mother} see [him]_405-clay , and [she]_{5882-his mother} made a great cry and snatched [him]_405-clay to [her]_{5882-his mother} breast and hilt [him]_405-clay close and kissed [him]_405-clay over and over agin ; but it took the last po ' strength [she]_{5882-his mother} had , and so [her]_{5882-his mother} eyelids begin to close down , and [her]_{5882-his mother} arms sort o ' drooped away and then [we]_5893-we see [she]_{5882-his mother} was gone , [po ' creetur]_{5894-po ' creetur} . And [Clay]_405-clay , [he]_405-clay -- Oh , the po ' motherless thing -- [I]_{886-an old lady} cain't talk about it -- [I]_{886-an old lady} cain't bear to talk about it . ”_{[886-an old lady]} [Clay]_405-clay had disappeared from the door ; but [he]_405-clay came in , now , and [the neighbors]_{887-the neighbors} reverently fell apart and made way for [him]_405-clay . [He]_405-clay leaned upon the open coffin and let [his]_405-clay tears course silently . Then [he]_405-clay put out [his]_405-clay small hand and smoothed the hair and stroked the dead face lovingly . After a bit [he]_405-clay brought [his]_405-clay other hand up from behind [him]_405-clay and laid three or four fresh wild flowers upon the breast , bent over and kissed the unresponsive lips time and time again , and then turned away and went out of [the house]_{878-the house} without looking at any of [the company]_{889-the company} . [The old lady]_{890-the old lady} said to [Hawkins]_374-si : “ [She]_{890-the old lady} always loved that kind o ' flowers . [He]_405-clay fetched ['em]_405-clay for [her]_{890-the old lady} every morning , and [she]_{890-the old lady} always kissed [him]_405-clay . [They]_5895-they was from away [north somers]_{5896-north somers} -- [she]_{890-the old lady} kep ' school when [she]_{890-the old lady} fust come . [Goodness]_381-goodness knows what 's to become o ' [that po ' boy]_{5897-that po ' boy} . [No father]_{5898-no father} , [no mother]_{5899-no mother} , [no kin folks of no kind]_{5900-no kin folks of no kind} . [Nobody]_5874-nobody to go to , [nobody that k'yers for [him]_405-clay]_{5902-nobody that k'yers for him} -- and [all of [us]_{5903-all of us}]_{5903-all of us} is so put to it for to get along and [families so large]_{5904-families so large} . ”_{[890-the old lady]} [Hawkins]_374-si understood . All eyes were turned inquiringly upon [him]_374-si . [He]_374-si said : “ [Friends]_5905-friends , [I]_374-si am not very well provided for , [myself]_374-si , but still [I]_374-si would not turn [my]_374-si back on [a homeless orphan]_{5906-a homeless orphan} . If [he]_405-clay will go with [me]_374-si [I]_374-si will give [him]_405-clay a [home]_5907-home , and loving regard -- [I]_374-si will do for [him]_405-clay as [I]_374-si would have another do for [a child of [my]_374-si own]_{5908-a child of my own} in misfortune . ”_[374-si] One after another [the people]_{891-the people} stepped forward and wrung [the stranger]_{892-the stranger} 's hand with cordial good will , and [their]_{891-the people} eyes looked all that [their]_{891-the people} hands could not express or [their]_{891-the people} lips speak . “ Said like [a true man]_{5909-a true man} , ”_[893-one] said [one]_893-one . “ [You]_{892-the stranger} was [a stranger]_{5910-a stranger} to [me]_893-one a minute ago , but [you]_{892-the stranger} ai n't now , ”_[893-one] said another . “ It 's bread cast upon the waters -- it'll return after many days , ”_{[894-the old lady whom we have heard speak before]} said [the old lady whom [we]_895-we have heard speak before]_{894-the old lady whom we have heard speak before} . “ [You]_{892-the stranger} got to camp in [[my]_893-one house]_{5782-my house} as long as [you]_{892-the stranger} hang out here , ”_[893-one] said [one]_893-one . “ If tha hain't room for [you]_{892-the stranger} and [[yourn]_{892-the stranger} [my]_893-one tribe'll]_{5912-yourn my tribe'll} turn out and camp in [the hay loft]_{5913-the hay loft} . ”_[893-one] A few minutes afterward , while the preparations for the funeral were being concluded , [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} arrived at [[his]_{382-washington} wagon]_{897-his wagon} leading [his]_{382-washington} little waif by the hand , and told [[his]_{382-washington} wife]_{839-his wife} all that had happened , and asked [her]_{839-his wife} if [he]_{382-washington} had done right in giving to [her]_{839-his wife} and to [himself]_{382-washington} this new care ? [She]_{839-his wife} said : “ If [you]_{382-washington} 've done wrong , [Si Hawkins]_374-si , it 's a wrong that will shine brighter at the judgment day than the rights that [many a man]_{5914-many a man} has done before [you]_{382-washington} . And there is n't any compliment [you]_{382-washington} can pay [me]_{839-his wife} equal to doing a thing like this and finishing it up , just taking it for granted that [I]_{839-his wife} 'll be willing to it . Willing ? Come to [me]_{839-his wife} ; [[you]_{899-the child} poor motherless boy]_{5915-you poor motherless boy} , and let [me]_{839-his wife} take [your]_{899-the child} grief and help [you]_{899-the child} carry it . ”_{[839-his wife]} When [the child]_{899-the child} awoke in the morning , it was as if from a troubled dream . But slowly the confusion in [his]_{382-washington} mind took form , and [he]_{382-washington} remembered [his]_{382-washington} great loss ; the beloved form in the coffin ; [his]_{382-washington} talk with [a generous stranger who offered [him]_{382-washington} a home]_{900-a generous stranger who offered him a home} ; the funeral , where [[the stranger]_{892-the stranger} 's wife]_{902-the stranger 's wife} held [him]_{382-washington} by the hand at the grave , and cried with [him]_{382-washington} and comforted [him]_{382-washington} ; and [he]_{382-washington} remembered how this , [new mother]_{903-new mother} tucked [him]_{382-washington} in [his]_{382-washington} bed in [the neighboring farm house]_{904-the neighboring farm house} , and coaxed [him]_{382-washington} to talk about [his]_{382-washington} troubles , and then heard [him]_{382-washington} say [his]_{382-washington} prayers and kissed [him]_{382-washington} good night , and left [him]_{382-washington} with the soreness in [his]_{382-washington} heart almost healed and [his]_{382-washington} bruised spirit at rest . And now [the new mother]_{905-the new mother} came again , and helped [him]_{382-washington} to dress , and combed [his]_{382-washington} hair , and drew [his]_{382-washington} mind away by degrees from the dismal yesterday , by telling [him]_{382-washington} about the wonderful journey [he]_{382-washington} was going to take and the strange things [he]_{382-washington} was going to see . And after breakfast [they]_906-they two went alone to [the grave]_{907-the grave} , and [his]_{382-washington} heart went out to [[his]_{382-washington} new friend]_{908-his new friend} and [his]_{382-washington} untaught eloquence poured the praises of [[his]_{382-washington} buried idol]_{909-his buried idol} into [her]_{908-his new friend} ears without let or hindrance . Together [they]_906-they planted roses by the headboard and strewed wild flowers upon [the grave]_{907-the grave} ; and then together [they]_906-they went away , hand in hand , and left the dead to the long sleep that heals all heart - aches and ends all sorrows . CHAPTER III . Whatever the lagging dragging journey may have been to [the rest of [the emigrants]_{912-the emigrants}]_{911-the rest of the emigrants} , it was a wonder and delight to [the children]_{788-the children} , a world of enchantment ; and [they]_{788-the children} believed it to be peopled with the mysterious dwarfs and giants and goblins that figured in the tales [the negro slaves]_{914-the negro slaves} were in the habit of telling [them]_{788-the children} nightly by the shuddering light of the kitchen fire . At the end of nearly a week of travel , [the party]_{915-the party} went into [camp]_916-camp near [a shabby village which was caving , [house]_918-house by [house]_918-house , into [the hungry Mississippi]_{26-the mississippi}]_{917-a shabby village which was caving , house by house , into the hungry mississippi} . [The river]_{920-the river} astonished [the children]_{788-the children} beyond measure . [Its]_{920-the river} mile - breadth of water seemed [an ocean]_{922-an ocean} to [them]_{788-the children} , in the shadowy twilight , and the vague riband of trees on [the further shore]_{923-the further shore} , the verge of [a continent which surely none but [they]_{788-the children} had ever seen before]_{924-a continent which surely none but they had ever seen before} . “ [Uncle Dan'l]_{383-uncle dan'l} ”_[925-his] ( colored , ) aged 40 ; [[his]_925-his wife]_{839-his wife} , “ [aunt Jinny]_{384-aunt jinny} , ”_{[839-his wife]} aged 30 , “ [Young Miss ”_{[839-his wife]} Emily Hawkins]_385-emily , “ [Young Mars ”_{[839-his wife]} Washington Hawkins]_{386-washington} and “ [Young Mars ”_{[839-his wife]} Clay]_405-clay , [the new member of [the family]_{5795-the family}]_{927-the new member of the family} , ranged [themselves]_{788-the children} on a log , after supper , and contemplated [the marvelous river]_{929-the marvelous river} and discussed it . The moon rose and sailed aloft through a maze of shredded cloud - wreaths ; [the sombre river]_{930-the sombre river} just perceptibly brightened under the veiled light ; a deep silence pervaded the air and was emphasized , at intervals , rather than broken , by the hooting of an owl , the baying of a dog , or the muffled crash of a carving bank in the distance . [The little company assembled on the log]_{931-the little company assembled on the log} were [all children]_{932-all children} ( at least in simplicity and broad and comprehensive ignorance , ) and the remarks [they]_{788-the children} made about [the river]_{920-the river} were in keeping with the character ; and so awed were [they]_{788-the children} by the grandeur and the solemnity of the scene before [them]_{788-the children} , and by [their]_{788-the children} belief that the air was filled with invisible spirits and that [the faint zephyrs]_{934-the faint zephyrs} were caused by [their]_{788-the children} passing wings , that all [their]_{788-the children} talk took to itself a tinge of the supernatural , and [their]_{788-the children} voices were subdued to a low and reverent tone . Suddenly [Uncle Dan'l]_{935-uncle dan'l} exclaimed : “ Chil'en , dah 's sum fin a comin ! ”_[808-all] [All]_808-all crowded close together and every heart beat faster . [Uncle Dan'l]_{383-uncle dan'l} pointed down [the river]_{920-the river} with [his]_{383-uncle dan'l} bony finger . A deep coughing sound troubled the stillness , way toward [a wooded cape that jetted into [the stream a mile distant]_{939-the stream a mile distant}]_{938-a wooded cape that jetted into the stream a mile distant} . All in an instant a fierce eye of fire shot out from behind the cape and sent a long brilliant pathway quivering athwart [the dusky water]_{940-the dusky water} . The coughing grew louder and louder , the glaring eye grew larger and still larger , glared wilder and still wilder . A huge shape developed itself out of the gloom , and from its tall duplicate horns dense volumes of smoke , starred and spangled with sparks , poured out and went tumbling away into the farther darkness . Nearer and nearer the thing came , till its long sides began to glow with spots of light which mirrored themselves in [the river]_{920-the river} and attended [the monster like a torchlight procession]_{942-the monster like a torchlight procession} . “ What is it ! Oh , what is it , [Uncle Dan'l]_{383-uncle dan'l} ! ”_{[943-the negro]} With deep solemnity the answer came : “ It 's [de Almighty]_{5916-de almighty} ! Git down on [yo]_5917-yo ' knees ! ”_{[943-the negro]} It was not necessary to say it twice . [They]_808-all were all kneeling , in a moment . And then while the mysterious coughing rose stronger and stronger and the threatening glare reached farther and wider , [the negro]_{943-the negro} 's voice lifted up its supplications : “ [O Lord]_{5918-o lord} ' , [we]_808-all 's ben mighty wicked , an ' [we]_808-all knows dat [we]_808-all ' zerve to go to de bad place , but [good Lord]_{5919-good lord} , [deah Lord]_{5920-deah lord} , [we]_808-all ai n't ready yit , [we]_808-all ai n't ready -- let dese po ' chilen hab one mo ' chance , jes ' one mo ' chance . Take de ole niggah if [you]_5917-yo 's got to hab somebody.--Good Lord , [good deah Lord]_{5921-good deah lord} , [we]_808-all do n't know whah [you]_5917-yo 's a gwyne to , [we]_808-all do n't know who [you]_5917-yo 's got [yo]_5917-yo ' eye on , but [we]_808-all knows by de way [you]_5917-yo 's a comin ' , [we]_808-all knows by de way [you]_5917-yo 's a tiltin ' along in [yo]_5917-yo ' charyot o ' fiah dat [some po ' sinner]_{5922-some po ' sinner} 's a gwyne to ketch it . But [good Lord]_{5923-good lord} , dose chilen do n't b'long heah , [dey]_5917-yo 's f'm Obedstown whah [dey]_5917-yo do n't know nuffin , an ' [you]_5917-yo knows , [yo]_5917-yo ' own sef , dat [dey]_5917-yo ai n't ' sponsible . An ' deah Lord , [good Lord]_{5924-good lord} , it ai n't like [yo]_5917-yo ' mercy , it ai n't like [yo]_5917-yo ' pity , it ai n't like [yo]_5917-yo ' long - sufferin ' lovin' kindness for to take dis kind o ' ' vantage o ' sick little chil'en as dose is when [dey]_5917-yo 's so many [ornery grown folks]_{5925-ornery grown folks} chuck full o ' cussedness dat wants roastin ' down dah . Oh , [Lord]_5926-lord , spah [de little chil'en]_{5927-de little chil'en} , do n't tar de little chil'en away f'm [dey]_5917-yo frens , jes ' let ['em]_5917-yo off jes ' dis once , and take it out'n [de ole niggah]_{5928-de ole niggah} . [HEAH]_{5928-de ole niggah} [I]_{943-the negro} IS , [LORD]_5929-lord , [HEAH]_{5928-de ole niggah} [I]_{943-the negro} IS ! [De]_{5928-de ole niggah} ole niggah 's ready , [Lord]_5930-lord , de ole---- ”_{[943-the negro]} [The flaming and churning steamer]_{944-the flaming and churning steamer} was right abreast [the party]_{915-the party} , and not twenty steps away . The awful thunder of a mud - valve suddenly burst forth , drowning the prayer , and as suddenly [Uncle Dan'l]_{383-uncle dan'l} snatched [a child]_{946-a child} under each arm and scoured into [the woods]_{874-the woods} with the rest of the pack at [his]_{383-uncle dan'l} heels . And then , ashamed of [himself]_{383-uncle dan'l} , [he]_{383-uncle dan'l} halted in the deep darkness and shouted , ( but rather feebly :) “ [Heah]_{5928-de ole niggah} [I]_{383-uncle dan'l} is , [Lord]_5931-lord , [heah]_{5928-de ole niggah} [I]_{383-uncle dan'l} is ! ”_{[383-uncle dan'l]} There was a moment of throbbing suspense , and then , to the surprise and the comfort of [the party]_{915-the party} , it was plain that the august presence had gone by , for its dreadful noises were receding . [Uncle Dan'l]_{949-uncle dan'l} headed a cautious reconnaissance in the direction of the log . Sure enough “ [the Lord]_{5932-the lord} ”_{[949-uncle dan'l]} was just turning a point a short distance up [the river]_{920-the river} , and while [they]_951-they looked the lights winked out and the coughing diminished by degrees and presently ceased altogether . “ H'wsh ! Well now [[dey]_5933-dey 's [some folks]_{5935-some folks}]_{5934-dey 's some folks} says [dey]_5933-dey ai n't no ' ficiency in prah . [Dis Chile]_{387-dis chile} would like to know whah [we]_951-they 'd [a ben]_{5936-a ben} now if it warn't fo ' dat prah ? Dat 's it . Dat 's it ! ”_[405-clay] “ [Uncle Dan'l]_{383-uncle dan'l} , do [you]_{383-uncle dan'l} reckon it was the prayer that saved [us]_951-they ? ”_[405-clay] said [Clay]_405-clay . “ Does [I]_405-clay reckon ? Do n't [I]_405-clay know it ! [Whah]_5937-whah was [yo]_5933-dey ' eyes ? Warn't [de Lord]_{5938-de lord} jes ' a cumin ' chow ! chow ! CHOW ! an ' a goin' on turrible -- an ' do [de Lord]_{5939-de lord} carry on dat way ' dout [dey]_5933-dey 's sumfin do n't suit [him]_5933-dey ? An ' warn't [he]_5933-dey a lookin ' right at [dis gang]_{5940-dis gang} [heah]_5941-'em , an ' warn't [he]_5933-dey jes ' a reachin ' for ['em]_5941-'em ? An ' [d'you]_5933-dey spec ' [he]_5933-dey gwyne to let ['em]_5941-'em off ' dout [somebody]_{5942-somebody} ast [him]_5933-dey to do it ? No indeedy ! ”_[405-clay] “ Do [you]_0-i reckon [he]_953-he saw , [us]_954-us , [Uncle Dan'l]_{383-uncle dan'l} ? “_[952-de] [De]_952-de law sakes , [Chile]_{387-dis chile} , did n't [I]_0-i see [him]_953-he a lookin ' at [us]_954-us ? ” . “_[0-i] Did [you]_0-i feel scared , [Uncle Dan'l]_{383-uncle dan'l} ? ” “_[0-i] No sah ! When [a man]_{795-a man} is ' gaged in prah , [he]_{795-a man} ai n't fraid o ' nuffin -- [dey]_956-dey ca n't nuffin tetch [him]_{795-a man} . ” “_[956-dey] Well what did [you]_0-i run for ? ” “_[0-i] Well , [I]_0-i -- [I]_0-i -- mars Clay , when [a man]_{795-a man} is under de influence ob [de sperit]_{958-de sperit} , [he]_{795-a man} do - no , what [he]_{795-a man} 's 'bout -- no sah ; [dat man]_{959-dat man} do - no what [he]_{795-a man} 's 'bout . [You]_960-you mout take an ' tah [de]_956-dey head off'n [dat man]_{959-dat man} an ' [he]_{959-dat man} would n't scasely fine it out . Date 's de Hebrew chil'en dat went frough de fiah ; [dey]_956-dey was burnt considable -- ob coase [dey]_956-dey was ; but [dey]_956-dey did n't know nuffin 'bout it -- heal right up agin ; if [dey'd]_956-dey [ben gals]_{388-ben gals} dey'd missed [dey]_956-dey long haah , ( hair , ) maybe , but [dey]_956-dey would n't felt de burn . ” “_[956-dey] [I]_0-i do n't know but what [they]_962-they were [girls]_963-girls . [I]_0-i think [they]_962-they were . ” “_[0-i] Now [mars Clay]_405-clay , [you]_960-you knows bettern dat . Sometimes a body ca n't tell whedder [you]_960-you 's a sayin ' what [you]_960-you means or whedder [you]_960-you 's a sayin ' what [you]_960-you do n't mean , ' case [you]_960-you says 'em bofe de same way . ” “_[960-you] But how should [I]_0-i know whether [they]_962-they were [boys]_816-boys or [girls]_963-girls ? ” “_[0-i] Goodness sakes , [mars Clay]_405-clay , do n't de Good Book say ? ' Sides , do n't it call 'em de [HE]_966-he - brew chil'en ? If [dey]_956-dey was gals would n't [dey]_956-dey be de [SHE]_966-he - brew chil'en ? [Some people]_{858-some people} [dat]_968-dat kin read do n't ' pear to take no notice when [dey]_956-dey do read . ” “_{[858-some people]} Well , [Uncle Dan'l]_{383-uncle dan'l} , [I]_0-i think that-----My ! here comes another one up [the river]_{920-the river} ! There ca n't be two ! ” “_[970-we] [We]_970-we gone dis time -- [we]_970-we done gone dis time , sho ' ! [Dey]_956-dey ai n't two , mars Clay -- days de same one . [De Lord]_{389-de lord} kin ' pear eberywhah in a second . Goodness , how do [fiah and de smoke]_{971-fiah and de smoke} do belch up ! Dat mean business , [honey]_972-honey . [He]_973-he comin ' now like [he]_973-he fo'got sumfin . Come ' long , chil'en , time [you]_972-honey 's gwyne to roos ' . Go ' long wid [you]_972-honey -- ole Uncle Daniel gwyne out in [de woods]_{974-de woods} to rastle in prah -- de ole nigger gwyne to do what [he]_973-he kin to sabe [you]_972-honey agin . ” [He]_973-he did go to [the woods]_{874-the woods} and pray ; but [he]_973-he went so far that [he]_973-he doubted , [himself]_973-he , if [the Lord]_{5932-the lord} heard [him]_973-he when [He]_973-he went by . CHAPTER IV . --Seventhly , Before [his]_973-he Voyage , [He]_973-he should make [his]_973-he peace with [God]_378-god , satisfie [[his]_973-he Creditors]_{5945-his creditors} if [he]_973-he be in debt ; Pray earnestly to [God]_378-god to prosper [him]_973-he in [his]_973-he Voyage , and to keep [him]_973-he from danger , and , if [he]_973-he be ' sui juris ' [he]_973-he should make [his]_973-he last will , and wisely order all [his]_973-he affairs , since many that go far abroad , return not [home]_5907-home . ( This good and Christian Counsel is given by [Martinus Zeilerus]_{390-martinus zeilerus} in [his]_{390-martinus zeilerus} Apodemical Canons before [[his]_{390-martinus zeilerus} Itinerary of [Spain]_23-spain and [Portugal]_24-portugal]_{22-his itinerary of spain and portugal} . ) Early in the morning [Squire Hawkins]_{363-squire hawkins} took passage in [a small steamboat]_{5947-a small steamboat} , with [[his]_{363-squire hawkins} family]_{5948-his family} and [[his]_{363-squire hawkins} two slaves]_{5949-his two slaves} , and presently the bell rang , the stage - plank was hauled in , and [the vessel]_{5950-the vessel} proceeded up [the river]_{920-the river} . [The children]_{788-the children} and [the slaves]_{5953-the slaves} were not much more at ease after finding out that [this monster]_{5954-this monster} was a creature of human contrivance than [they]_{788-the children} were the night before when [they]_{788-the children} thought it [the Lord of heaven and earth]_{5955-the lord of heaven and earth} . [They]_{788-the children} started , in fright , every time the gauge - cocks sent out an angry hiss , and [they]_{788-the children} quaked from head to foot when the mud - valves thundered . The shivering of [the boat]_{5956-the boat} under the beating of the wheels was sheer misery to [them]_{788-the children} . But of course familiarity with these things soon took away [their]_{788-the children} terrors , and then the voyage at once became a glorious adventure , a royal progress through the very heart and [home of romance]_{5957-home of romance} , a realization of [their]_{788-the children} rosiest wonder - dreams . [They]_{788-the children} sat by the hour in the shade of [the pilot house]_{5958-the pilot house} on [the hurricane deck]_{5959-the hurricane deck} and looked out over the curving expanses of [the river]_{920-the river} sparkling in the sunlight . Sometimes [the boat]_{5956-the boat} fought the mid - stream current , with [a verdant world]_{5962-a verdant world} on either hand , and remote from both ; sometimes [she]_{5956-the boat} closed in under a point , where the dead water and the helping eddies were , and shaved [the bank]_{5963-the bank} so closely that the decks were swept by [the jungle of over - hanging willows]_{5964-the jungle of over - hanging willows} and littered with a spoil of leaves ; departing from [these “_[973-he] points ”]_{5965-these “ points ”} [she]_{5956-the boat} regularly crossed [the river]_{920-the river} every five miles , avoiding [the “_[973-he] bight ” of the great binds]_{5967-the “ bight ” of the great binds} and thus escaping the strong current ; sometimes [she]_{5956-the boat} went out and skirted [a high “_[973-he] bluff ” sand - bar]_{5968-a high “ bluff ” sand - bar} in [the middle of [the stream]_{5970-the stream}]_{5969-the middle of the stream} , and occasionally followed it up a little too far and touched upon the shoal water at its head -- and then [the intelligent craft]_{5971-the intelligent craft} refused to run [herself]_{5956-the boat} aground , but “_[973-he] smelt ” the bar , and straightway the foamy streak that streamed away from [her]_{5956-the boat} bows vanished , a great foamless wave rolled forward and passed [her]_{5956-the boat} under way , and in this instant [she]_{5956-the boat} leaned far over on [her]_{5956-the boat} side , shied from the bar and fled square away from the danger like [a frightened thing]_{5972-a frightened thing} -- and [the pilot]_{5973-the pilot} was lucky if [he]_{5973-the pilot} managed to “_[973-he] straighten [her]_975-her up ” before [she]_{5956-the boat} drove [her]_{5956-the boat} nose into [the opposite bank]_{5974-the opposite bank} ; sometimes [she]_{5956-the boat} approached a solid wall of tall trees as if [she]_{5956-the boat} meant to break through it , but all of a sudden a little crack would open just enough to admit [her]_{5956-the boat} , and away [she]_{5956-the boat} would go plowing through [the “_[973-he] chute ”]_{5975-the “ chute ”} with just barely room enough between [the island]_{5976-the island} on one side and [the main land]_{5977-the main land} on the other ; in [this sluggish water]_{5978-this sluggish water} [she]_{5956-the boat} seemed to go like a racehorse ; now and then [small log cabins]_{5979-small log cabins} appeared in little clearings , with [the never - failing frowsy women]_{5980-the never - failing frowsy women} and [girls in soiled and faded linsey - woolsey]_{5981-girls in soiled and faded linsey - woolsey} leaning in the doors or against woodpiles and rail fences , gazing sleepily at the passing show ; sometimes [she]_{5956-the boat} found [shoal water]_{5982-shoal water} , going out at the head of [those “_[973-he] chutes ”]_{5983-those “ chutes ”} or crossing [the river]_{920-the river} , and then a deck - hand stood on the bow and hove the lead , while [the boat]_{5956-the boat} slowed down and moved cautiously ; sometimes [she]_{5956-the boat} stopped a moment at [a landing]_{5986-a landing} and took on some freight or [a passenger]_{5987-a passenger} while [a crowd of slouchy white men]_{5988-a crowd of slouchy white men} and [negroes]_5859-negroes stood on [the bank]_{5963-the bank} and looked sleepily on with [their]_{5988-a crowd of slouchy white men} hands in [their]_{5988-a crowd of slouchy white men} pantaloons pockets,--of course -- for [they]_{5988-a crowd of slouchy white men} never took [them]_{5988-a crowd of slouchy white men} out except to stretch , and when [they]_{5988-a crowd of slouchy white men} did this [they]_{5988-a crowd of slouchy white men} squirmed about and reached [their]_{5988-a crowd of slouchy white men} fists up into the air and lifted [themselves]_{5988-a crowd of slouchy white men} on tip - toe in an ecstasy of enjoyment . When the sun went down it turned all [the broad river]_{5991-the broad river} to a national banner laid in gleaming bars of gold and purple and crimson ; and in time these glories faded out in the twilight and left the fairy archipelagoes reflecting their fringing foliage in the steely mirror of [the stream]_{5970-the stream} . At night [the boat]_{5956-the boat} forged on through the deep solitudes of [the river]_{920-the river} , hardly ever discovering a light to testify to a human presence -- mile after mile and league after league [the vast bends]_{5995-the vast bends} were guarded by unbroken walls of forest that had never been disturbed by the voice or the foot - fall of [man]_5996-man or felt the edge of [his]_5996-man sacrilegious axe . An hour after supper the moon came up , and [Clay]_405-clay and [Washington]_{386-washington} ascended to [the hurricane deck]_{5959-the hurricane deck} to revel again in [[their]_{5988-a crowd of slouchy white men} new realm of enchantment]_{5998-their new realm of enchantment} . [They]_{5988-a crowd of slouchy white men} ran races up and down [the deck]_{5999-the deck} ; climbed about the bell ; made [friends]_5905-friends with the passenger - dogs chained under [the lifeboat]_{6001-the lifeboat} ; tried to make friends with a passenger - bear fastened to the verge - staff but were not encouraged ; “_[973-he] skinned the cat ” on the hog - chains ; in a word , exhausted the amusement - possibilities of [the deck]_{5999-the deck} . Then [they]_{5988-a crowd of slouchy white men} looked wistfully up at [the pilot house]_{5958-the pilot house} , and finally , little by little , [Clay]_405-clay ventured up there , followed diffidently by [Washington]_{386-washington} . [The pilot]_{5973-the pilot} turned presently to “_[976-his] get [his]_976-his stern - marks , ” saw [the lads]_{6005-the lads} and invited [them]_{6005-the lads} in . Now [their]_{5988-a crowd of slouchy white men} happiness was complete . [This cosy little house]_{6006-this cosy little house} , built entirely of glass and commanding a marvelous prospect in every direction was [a magician]_{6007-a magician} 's throne to [them]_{5988-a crowd of slouchy white men} and [their]_{5988-a crowd of slouchy white men} enjoyment of [the place]_{845-the place} was simply boundless . [They]_{5988-a crowd of slouchy white men} sat [them]_{6005-the lads} down on a high bench and looked miles ahead and saw the wooded capes fold back and reveal [the bends beyond]_{6009-the bends beyond} ; and [they]_{5988-a crowd of slouchy white men} looked miles to the rear and saw [the silvery highway]_{6010-the silvery highway} diminish its breadth by degrees and close itself together in the distance . Presently [the pilot]_{5973-the pilot} said : “_{[391-col . selby]} By [George]_{391-col . selby} , yonder comes [the Amaranth]_{392-the amaranth} ! ” A spark appeared , close to [the water]_{6012-the water} , several miles down [the river]_{920-the river} . [The pilot]_{5973-the pilot} took [his]_{5973-the pilot} glass and looked at it steadily for a moment , and said , chiefly to [himself]_{5973-the pilot} : “_{[392-the amaranth]} It ca n't be the Blue Wing . [She]_{392-the amaranth} could n't pick [us]_977-us up this way . It 's [the Amaranth]_{392-the amaranth} , sure ! ” [He]_{5973-the pilot} bent over a speaking tube and said : “_{[392-the amaranth]} Who 's on watch down there ? ” A hollow , unhuman voice rumbled up through the tube in answer : “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am . [Second engineer]_{978-second engineer} . ” “_{[978-second engineer]} Good ! [You]_{391-col . selby} want to stir [your]_{391-col . selby} stumps , now , [Harry]_393-harry -- [the Amaranth]_{392-the amaranth} 's just turned the point -- and [she]_{392-the amaranth} 's just a -- humping [herself]_{392-the amaranth} , too ! ” [The pilot]_{5973-the pilot} took hold of a rope that stretched out forward , jerked it twice , and two mellow strokes of the big bell responded . A voice out on [the deck]_{5999-the deck} shouted : “_{[392-the amaranth]} Stand by , down there , with that labboard lead ! ” “_{[392-the amaranth]} No , [I]_0-i do n't want the lead , ” said [the pilot]_{5973-the pilot} , “_[0-i] [I]_0-i want [you]_{391-col . selby} . Roust out [the old man]_{979-the old man} -- tell [him]_{979-the old man} [the Amaranth]_{392-the amaranth} 's coming . And go and call [Jim]_394-jim -- tell [him]_{979-the old man} . ” “_[980-sir] Aye - aye , [sir]_980-sir ! ” [The “_[980-sir] old man]_{6018-the “ old man} ” was [the captain]_{6019-the captain} -- [he]_{6018-the “ old man} is always called so , on [steamboats]_{854-steamboats} and [ships]_6021-ships ; “_[394-jim] [Jim]_394-jim ” was [the other pilot]_{6022-the other pilot} . Within two minutes [both of [these men]_{6024-these men}]_{6023-both of these men} were flying up [the pilothouse stairway]_{6025-the pilothouse stairway} , three steps at a jump . [Jim]_394-jim was in [his]_394-jim shirt sleeves,--with [his]_394-jim coat and vest on [his]_394-jim arm . [He]_394-jim said : “_[0-i] [I]_0-i was just turning in . Where 's the glass ” [He]_394-jim took it and looked : “_[394-jim] Do n't appear to be any night - hawk on [the jack - staff]_{981-the jack - staff} -- it 's [the Amaranth]_{392-the amaranth} , dead sure ! ” [The captain]_{6019-the captain} took a good long look , and only said : “_{[392-the amaranth]} Damnation ! ” [George Davis]_395-george , [the pilot on watch]_{6027-the pilot on watch} , shouted to [the night - watchman on deck]_{6028-the night - watchman on deck} : “_{[392-the amaranth]} How 's [she]_{392-the amaranth} loaded ? ” “_[980-sir] Two inches by the head , [sir]_980-sir . ” “_[980-sir] ' T ai n't enough ! ” [The captain]_{6019-the captain} shouted , now : “_{[983-the mate]} Call [the mate]_{983-the mate} . Tell [him]_{983-the mate} to call all hands and get a lot of that sugar forrard -- put [her]_{392-the amaranth} ten inches by the head . [Lively]_984-lively , now ! ” “_[980-sir] Aye - aye , [sir]_980-sir . ” A riot of shouting and trampling floated up from below , presently , and the uneasy steering of [the boat]_{5956-the boat} soon showed that [she]_{392-the amaranth} was getting “_[980-sir] down by the head . ” [The three men in [the pilot house]_{5958-the pilot house}]_{6031-the three men in the pilot house} began to talk in short , sharp sentences , low and earnestly . As [their]_{6031-the three men in the pilot house} excitement rose , [their]_{6031-the three men in the pilot house} voices went down . As fast as one of [them]_{6031-the three men in the pilot house} put down the spy - glass another took it up -- but always with a studied air of calmness . Each time the verdict was : “_[980-sir] [She]_{392-the amaranth} 's [a gaining]_{986-a gaining} ! ” [The captain]_{6019-the captain} spoke through the tube : “_{[392-the amaranth]} What steam are [you]_980-sir carrying ? ” “_[980-sir] A hundred and forty - two , [sir]_980-sir ! But [she]_{392-the amaranth} 's getting hotter and hotter all the time . ” [The boat]_{5956-the boat} was straining and groaning and quivering like [a monster in pain]_{6035-a monster in pain} . [Both pilots]_{6036-both pilots} were at work now , one on each side of the wheel , with [their]_{6036-both pilots} coats and vests off , [their]_{6036-both pilots} bosoms and collars wide open and the perspiration flowing down heir faces . [They]_{6036-both pilots} were holding [the boat]_{5956-the boat} so close to [the shore]_{6038-the shore} that the willows swept [the guards]_{6039-the guards} almost from stem to stern . “_{[392-the amaranth]} Stand by ! ” whispered [George]_395-george . “_{[392-the amaranth]} All ready ! ” said [Jim]_394-jim , under [his]_394-jim breath . “_{[392-the amaranth]} Let [her]_{392-the amaranth} come ! ” [The boat]_{5956-the boat} sprang away from the bank like a deer , and darted in a long diagonal toward [the other shore]_{6041-the other shore} . [She]_{392-the amaranth} closed in again and thrashed [her]_{392-the amaranth} fierce way along the willows as before . [The captain]_{6019-the captain} put down the glass : “_[988-lord] [Lord]_988-lord how [she]_{392-the amaranth} walks up on [us]_989-we ! [I]_0-i do hate to be beat ! ” “_[394-jim] [Jim]_394-jim , ” said [George]_395-george , looking straight ahead , watching the slightest yawing of [the boat]_{5956-the boat} and promptly meeting it with the wheel , “_[394-jim] how 'll it do to try [[Murderer]_396-murderer 's Chute]_{990-murderer 's chute} ? ” “_[394-jim] Well , it's -- it 's taking chances . How was the cottonwood stump on the false point below [[Boardman]_397-boardman 's Island]_{991-boardman 's island} this morning ? ” “_{[392-the amaranth]} Water just touching the roots . ” “_{[392-the amaranth]} Well it 's pretty close work . That gives six feet scant in [the head of [Murderer 's Chute]_{25-murderer 's chute}]_{992-the head of murderer 's chute} . [We]_989-we can just barely rub through if [we]_989-we hit it exactly right . But it 's worth trying . [She]_{392-the amaranth} do n't dare tackle it!”--meaning [the Amaranth]_{392-the amaranth} . In another instant [the Boreas]_{398-the boreas} plunged into what seemed [a crooked creek]_{6044-a crooked creek} , and the [Amaranth]_{392-the amaranth} 's approaching lights were shut out in a moment . Not a whisper was uttered , now , but [the three men]_{6045-the three men} stared ahead into the shadows and [two of [them]_{6045-the three men}]_{6046-two of them} spun the wheel back and forth with anxious watchfulness while [the steamer]_{6047-the steamer} tore along . The chute seemed to come to an end every fifty yards , but always opened out in time . Now the head of it was at hand . [George]_395-george tapped the big bell three times , [two leadsmen]_{6048-two leadsmen} sprang to [their]_{6048-two leadsmen} posts , and in a moment [their]_{6045-the three men} weird cries rose on the night air and were caught up and repeated by [two men on the upper deck]_{6049-two men on the upper deck} : “_{[392-the amaranth]} No - o bottom ! ” “_{[392-the amaranth]} De - e - p four ! ” “_{[392-the amaranth]} Half three ! ” “_{[392-the amaranth]} Quarter three ! ” “_[399-mark] [Mark]_399-mark under wa - a - ter three ! ” “_[399-mark] Half twain ! ” “_[399-mark] Quarter twain!----- ” [Davis]_395-george pulled a couple of ropes -- there was a jingling of small bells far below , [the boat]_{5956-the boat} 's speed slackened , and the pent steam began to whistle and the gauge - cocks to scream : “_{[993-the mark twain]} By [the mark twain]_{993-the mark twain} ! ” “_{[993-the mark twain]} Quar -- ter -- [her]_{993-the mark twain} -- er -- less twain ! ” “_{[993-the mark twain]} Eight and a half ! ” “_{[993-the mark twain]} Eight feet ! ” “_{[993-the mark twain]} Seven - ana - half ! ” Another jingling of little bells and the wheels ceased turning altogether . The whistling of the steam was something frightful now -- it almost drowned all other noises . “_{[993-the mark twain]} Stand by to meet [her]_{993-the mark twain} ! ” [George]_395-george had the wheel hard down and was standing on a spoke . “_{[993-the mark twain]} All ready ! ” [The boat]_{5956-the boat} hesitated -- seemed to hold [her]_{993-the mark twain} breath , as did [the captain]_{6019-the captain} and [pilots]_6053-pilots -- and then [she]_{993-the mark twain} began to fall away to starboard and every eye lighted : “_{[993-the mark twain]} Now then!--meet [her]_{993-the mark twain} ! meet [her]_{993-the mark twain} ! Snatch [her]_{993-the mark twain} ! ” The wheel flew to port so fast that the spokes blended into a spider - web -- the swing of [the boat]_{5956-the boat} subsided -- [she]_{993-the mark twain} steadied herself---- “_{[993-the mark twain]} Seven feet ! ” “_{[993-the mark twain]} Sev -- six and a half ! ” “_{[993-the mark twain]} Six feet ! Six f---- ” Bang ! [She]_{993-the mark twain} hit the bottom ! [George]_395-george shouted through the tube : “_{[993-the mark twain]} Spread her wide open ! Whale it at [her]_{993-the mark twain} ! ” Pow - wow - chow ! The escape - pipes belched snowy pillars of steam aloft , [the boat]_{5956-the boat} ground and surged and trembled -- and slid over into---- “_{[993-the mark twain]} M - a - r - k twain ! ” “_{[993-the mark twain]} Quarter - her---- ” “_{[993-the mark twain]} Tap ! tap ! tap ! ” ( to signify “_{[993-the mark twain]} Lay in the leads ” ) And away [she]_{993-the mark twain} went , flying up [the willow shore]_{6056-the willow shore} , with [the whole silver sea of [the Mississippi]_{26-the mississippi}]_{6057-the whole silver sea of the mississippi} stretching abroad on every hand . No [Amaranth]_{392-the amaranth} in sight ! “_{[993-the mark twain]} Ha - ha , [boys]_816-boys , [we]_995-we took a couple of tricks that time ! ” said [the captain]_{6019-the captain} . And just at that moment a red glare appeared in the head of the chute and [the Amaranth]_{392-the amaranth} came springing after [them]_995-we ! “_[995-we] Well , [I]_0-i swear ! ” “_[0-i] [Jim]_394-jim , what is the meaning of that ? ” “_[394-jim] [I]_0-i 'll tell [you]_394-jim what 's the meaning of it . That hail [we]_995-we had at [Napoleon]_27-napoleon was [Wash Hastings]_{400-wash hastings} , wanting to come to [Cairo]_28-cairo -- and [we]_995-we did n't stop . [He]_{400-wash hastings} 's in [that pilot house]_{996-that pilot house} , now , showing those mud turtles how to hunt for easy water . ” “_{[400-wash hastings]} That 's it ! [I]_0-i thought it was n't any slouch that was running [that middle bar in Hog - eye Bend]_{997-that middle bar in hog - eye bend} . If it 's [Wash Hastings]_{400-wash hastings} -- well , what [he]_{400-wash hastings} do n't know about [the river]_{920-the river} ai n't worth knowing -- a regular gold - leaf , kid - glove , diamond breastpin pilot Wash [Hastings]_29-hastings is . [We]_995-we wo n't take any tricks off of [him]_{400-wash hastings} , [old man]_{999-old man} ! ” “_{[999-old man]} [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i 'd a stopped for [him]_{400-wash hastings} , that 's all . ” [The Amaranth]_{392-the amaranth} was within three hundred yards of [the Boreas]_{398-the boreas} , and still gaining . [The “_[0-i] old man ”]_{6059-the “ old man ”} spoke through the tube : “_[1000-she] What is [she]_1000-she - carrying now ? ” “_[1000-she] A hundred and sixty - five , [sir]_980-sir ! ” “_[980-sir] How 's [your]_980-sir wood ? ” “_[980-sir] Pine all out - cypress half gone - eating up cotton - wood like pie ! ” “_[980-sir] Break into that rosin on [the main deck]_{1002-the main deck} - pile it in , [the boat]_{5956-the boat} can pay for it ! ” Soon [the boat]_{5956-the boat} was plunging and quivering and screaming more madly than ever . But [the Amaranth]_{392-the amaranth} 's head was almost abreast [the Boreas]_{398-the boreas} 's stern : “_[980-sir] How 's [your]_980-sir steam , now , [Harry]_393-harry ? ” “_[980-sir] Hundred and eighty - two , [sir]_980-sir ! ” “_[980-sir] Break up the casks of bacon in the forrard hold ! Pile it in ! Levy on that turpentine in the fantail - drench every stick of wood with it ! ” [The boat]_{5956-the boat} was a moving earthquake by this time : “_[980-sir] How is [she]_1000-she now ? ” “_[980-sir] A hundred and ninety - six and still a - swelling!--water , below the middle gauge - cocks!--carrying every pound [she]_1000-she can stand!--nigger roosting on the safety - valve ! ” “_[980-sir] Good ! How 's [your]_980-sir draft ? ” “_[401-bully] [Bully]_401-bully ! Every time [a nigger]_{1005-a nigger} heaves a stick of wood into the furnace [he]_{1005-a nigger} goes out the chimney , with it ! ” [The Amaranth]_{392-the amaranth} drew steadily up till [her]_{392-the amaranth} jack - staff breasted [[the Boreas]_{398-the boreas} 's wheel - house]_{6062-the boreas 's wheel - house} -- climbed along inch by inch till [her]_{398-the boreas} chimneys breasted [it]_{6062-the boreas 's wheel - house} -- crept along , further and further , till [the boats]_{6063-the boats} were wheel to wheel -- and then [they]_{6063-the boats} closed up with a heavy jolt and locked together tight and fast in the middle of [the big river]_{6064-the big river} under the flooding moonlight ! A roar and a hurrah went up from [the crowded decks of [both steamers]_{6066-both steamers}]_{6065-the crowded decks of both steamers} -- all hands rushed to [the guards]_{6039-the guards} to look and shout and gesticulate -- the weight careened [the vessels]_{6068-the vessels} over toward [each other]_{5887-each other} -- [officers]_{6070-officers} flew hither and thither cursing and storming , trying to drive [the people amidships]_{6071-the people amidships} -- [both captains]_{6072-both captains} were leaning over [their]_{6072-both captains} railings shaking [their]_{6072-both captains} fists , swearing and threatening -- black volumes of smoke rolled up and canopied the scene,--delivering a rain of sparks upon [the vessels]_{6068-the vessels} -- two pistol shots rang out , and [both captains]_{6072-both captains} dodged unhurt and the packed masses of [passengers]_{6075-passengers} surged back and fell apart while the shrieks of [women]_6076-women and [children]_{6077-children} soared above the intolerable din---- And then there was a booming roar , a thundering crash , and [the riddled Amaranth]_{392-the amaranth} dropped loose from [her]_{392-the amaranth} hold and drifted helplessly away ! Instantly the fire - doors of [the Boreas]_{398-the boreas} were thrown open and [the men]_{821-the men} began dashing buckets of water into [the furnaces]_{6079-the furnaces} -- for it would have been death and destruction to stop the engines with such a head of steam on . As soon as possible [the Boreas]_{398-the boreas} dropped down to [the floating wreck]_{6080-the floating wreck} and took off [the dead]_{6081-the dead} , [the wounded]_{6082-the wounded} and the unhurt -- at least all that could be got at , for the whole forward half of [the boat]_{5956-the boat} was a shapeless ruin , with the great chimneys lying crossed on top of [it]_{5956-the boat} , and underneath were [a dozen victims imprisoned alive and wailing for help]_{6084-a dozen victims imprisoned alive and wailing for help} . While [men with axes]_{6085-men with axes} worked with might and main to free [these poor fellows]_{6086-these poor fellows} , [[the Boreas]_{398-the boreas} 's boats]_{6087-the boreas 's boats} went about , picking up stragglers from [the river]_{920-the river} . And now a new horror presented itself . [The wreck]_{6089-the wreck} took fire from [the dismantled furnaces]_{6090-the dismantled furnaces} ! Never did [men]_814-men work with a heartier will than did [those stalwart braves with the axes]_{6092-those stalwart braves with the axes} . But it was of no use . The fire ate its way steadily , despising the bucket brigade that fought [it]_6093-it . It scorched the clothes , it singed the hair of [the axemen]_{6094-the axemen} -- it drove [them]_{6094-the axemen} back , foot by foot -- inch by inch -- [they]_{6094-the axemen} wavered , struck a final blow in the teeth of [the enemy]_{6095-the enemy} , and surrendered . And as [they]_{6094-the axemen} fell back [they]_{6094-the axemen} heard prisoned voices saying : “_{[1005-a nigger]} Do n't leave [us]_1006-us ! Do n't desert [us]_1006-us ! Do n't , do n't do it ! ” And [one poor fellow]_{6096-one poor fellow} said : “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am [Henry Worley]_{402-henry worley} , [striker of [the Amaranth]_{392-the amaranth}]_{1007-striker of the amaranth} ! [[My]_0-i mother]_{1008-my mother} lives in [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} . Tell [her]_{1008-my mother} a lie for [a poor devil]_{1009-a poor devil} 's sake , please . Say [I]_0-i was killed in an instant and never knew what hurt [me]_0-i -- though [God]_378-god knows [I]_0-i 've neither scratch nor bruise this moment ! It 's hard to burn up in a coop like this with [the whole wide world]_{1010-the whole wide world} so near . Good - bye [boys]_816-boys -- [we've]_1006-us all got to come to it at last , anyway ! ” [The Boreas]_{398-the boreas} stood away out of danger , and [the ruined steamer]_{6097-the ruined steamer} went drifting down [the stream]_{5970-the stream} an island of wreathing and climbing flame that vomited clouds of smoke from time to time , and glared more fiercely and sent its luminous tongues higher and higher after each emission . A shriek at intervals told of [a captive]_{6099-a captive} that had met [his]_{6099-a captive} doom . The wreck lodged upon a sandbar , and when [the Boreas]_{398-the boreas} turned the next point on [her]_{398-the boreas} upward journey it was still burning with scarcely abated fury . When [the boys]_{6100-the boys} came down into [the main saloon of [the Boreas]_{398-the boreas}]_{6101-the main saloon of the boreas} , [they]_{6100-the boys} saw a pitiful sight and heard a world of pitiful sounds . [Eleven poor creatures]_{6102-eleven poor creatures} lay dead and [forty more]_{6103-forty more} lay moaning , or pleading or screaming , while [a score of [Good Samaritans]_{6105-good samaritans}]_{6104-a score of good samaritans} moved among [them]_{6102-eleven poor creatures} doing what [they]_{6104-a score of good samaritans} could to relieve [their]_{6104-a score of good samaritans} sufferings ; bathing [their]_{6104-a score of good samaritans} chinless faces and bodies with linseed oil and lime water and covering the places with bulging masses of raw cotton that gave to every face and form a dreadful and unhuman aspect . [A little wee French midshipman of fourteen]_{6106-a little wee french midshipman of fourteen} lay fearfully injured , but never uttered a sound till [a physician of [Memphis]_32-memphis]_{6107-a physician of memphis} was about to dress [his]_0-i hurts . Then [he]_0-i said : “_[0-i] Can [I]_0-i get well ? [You]_0-i need not be afraid to tell [me]_0-i . ” “_[0-i] No -- [I]_0-i -- [I]_0-i am afraid [you]_0-i can not . ” “_[0-i] Then do not waste [your]_0-i time with [me]_0-i -- help [those that can get well]_{1012-those that can get well} . ” “_[0-i] But---- ” “_[0-i] Help [those that can get well]_{1012-those that can get well} ! It is , not for [me]_0-i to be [a girl]_{1014-a girl} . [I]_0-i carry the blood of [eleven generations of [soldiers]_{1016-soldiers}]_{1015-eleven generations of soldiers} in [my]_0-i veins ! ” [The physician]_{6108-the physician} -- [himself]_{6108-the physician} [a man who had seen service in [the navy]_{6110-the navy} in [his]_{6108-the physician} time]_{6109-a man who had seen service in the navy in his time} -- touched [his]_{6108-the physician} hat to [this little hero]_{6111-this little hero} , and passed on . [The head engineer of the Amaranth]_{6112-the head engineer of the amaranth} , [a grand specimen of physical manhood]_{6113-a grand specimen of physical manhood} , struggled to [his]_0-i feet a ghastly spectacle and strode toward [[his]_0-i brother]_{6114-his brother} , [the second engineer]_{6115-the second engineer} , who was unhurt . [He]_0-i said : “_[1017-you] [You]_1017-you were on watch . [You]_1017-you were [boss]_1018-boss . [You]_1017-you would not listen to [me]_0-i when [I]_0-i begged [you]_1017-you to reduce [your]_1017-you steam . Take that!--take it to [[my]_0-i wife]_{1019-my wife} and tell [her]_{1019-my wife} it comes from [me]_0-i by the hand of [[my]_0-i murderer]_{1020-my murderer} ! Take it -- and take [my]_0-i curse with it to blister [your]_1017-you heart a hundred years -- and may [you]_1017-you live so long ! ” And [he]_0-i tore a ring from [his]_0-i finger , stripping flesh and skin with it , threw it down and fell dead ! But these things must not be dwelt upon . [The Boreas]_{398-the boreas} landed [her]_{398-the boreas} dreadful cargo at [the next large town]_{6116-the next large town} and delivered it over to [a multitude of eager hands and warm southern hearts]_{6117-a multitude of eager hands and warm southern hearts} -- a cargo amounting by this time to [39 wounded persons and 22 dead bodies]_{6118-39 wounded persons and 22 dead bodies} . And with these [she]_{398-the boreas} delivered a list of [96 missing persons that had drowned or otherwise perished at the scene of the disaster]_{6119-96 missing persons that had drowned or otherwise perished at the scene of the disaster} . [A jury of inquest]_{6120-a jury of inquest} was impaneled , and after due deliberation and inquiry [they]_{6120-a jury of inquest} returned the inevitable American verdict which has been so familiar to [our]_6121-our ears all the days of [our]_6121-our lives--“NOBODY_[0-i] TO BLAME . ” * * [ The incidents of the explosion are not invented . They happened just as they are [told.--The Authors]_{6122-told.--the authors} . ] CHAPTER V. Il veut faire secher de la neige au four et la vendre pour du sel blanc . When [the Boreas]_{398-the boreas} backed away from [the land]_{6123-the land} to continue [her]_{398-the boreas} voyage up [the river]_{920-the river} , [the Hawkinses]_{6125-the hawkinses} were richer by twenty - four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it . And [they]_{6125-the hawkinses} were richer in another way also . In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion , [a little black - eyed girl of five years]_{6126-a little black - eyed girl of five years} , frightened and crying bitterly , was struggling through the throng in [the [Boreas]_{398-the boreas} ' saloon]_{6127-the boreas ' saloon} calling [[her]_{6126-a little black - eyed girl of five years} mother]_{6128-her mother} and [father]_6129-father , but [no one]_{6130-no one} answered . Something in the face of [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} attracted [her]_{6126-a little black - eyed girl of five years} and [she]_{6126-a little black - eyed girl of five years} came and looked up at [him]_{382-washington} ; was satisfied , and took refuge with [him]_{382-washington} . [He]_{382-washington} petted [her]_{6126-a little black - eyed girl of five years} , listened to [her]_{6126-a little black - eyed girl of five years} troubles , and said [he]_{382-washington} would find [[her]_{6126-a little black - eyed girl of five years} friends]_{6131-her friends} for [her]_{6126-a little black - eyed girl of five years} . Then [he]_{382-washington} put [her]_{6126-a little black - eyed girl of five years} in [a state - room with [[his]_{382-washington} children]_{6133-his children}]_{6132-a state - room with his children} and told [them]_{6133-his children} to be kind to [her]_{6126-a little black - eyed girl of five years} ( [the adults of [his]_{382-washington} party]_{6134-the adults of his party} were all busy with [the wounded]_{6082-the wounded} ) and straightway began [his]_{382-washington} search . It was fruitless . But all day [he]_{382-washington} and [[his]_{382-washington} wife]_{839-his wife} made inquiries , and hoped against hope . All that [they]_{6133-his children} could learn was that [the child]_{899-the child} and [[her]_{899-the child} parents]_{6138-her parents} came on board at [New Orleans]_{11-new orleans} , where [they]_{6133-his children} had just arrived in [a vessel from [Cuba]_33-cuba]_{6139-a vessel from cuba} ; that [they]_{6133-his children} looked like [people from [the Atlantic States]_{34-the atlantic states}]_{6140-people from the atlantic states} ; that [the family]_{5795-the family} name was [Van Brunt]_403-laura and [the child]_{899-the child} 's name [Laura]_403-laura . This was all . [The parents]_{6143-the parents} had not been seen since the explosion . [The child]_{899-the child} 's manners were those of [a little lady]_{6145-a little lady} , and [her]_{899-the child} clothes were daintier and finer than any [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} had ever seen before . As the hours dragged on [the child]_{899-the child} lost heart , and cried so piteously for [[her]_{899-the child} mother]_{6128-her mother} that it seemed to [the Hawkinses]_{379-the hawkinses} that the moanings and the wailings of [the mutilated men]_{6148-the mutilated men} and women in [the saloon]_{6149-the saloon} did not so strain at [their]_{379-the hawkinses} heart - strings as the sufferings of this little desolate creature . [They]_{379-the hawkinses} tried hard to comfort [her]_{899-the child} ; and in trying , learned to love [her]_{899-the child} ; [they]_{379-the hawkinses} could not help it , seeing how [she]_{899-the child} clung , to [them]_{379-the hawkinses} and put [her]_{899-the child} arms about [their]_{379-the hawkinses} necks and found no solace but in [their]_{379-the hawkinses} kind eyes and comforting words : There was a question in both [their]_{379-the hawkinses} hearts -- a question that rose up and asserted itself with more and more pertinacity as the hours wore on -- but [both]_6150-both hesitated to give it voice -- [both]_6150-both kept silence -- and -- waited . But a time came at last when the matter would bear delay no longer . [The boat]_{5956-the boat} had landed , and [the dead]_{6081-the dead} and [the wounded]_{6082-the wounded} were being conveyed to [the shore]_{6038-the shore} . [The tired child]_{6156-the tired child} was asleep in the arms of [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} . [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} came into [their]_{379-the hawkinses} presence and stood without speaking . [His]_{382-washington} eyes met [[his]_{382-washington} wife]_{839-his wife} 's ; then [both]_6150-both looked at [the child]_{899-the child} -- and as [they]_6150-both looked it stirred in its sleep and nestled closer ; an expression of contentment and peace settled upon [its]_{899-the child} face that touched [the mother]_{6160-the mother} - heart ; and when the eyes of [husband]_5883-husband and [wife]_6162-wife met again , the question was asked and answered . When [the Boreas]_{398-the boreas} had journeyed some four hundred miles from the time [the Hawkinses]_{379-the hawkinses} joined [her]_{839-his wife} , a long rank of [steamboats]_{854-steamboats} was sighted , packed side by side at [a wharf]_{6164-a wharf} like sardines , in a box , and above and beyond [them]_{379-the hawkinses} rose the domes and steeples and general architectural confusion of [a city]_{6165-a city} -- [a city with an imposing umbrella of black smoke spread over [it]_{6166-a city with an imposing umbrella of black smoke spread over it}]_{6166-a city with an imposing umbrella of black smoke spread over it} . This was [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} . [The children of [the Hawkins family]_{6168-the hawkins family}]_{6167-the children of the hawkins family} were playing about [the hurricane deck]_{5959-the hurricane deck} , and [the father]_{6170-the father} and [mother]_6171-mother were sitting in the lee of [the pilot house]_{5958-the pilot house} essaying to keep order and not greatly grieved that [they]_1021-they were not succeeding . “_[0-i] [They]_1021-they 're worth all the trouble [they]_1021-they are , [Nancy]_373-nancy . ” “_[373-nancy] Yes , and more , [Si]_374-si . ” “_[374-si] [I]_0-i believe [you]_374-si ! [You]_374-si would n't sell one of [them]_1021-they at a good round figure ? ” “_[374-si] Not for all the money in the bank , [Si]_374-si . ” “_[374-si] [My]_0-i own sentiments every time . It is true [we]_1022-we are not rich -- but still [you]_374-si are not sorry --- [you]_374-si have n't any misgivings about the additions ? ” “_[374-si] No . [God]_378-god will provide ” “_[378-god] Amen . And so [you]_374-si would n't even part with [Clay]_405-clay ? Or [Laura]_403-laura ! ” “_[403-laura] Not for anything in [the world]_{5784-the world} . [I]_0-i love [them]_1021-they just the same as [I]_0-i love [my]_0-i own : [They]_1021-they pet [me]_0-i and spoil [me]_0-i even more than [the others]_{1024-the others} do , [I]_0-i think . [I]_0-i reckon [we]_1022-we 'll get along , [Si]_374-si . ” “_[374-si] Oh yes , it will all come out right , [old mother]_{1025-old mother} . [I]_0-i would n't be afraid to adopt [a thousand children]_{1026-a thousand children} if [I]_0-i wanted to , for there 's that [Tennessee Land]_{35-tennessee land} , [you]_{1025-old mother} know -- enough to make [an army of [them]_{1026-a thousand children} rich]_{1027-an army of them rich} . [A whole army]_{1028-a whole army} , [Nancy]_373-nancy ! [You]_{1025-old mother} and [I]_0-i will never see the day , but [these little chaps]_{1029-these little chaps} will . Indeed [they]_{1029-these little chaps} will . One of these days it will be [the rich Miss Emily Hawkins]_385-emily -- and [the wealthy]_{1030-the wealthy} [Miss Laura Van Brunt Hawkins]_403-laura -- and [the Hon . George Washington Hawkins]_{404-washington} , [millionaire]_{1031-millionaire} -- and [Gov. Henry Clay Hawkins]_405-clay , [millionaire]_{1031-millionaire} ! That is the way [the world]_{5784-the world} will word it ! Do n't let ['s]_1034-'s ever fret about [the children]_{788-the children} , [Nancy]_373-nancy -- never in [the world]_{5784-the world} . [They]_{788-the children} 're all right . [Nancy]_373-nancy , there 's oceans and oceans of money in [that land]_{1037-that land} -- mark [my]_0-i words ! ” [The children]_{788-the children} had stopped playing , for the moment , and drawn near to listen . [Hawkins]_405-clay said : “_[373-nancy] [Washington]_{404-washington} , [[my]_0-i boy]_{5881-my boy} , what will [you]_{5881-my boy} do when [you]_{5881-my boy} get to be [one of [the richest men in [the world]_{5784-the world}]_{1040-the richest men in the world}]_{1039-one of the richest men in the world} ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't know , [father]_6129-father . Sometimes [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i 'll have a balloon and go up in the air ; and sometimes [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i 'll have ever so many books ; and sometimes [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i 'll have ever so many weathercocks and water - wheels ; or have a machine like that one [you]_1043-you and [Colonel Sellers]_{406-the colonel} bought ; and sometimes [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i 'll have -- well , somehow [I]_0-i do n't know -- somehow [I]_0-i ai n't certain ; maybe [I]_0-i 'll get [a steamboat]_{1044-a steamboat} first . ” “_{[1045-the same old chap!--always]} [The same old chap!--always]_{1045-the same old chap!--always} just a little bit divided about things.--And what will [you]_0-i do when [you]_0-i get to be [one of [the richest men in [the world]_{5784-the world}]_{1040-the richest men in the world}]_{1039-one of the richest men in the world} , [Clay]_405-clay ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't know , [sir]_980-sir . [[My]_0-i mother]_{1008-my mother} -- [[my]_0-i other mother]_{1051-my other mother} that 's gone away -- [she]_{1008-my mother} always told [me]_0-i to work along and not be much expecting to get rich , and then [I]_0-i would n't be disappointed if [I]_0-i did n't get rich . And so [I]_0-i reckon it 's better for [me]_0-i to wait till [I]_0-i get rich , and then by that time maybe [I]_0-i 'll know what [I]_0-i 'll want -- but [I]_0-i do n't now , [sir]_980-sir . ” “_[0-i] [Careful old head!--Governor Henry Clay]_405-clay Hawkins!--that 's what [you]_405-clay 'll be , [Clay]_405-clay , one of these days . [Wise old head]_{1053-wise old head} ! weighty old head ! Go on , now , and play -- all of [you]_405-clay . It 's a prime lot , [Nancy]_373-nancy ; as [the Obedstown folk]_{1054-the obedstown folk} say about [their]_{1054-the obedstown folk} hogs . ” [A smaller steamboat]_{6174-a smaller steamboat} received [the Hawkinses]_{379-the hawkinses} and [their]_{379-the hawkinses} fortunes , and bore [them]_{379-the hawkinses} a hundred and thirty miles still higher up [the Mississippi]_{26-the mississippi} , and landed [them]_{379-the hawkinses} at [a little tumble - down village on [the Missouri shore]_{6176-the missouri shore}]_{6175-a little tumble - down village on the missouri shore} in the twilight of a mellow October day . The next morning [they]_{379-the hawkinses} harnessed up [[their]_{379-the hawkinses} team]_{6177-their team} and for two days [they]_{379-the hawkinses} wended slowly into [the interior]_{6178-the interior} through [almost roadless and uninhabited forest solitudes]_{6179-almost roadless and uninhabited forest solitudes} . And when for the last time [they]_{379-the hawkinses} pitched [[their]_{379-the hawkinses} tents]_{6180-their tents} , metaphorically speaking , it was at the goal of [their]_{379-the hawkinses} hopes , [[their]_{379-the hawkinses} new home]_{6181-their new home} . By [the muddy roadside]_{6182-the muddy roadside} stood [a new log cabin]_{6183-a new log cabin} , one story high -- [the store]_{836-the store} ; clustered in [the neighborhood]_{6185-the neighborhood} were [ten or twelve more cabins]_{6186-ten or twelve more cabins} , some new , some old . In the sad light of the departing day [the place]_{845-the place} looked homeless enough . [Two or three coatless young men]_{6188-two or three coatless young men} sat in front of [the store]_{836-the store} on a dry - goods box , and whittled it with [their]_{6188-two or three coatless young men} knives , kicked it with [their]_{6188-two or three coatless young men} vast boots , and shot tobacco - juice at various marks . [Several ragged negroes]_{6190-several ragged negroes} leaned comfortably against the posts of the awning and contemplated the arrival of [the wayfarers]_{872-the wayfarers} with lazy curiosity . [All these people]_{6192-all these people} presently managed to drag [themselves]_{6192-all these people} to [the vicinity of [the Hawkins]_405-clay ' wagon]_{6193-the vicinity of the hawkins ' wagon} , and there [they]_{6192-all these people} took up permanent positions , hands in pockets and resting on one leg ; and thus anchored [they]_{6192-all these people} proceeded to look and enjoy . Vagrant dogs came wagging around and making inquiries of [Hawkins]_405-clay 's dog , which were not satisfactory and [they]_{6192-all these people} made war on [him]_405-clay in concert . This would have interested [the citizens]_{6194-the citizens} but it was too many on one to amount to anything as a fight , and so [they]_{6194-the citizens} commanded the peace and the foreign dog coiled [his]_405-clay tail and took sanctuary under [the wagon]_{6195-the wagon} . [Slatternly negro girls]_{6196-slatternly negro girls} and [women]_6076-women slouched along with pails deftly balanced on [their]_{6196-slatternly negro girls} heads , and joined [the group]_{6198-the group} and stared . [Little half dressed white boys]_{6199-little half dressed white boys} , and [little negro boys with nothing whatever on but tow - linen shirts with a fine southern exposure]_{6200-little negro boys with nothing whatever on but tow - linen shirts with a fine southern exposure} , came from various directions and stood with [their]_{6196-slatternly negro girls} hands locked together behind [them]_{6196-slatternly negro girls} and aided in the inspection . [The rest of [the population]_{6202-the population}]_{6201-the rest of the population} were laying down [their]_{6201-the rest of the population} employments and getting ready to come , when [a man]_{795-a man} burst through the assemblage and seized [the new - comers]_{6204-the new - comers} by the hands in a frenzy of welcome , and exclaimed -- indeed almost shouted : “_{[1054-the obedstown folk]} Well who could have believed it ! Now is it [you]_1055-you sure enough -- turn around ! hold up [your]_1055-you heads ! [I]_0-i want to look at [you]_1055-you good ! Well , well , well , it does seem most too good to be true , [I]_0-i declare ! [Lord]_1056-lord , [I]_0-i 'm so glad to see [you]_1055-you ! Does [a body]_{1057-a body} 's whole soul good to look at [you]_1055-you ! Shake hands again ! Keep on shaking hands ! Goodness gracious alive . What will [[my]_0-i wife]_{1019-my wife} say?--Oh yes indeed , it 's so!--married only last week -- [lovely , perfectly lovely creature]_{1059-lovely , perfectly lovely creature} , [the noblest woman that ever -- [you'll]_1061-you'll like [her]_{1019-my wife}]_{1060-the noblest woman that ever -- you'll like her} , [Nancy]_373-nancy ! Like [her]_{1019-my wife} ? [Lord]_1062-lord bless [me]_0-i [you]_1055-you 'll love [her]_{1019-my wife} -- [you'll]_1055-you dote on [her]_{1019-my wife} -- [you'll]_1055-you be [twins]_1063-twins ! Well , well , well , let [me]_0-i look at [you]_1055-you again ! Same old -- why bless [my]_0-i life it was only jest this very morning that [[my]_0-i wife]_{1019-my wife} says , ' [Colonel'--she]_{1065-colonel'--she} will call [me]_0-i [Colonel]_1066-colonel spite of everything [I]_0-i can do -- [she]_{1019-my wife} says ' [Colonel]_1066-colonel , something tells [me]_0-i [somebody]_{5942-somebody} 's coming ! ' and sure enough here [you]_1055-you are , [the last people on earth a body]_{1069-the last people on earth a body} could have expected . Why [she]_{1019-my wife} 'll think [she]_{1019-my wife} 's [a prophetess]_{1070-a prophetess} -- and hanged if [I]_0-i do n't think so too -- and [you]_1055-you know there ai n't [any country]_{1071-any country} but what [a prophet]_{1072-a prophet} 's an honor to , as the proverb says . [Lord]_1073-lord bless [me]_0-i and here 's [the children]_{788-the children} , too ! [Washington]_{382-washington} , [Emily]_385-emily , do n't [you]_1055-you know [me]_0-i ? Come , give [us]_1075-we a kiss . Wo n't [I]_0-i fix [you]_1055-you , though!--ponies , cows , dogs , everything [you]_1055-you can think of that 'll delight [a child]_{946-a child} 's heart -- and -- Why how 's this ? [Little strangers]_{1077-little strangers} ? Well [you]_1055-you wo n't be [any strangers]_{1078-any strangers} here , [I]_0-i can tell [you]_1055-you . Bless [your]_1055-you souls [we]_1075-we 'll make [you]_1055-you think [you]_1055-you never was at [home]_5907-home before--'deed and ' deed [we]_1075-we will , [I]_0-i can tell [you]_1055-you ! Come , now , bundle right along with [me]_0-i . [You]_1055-you ca n't glorify any hearth stone but [mine]_0-i in [this camp]_{1080-this camp} , [you]_1055-you know -- can't eat [anybody]_5853-anybody 's bread but [mine]_0-i -- can't do anything but just make [yourselves]_1055-you perfectly at [home]_5907-home and comfortable , and spread [yourselves]_1055-you out and rest ! [You]_1055-you hear [me]_0-i ! [Here]_5846-here -- [Jim]_394-jim , [Tom]_407-tom , [Pete]_408-pete , [Jake]_409-jake , fly around ! Take [that team]_{1084-that team} to [[my]_0-i place]_{1085-my place} -- put [the wagon]_{6195-the wagon} in [[my]_0-i lot]_{1087-my lot} -- put the horses under [the shed]_{1088-the shed} , and get out hay and oats and fill them up ! Ai n't any hay and oats ? Well get some -- have it charged to [me]_0-i -- come , spin around , now ! Now , [Hawkins]_385-emily , [the procession]_{1089-the procession} 's ready ; mark time , by the left flank , forward - march ! ” And [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} took the lead , with [Laura]_403-laura astride [his]_{6205-the colonel} neck , and [the newly - inspired and very grateful immigrants]_{6206-the newly - inspired and very grateful immigrants} picked up [their]_{6206-the newly - inspired and very grateful immigrants} tired limbs with quite a spring in [them]_{6206-the newly - inspired and very grateful immigrants} and dropped into [his]_{6205-the colonel} wake . Presently [they]_{6206-the newly - inspired and very grateful immigrants} were ranged about an old - time fire - place whose blazing logs sent out rather an unnecessary amount of heat , but that was no matter -- supper was needed , and to have it , it had to be cooked . [This apartment]_{6207-this apartment} was [the family bedroom]_{6208-the family bedroom} , [parlor]_6209-parlor , [library]_6210-library and [kitchen]_6211-kitchen , all in one . [The matronly little wife of [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel}]_{6212-the matronly little wife of the colonel} moved hither and thither and in and out with [her]_{6212-the matronly little wife of the colonel} pots and pans in [her]_{6212-the matronly little wife of the colonel} hands , happiness in [her]_{6212-the matronly little wife of the colonel} heart and a world of admiration of [[her]_{6212-the matronly little wife of the colonel} husband]_{6214-her husband} in [her]_{6212-the matronly little wife of the colonel} eyes . And when at last [she]_{6212-the matronly little wife of the colonel} had spread the cloth and loaded it with hot corn bread , fried chickens , bacon , buttermilk , coffee , and all manner of country luxuries , [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} modified [his]_{375-col . sellers} harangue and for a moment throttled it down to the orthodox pitch for a blessing , and then instantly burst forth again as from a parenthesis and clattered on with might and main till every stomach in [the party]_{915-the party} was laden with all it could carry . And when [the new - comers]_{6204-the new - comers} ascended the ladder to [[their]_{6204-the new - comers} comfortable feather beds on [the second floor]_{6218-the second floor}]_{6217-their comfortable feather beds on the second floor} -- to wit the garret -- [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} was obliged to say : “_{[1090-the fellow]} Hang [the fellow]_{1090-the fellow} , [I]_0-i do believe [he]_{1090-the fellow} has gone wilder than ever , but still a body ca n't help liking [him]_{1090-the fellow} if [they]_1091-they would -- and what is more , [they]_1091-they do n't ever want to try when [they]_1091-they see [his]_{1090-the fellow} eyes and hear [him]_{1090-the fellow} talk . ” Within a week or two [the Hawkinses]_{379-the hawkinses} were comfortably domiciled in [a new log house]_{6219-a new log house} , and were beginning to feel at [home]_5907-home . [The children]_{788-the children} were put to [school]_6222-school ; at least it was what passed for [a school]_{6223-a school} in those days : [a place where [tender young humanity]_{6225-tender young humanity} devoted [itself]_{6225-tender young humanity} for eight or ten hours a day to learning incomprehensible rubbish by heart out of books and reciting it by rote , like parrots]_{6224-a place where tender young humanity devoted itself for eight or ten hours a day to learning incomprehensible rubbish by heart out of books and reciting it by rote , like parrots} ; so that a finished education consisted simply of a permanent headache and the ability to read without stopping to spell the words or take breath . [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} bought out [the village store]_{6226-the village store} for a song and proceeded to reap the profits , which amounted to but little more than another song . The wonderful speculation hinted at by [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} in [his]_{375-col . sellers} letter turned out to be the raising of mules for the Southern market ; and really it promised very well . The young stock cost but a trifle , the rearing but another trifle , and so [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} was easily persuaded to embark [his]_{375-col . sellers} slender means in the enterprise and turn over [the keep]_{6227-the keep} and care of the animals to [Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} and [Uncle Dan'l]_{383-uncle dan'l} . All went well : [Business]_{6228-business} prospered little by little . [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} even built [a new house]_{6229-a new house} , made [it]_{6229-a new house} two full stories high and put a lightning rod on [it]_{6229-a new house} . [People]_5798-people came two or three miles to look at [it]_{6229-a new house} . But [they]_5798-people knew that the rod attracted the lightning , and so [they]_5798-people gave [the place]_{845-the place} a wide berth in a storm , for [they]_5798-people were familiar with marksmanship and doubted if the lightning could hit that small stick at a distance of a mile and a half oftener than once in a hundred and fifty times . [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} fitted out [[his]_{375-col . sellers} house]_{776-his house} with [“_[1091-they] store ” furniture from [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis}]_{6233-“ store ” furniture from st. louis} , and the fame of [its]_{776-his house} magnificence went abroad in [the land]_{6123-the land} . Even the parlor carpet was from [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} -- though [the other rooms]_{6235-the other rooms} were clothed in the “_{[6257-squire ”]} rag ” carpeting of [the country]_{797-the country} . [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} put up the first “_[1091-they] paling ” fence that had ever adorned [the village]_{807-the village} ; and [he]_{375-col . sellers} did not stop there , but whitewashed [it]_{6229-a new house} . [His]_{375-col . sellers} oil - cloth window - curtains had noble pictures on them of castles such as had never been seen anywhere in [the world]_{5784-the world} but on window - curtains . [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} enjoyed the admiration [these prodigies]_{6239-these prodigies} compelled , but [he]_{375-col . sellers} always smiled to think how poor and cheap they were , compared to what [the Hawkins mansion]_{6240-the hawkins mansion} would display in a future day after the [Tennessee Land]_{35-tennessee land} should have borne [its]_{35-tennessee land} minted fruit . Even [Washington]_{404-washington} observed , once , that when [the Tennessee Land]_{6241-the tennessee land} was sold [he]_{375-col . sellers} would have a “_{[6257-squire ”]} store ” carpet in [his]_{375-col . sellers} and [[Clay]_405-clay 's room]_{6242-clay 's room} like the one in [the parlor]_{6243-the parlor} . This pleased [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} , but it troubled [[his]_{375-col . sellers} wife]_{839-his wife} . It did not seem wise , to [her]_{839-his wife} , to put [one]_893-one 's entire earthly trust in [the Tennessee Land]_{35-tennessee land} and never think of doing any work . [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} took a weekly [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} newspaper and [a semi - weekly [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} journal]_{6246-a semi - weekly st. louis journal} -- almost the only papers that came to [the village]_{807-the village} , though [[Godey]_410-godey 's Lady 's Book]_{39-godey 's lady 's book} found a good market there and was regarded as the perfection of polite literature by [some of the ablest critics in [the place]_{845-the place}]_{6248-some of the ablest critics in the place} . Perhaps it is only fair to explain that [we]_6250-we are writing of a by gone age -- some twenty or thirty years ago . In the two newspapers referred to lay the secret of [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} 's growing prosperity . [They]_6251-they kept [him]_{375-col . sellers} informed of the condition of the crops [south and east]_{6252-south and east} , and thus [he]_{375-col . sellers} knew which articles were likely to be in demand and which articles were likely to be unsalable , weeks and even months in advance of [the simple folk about [him]_{375-col . sellers}]_{6253-the simple folk about him} . As the months went by [he]_{375-col . sellers} came to be regarded as [a wonderfully lucky man]_{6254-a wonderfully lucky man} . It did not occur to [the citizens]_{6194-the citizens} that [brains]_6256-brains were at the bottom of [his]_{375-col . sellers} luck . [His]_{375-col . sellers} title of “_{[6257-squire ”]} [Squire ”]_{6257-squire ”} came into vogue again , but only for a season ; for , as [his]_{375-col . sellers} wealth and popularity augmented , that title , by imperceptible stages , grew up into “_[1092-judge] [Judge]_1092-judge ; ” indeed it bade fair to swell into “_[1092-judge] General ” bye and bye . [All strangers of consequence who visited [the village]_{807-the village}]_{6258-all strangers of consequence who visited the village} gravitated to [the Hawkins Mansion]_{40-the hawkins mansion} and became [guests of the “_{[6257-squire ”]} Judge]_{6260-guests of the “ judge} . ” [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} had learned to like [the people of [[his]_{375-col . sellers} section]_{6262-his section}]_{6261-the people of his section} very much . [They]_{6261-the people of his section} were uncouth and not cultivated , and not particularly industrious ; but [they]_{6261-the people of his section} were honest and straightforward , and [their]_{6261-the people of his section} virtuous ways commanded respect . [Their]_{6261-the people of his section} patriotism was strong , [their]_{6261-the people of his section} pride in the flag was of the old fashioned pattern , [their]_{6261-the people of his section} love of [country]_6263-country amounted to idolatry . [Whoever]_6264-whoever dragged the national honor in the dirt won [their]_{6261-the people of his section} deathless hatred . [They]_{6261-the people of his section} still cursed [Benedict Arnold]_{411-benedict arnold} as if [he]_{411-benedict arnold} were [a personal friend who had broken faith]_{6265-a personal friend who had broken faith} -- but a week gone by . CHAPTER VI . [We]_6266-we skip ten years and this history finds certain changes to record . [Judge Hawkins]_{412-judge hawkins} and [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty . [Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} has [two pairs of twins and four extras]_{6267-two pairs of twins and four extras} . In [[Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} 's family]_{6268-hawkins 's family} are [six children of [his]_{412-judge hawkins} own]_{6269-six children of his own} and [two adopted ones]_{6270-two adopted ones} . From time to time , as fortune smiled , [the elder children]_{6271-the elder children} got the benefit of it , spending the lucky seasons at [excellent schools in [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis}]_{6272-excellent schools in st. louis} and the unlucky ones at [home]_5907-home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances . Neither [the Hawkins children]_{6274-the hawkins children} nor [the world that knew [them]_{6274-the hawkins children}]_{6275-the world that knew them} ever supposed that [one of [the girls]_{6277-the girls}]_{6276-one of the girls} was of alien blood and parentage : Such difference as existed between [Laura]_403-laura and [Emily]_385-emily is not uncommon in [a family]_{6278-a family} . [The girls]_{6277-the girls} had grown up as [sisters]_6280-sisters , and [they]_{6277-the girls} were both too young at the time of the fearful accident on [the Mississippi]_{26-the mississippi} to know that it was that which had thrown [their]_{6277-the girls} lives together . And yet [any one who had known the secret of [Laura]_403-laura 's birth and had seen [her]_403-laura during these passing years , say at the happy age of twelve or thirteen]_{6281-any one who had known the secret of laura 's birth and had seen her during these passing years , say at the happy age of twelve or thirteen} , would have fancied that [he]_{6281-any one who had known the secret of laura 's birth and had seen her during these passing years , say at the happy age of twelve or thirteen} knew the reason why [she]_403-laura was more winsome than [[her]_403-laura school companion]_{6282-her school companion} . [Philosophers]_{413-philosophers} dispute whether it is the promise of what [she]_403-laura will be in [the careless school - girl]_{6283-the careless school - girl} , that makes [her]_403-laura attractive , the undeveloped maidenhood , or the mere natural , careless sweetness of childhood . If [Laura]_403-laura at twelve was beginning to be [a beauty]_{6284-a beauty} , the thought of it had never entered [her]_403-laura head . No , indeed . [Her]_403-laura mind was filled with more important thoughts . To [her]_403-laura simple school - girl dress [she]_403-laura was beginning to add those mysterious little adornments of ribbon - knots and ear - rings , which were the subject of earnest consultations with [[her]_403-laura grown friends]_{6285-her grown friends} . When [she]_403-laura tripped down [the street]_{6286-the street} on a summer 's day with [her]_403-laura dainty hands propped into the ribbon - broidered pockets of [her]_403-laura apron , and elbows consequently more or less akimbo with [her]_403-laura wide Leghorn hat flapping down and hiding [her]_403-laura face one moment and blowing straight up against [her]_403-laura fore head the next and making its revealment of fresh young beauty ; with all [her]_403-laura pretty girlish airs and graces in full play , and that sweet ignorance of care and that atmosphere of innocence and purity all about [her]_403-laura that belong to [her]_403-laura gracious time of life , indeed [she]_403-laura was a vision to warm the coldest heart and bless and cheer [the saddest]_{6287-the saddest} . [Willful , generous , forgiving , imperious , affectionate , improvident , bewitching]_{6288-willful , generous , forgiving , imperious , affectionate , improvident , bewitching} , in short -- was [Laura]_403-laura at this period . Could [she]_403-laura have remained [there]_840-there , this history would not need to be written . But [Laura]_403-laura had grown to be almost [a woman]_{6290-a woman} in these few years , to the end of which [we]_6291-we have now come -- years which had seen [Judge Hawkins]_{412-judge hawkins} pass through so many trials . When [the judge]_{6292-the judge} 's first bankruptcy came upon [him]_{412-judge hawkins} , [a homely human angel]_{6293-a homely human angel} intruded upon [him]_{412-judge hawkins} with an offer of $ 1,500 for the Tennessee Land . [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} said take it . It was a grievous temptation , but [the judge]_{6292-the judge} withstood it . [He]_{6292-the judge} said [the land]_{6123-the land} was for [the children]_{788-the children} -- [he]_{6292-the judge} could not rob [them]_{788-the children} of [their]_{788-the children} future millions for so paltry a sum . When the second blight fell upon [him]_{412-judge hawkins} , [another angel]_{6297-another angel} appeared and offered $ 3,000 for [the land]_{6123-the land} . [He]_{412-judge hawkins} was in such deep distress that [he]_{412-judge hawkins} allowed [[his]_{412-judge hawkins} wife]_{839-his wife} to persuade [him]_{412-judge hawkins} to let the papers be drawn ; but when [[his]_{412-judge hawkins} children]_{6133-his children} came into [his]_{412-judge hawkins} presence in [their]_{6133-his children} poor apparel , [he]_{412-judge hawkins} felt like [a traitor]_{6301-a traitor} and refused to sign . But now [he]_{412-judge hawkins} was down again , and deeper in the mire than ever . [He]_{412-judge hawkins} paced the floor all day , [he]_{412-judge hawkins} scarcely slept at night . [He]_{412-judge hawkins} blushed even to acknowledge it to [himself]_{412-judge hawkins} , but treason was in [his]_{412-judge hawkins} mind -- [he]_{412-judge hawkins} was meditating , at last , the sale of [the land]_{6123-the land} . [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} stepped into [the room]_{862-the room} . [He]_{412-judge hawkins} had not spoken a word , but [he]_{412-judge hawkins} felt as guilty as if [she]_{365-mrs. hawkins} had caught [him]_{412-judge hawkins} in some shameful act . [She]_{365-mrs. hawkins} said : “_{[6257-squire ”]} [Si]_374-si , [I]_0-i do not know what [we]_1093-we are going to do . [The children]_{788-the children} are not fit to be seen , [their]_{788-the children} clothes are in such a state . But there 's something more serious still.--There is scarcely a bite in [the house]_{878-the house} to eat . ” “_[373-nancy] Why , [Nancy]_373-nancy , go to [Johnson----]_{414-johnson----} . ” “_{[414-johnson----]} [Johnson]_415-johnson indeed ! [You]_373-nancy took [that man]_{5852-that man} 's part when [he]_415-johnson had n't [a friend]_{1097-a friend} in [the world]_{5784-the world} , and [you]_373-nancy built [him]_415-johnson up and made [him]_415-johnson rich . And here 's the result of it : [He]_415-johnson lives in [[our]_1093-we fine house]_{1099-our fine house} , and [we]_1093-we live in [[his]_415-johnson miserable log cabin]_{1100-his miserable log cabin} . [He]_415-johnson has hinted to [[our]_1093-we children]_{1101-our children} that [he]_415-johnson would rather [they]_{1101-our children} would n't come about [[his]_415-johnson yard]_{1102-his yard} to play with [his]_415-johnson children,--which [I]_0-i can bear , and bear easy enough , for [they]_{1101-our children} 're not a sort [we]_1093-we want to associate with much -- but what [I]_0-i ca n't bear with any quietness at all , is [his]_415-johnson telling [Franky]_416-george [our]_1093-we bill was running pretty high this morning when [I]_0-i sent [him]_415-johnson for some meal -- and that was all [he]_415-johnson said , too -- didn't give [him]_415-johnson the meal -- turned off and went to talking with [the Hargrave girls]_{1103-the hargrave girls} about some stuff [they]_{1103-the hargrave girls} wanted to cheapen . ” “_{[1103-the hargrave girls]} [Nancy]_373-nancy , this is astounding ! ” “_[373-nancy] And so it is , [I]_0-i warrant [you]_373-nancy . [I]_0-i 've kept still , [Si]_374-si , as long as ever [I]_0-i could . Things have been getting worse and worse , and worse and worse , every single day ; [I]_0-i do n't go out of [the house]_{878-the house} , [I]_0-i feel so down ; but [you]_373-nancy had trouble enough , and [I]_0-i would n't say a word -- and [I]_0-i would n't say a word now , only things have got so bad that [I]_0-i do n't know what to do , nor where to turn . ” And [she]_373-nancy gave way and put [her]_373-nancy face in [her]_373-nancy hands and cried . “_[0-i] [Poor child]_{1105-poor child} , do n't grieve so . [I]_0-i never thought that of [Johnson]_415-johnson . [I]_0-i am clear at [my]_0-i wit 's end . [I]_0-i do n't know what in [the world]_{5784-the world} to do . Now if [somebody]_{5942-somebody} would come along and offer $ 3,000 - -Uh , if [somebody]_{5942-somebody} only would come along and offer $ 3,000 for [that [Tennessee]_17-tennessee Land]_{1109-that tennessee land} . ” “_{[5942-somebody]} [You]_373-nancy 'd sell it , [Si]_374-si ! ” said [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} excitedly . “_[0-i] Try [me]_0-i ! ” [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} was out of [the room]_{862-the room} in a moment . Within a minute [she]_{365-mrs. hawkins} was back again with [a business - looking stranger]_{6305-a business - looking stranger} , whom [she]_{365-mrs. hawkins} seated , and then [she]_{365-mrs. hawkins} took [her]_{365-mrs. hawkins} leave again . [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} said to [himself]_{365-mrs. hawkins} , “_[0-i] How can [a man]_{795-a man} ever lose faith ? When the blackest hour comes , [Providence]_{417-providence} always comes with it -- ah , this is the very timeliest help that [ever poor harried devil]_{1111-ever poor harried devil} had ; if [this blessed man]_{1112-this blessed man} offers but a thousand [I]_0-i 'll embrace [him]_{1112-this blessed man} like [a brother]_{1113-a brother} ! ” [The stranger]_{892-the stranger} said : “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am aware that [you]_0-i own [75,000 acres , of land in [East Tennessee]_{2-east tennessee}]_{1114-75,000 acres , of land in east tennessee} , and without sacrificing [your]_0-i time , [I]_0-i will come to the point at once . [I]_0-i am [agent of [an iron manufacturing company]_{1116-an iron manufacturing company}]_{1115-agent of an iron manufacturing company} , and [they]_{1116-an iron manufacturing company} empower [me]_0-i to offer [you]_0-i ten thousand dollars for [that land]_{1037-that land} . ” [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} 's heart bounded within [him]_0-i . [His]_0-i whole frame was racked and wrenched with fettered hurrahs . [His]_0-i first impulse was to shout “_{[1116-an iron manufacturing company]} Done ! and God bless [the iron company]_{1118-the iron company} , too ! ” But a something flitted through [his]_0-i mind , and [his]_0-i opened lips uttered nothing . The enthusiasm faded away from [his]_0-i eyes , and the look of [a man who is thinking took its place]_{6307-a man who is thinking took its place} . Presently , in a hesitating , undecided way , [he]_0-i said : “_[0-i] Well , [I]_0-i -- it do n't seem quite enough . That -- that is [a very valuable property]_{1119-a very valuable property} -- very valuable . It 's brim full of iron - ore , [sir]_980-sir -- brim full of it ! And copper , coal,--everything -- everything [you]_980-sir can think of ! Now , [I]_0-i 'll tell [you]_980-sir what [I]_0-i 'll do . [I]_0-i 'll reserve everything except the iron , and [I]_0-i 'll sell [them]_1121-them the iron property for $ 15,000 cash , [I]_0-i to go in with [them]_1121-them and own an undivided interest of one - half the concern -- or the stock , as [you]_980-sir may say . [I]_0-i 'm out of business , and [I]_0-i 'd just as soon help run the thing as not . Now how does that strike [you]_980-sir ? ” “_[980-sir] Well , [I]_0-i am only [an agent of [these people]_{1123-these people}]_{1122-an agent of these people} , who are [friends of mine]_{1124-friends of mine} , and [I]_0-i am not even paid for [my]_0-i services . To tell [you]_980-sir the truth , [I]_0-i have tried to persuade [them]_{1123-these people} not to go into the thing ; and [I]_0-i have come square out with [their]_{1123-these people} offer , without throwing out any feelers -- and [I]_0-i did it in the hope that [you]_980-sir would refuse . [A man]_{795-a man} pretty much always refuses [another man]_{1126-another man} 's first offer , no matter what it is . But [I]_0-i have performed [my]_0-i duty , and will take pleasure in telling [them]_{1123-these people} what [you]_980-sir say . ” [He]_0-i was about to rise . [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} said , “_{[1128-a very deep man]} Wait a bit . ” [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} thought again . And the substance of [his]_0-i thought was : “_{[1128-a very deep man]} This is [a deep man]_{1127-a deep man} ; this is [a very deep man]_{1128-a very deep man} ; [I]_0-i do n't like [his]_{1128-a very deep man} candor ; [[your]_980-sir ostentatiously candid business man]_{1129-your ostentatiously candid business man} 's [a deep fox]_{1130-a deep fox} -- always [a deep fox]_{1130-a deep fox} ; [this man]_{1132-this man} 's [that iron company]_{1133-that iron company} [himself]_{1132-this man} -- that 's what [he]_{1132-this man} is ; [he]_{1132-this man} wants that property , too ; [I]_0-i am not so blind but [I]_0-i can see that ; [he]_{1132-this man} do n't want [the company]_{889-the company} to go into this thing -- O , that 's very good ; yes , that 's very good indeed -- stuff ! [he]_{1132-this man} 'll be back [here]_5846-here tomorrow , sure , and take [my]_0-i offer ; take it ? [I]_0-i 'll risk anything [he]_{1132-this man} is suffering to take it now ; here -- [I]_0-i must mind what [I]_0-i 'm about . What has started this sudden excitement about iron ? [I]_0-i wonder what is in the wind ? just as sure as [I]_0-i 'm alive this moment , there 's something tremendous stirring in iron speculation ” [ here [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} got up and began to pace the floor with excited eyes and with gesturing hands]--“something_{[1136-this underhanded mercenary creature]} enormous going on in iron , without the shadow of a doubt , and here [I]_0-i sit mousing in the dark and never knowing anything about it ; great heaven , what an escape [I]_0-i 've made ! [this underhanded mercenary creature]_{1136-this underhanded mercenary creature} might have taken [me]_0-i up -- and ruined [me]_0-i ! but [I]_0-i have escaped , and [I]_0-i warrant [me]_0-i [I]_0-i 'll not put [my]_0-i foot into-- ” [He]_0-i stopped and turned toward [the stranger]_{892-the stranger} ; saying : “_[0-i] [I]_0-i have made [you]_1137-you a proposition , [you]_1137-you have not accepted it , and [I]_0-i desire that [you]_1137-you will consider that [I]_0-i have made none . At the same time [my]_0-i conscience will not allow [me]_0-i to-- . Please alter the figures [I]_0-i named to thirty thousand dollars , if [you]_1137-you will , and let the proposition go to [the company]_{889-the company} -- [I]_0-i will stick to it if it breaks [my]_0-i heart ! ” [The stranger]_{892-the stranger} looked amused , and there was a pretty well defined touch of surprise in [his]_{892-the stranger} expression , too , but [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} never noticed it . Indeed [he]_{892-the stranger} scarcely noticed anything or knew what [he]_{892-the stranger} was about . [The man]_{5861-the man} left ; [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} flung [himself]_{365-mrs. hawkins} into a chair ; thought a few moments , then glanced around , looked frightened , sprang to the door---- “_[0-i] Too late -- too late ! [He]_1139-he 's gone ! Fool that [I]_0-i am ! always [a fool]_{1140-a fool} ! Thirty thousand -- ass that [I]_0-i am ! Oh , why did n't [I]_0-i say fifty thousand ! ” [He]_1139-he plunged [his]_1139-he hands into [his]_1139-he hair and leaned [his]_1139-he elbows on [his]_1139-he knees , and fell to rocking [himself]_1139-he back and forth in anguish . [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} sprang in , beaming : “_[0-i] Well , [Si]_374-si ? ” “_[374-si] Oh , con - found the con - founded -- con - found it , [Nancy]_373-nancy . [I]_0-i 've gone and done it , now ! ” “_[0-i] Done what [Si]_374-si for mercy 's sake ! ” “_[374-si] Done everything ! Ruined everything ! ” “_[374-si] Tell [me]_0-i , tell [me]_0-i , tell [me]_0-i ! Do n't keep [a body]_{1057-a body} in such suspense . Did n't [he]_1139-he buy , after all ? Did n't [he]_1139-he make an offer ? ” “_[1139-he] Offer ? [He]_1139-he offered $ 10,000 for [[our]_1142-our land]_{5813-our land} , and---- ” “_[1139-he] Thank the good providence from the very bottom of [my]_0-i heart of hearts ! What sort of ruin do [you]_374-si call that , [Si]_374-si ! ” “_[374-si] [Nancy]_373-nancy , do [you]_373-nancy suppose [I]_0-i listened to such a preposterous proposition ? No ! Thank fortune [I]_0-i 'm not [a simpleton]_{1144-a simpleton} ! [I]_0-i saw through the pretty scheme in a second . It 's a vast iron speculation!--millions upon millions in it ! But fool as [I]_0-i am [I]_0-i told [him]_1139-he [he]_1139-he could have half the iron property for thirty thousand -- and if [I]_0-i only had [him]_1139-he back [here]_5846-here [he]_1139-he could n't touch it for a cent less than a quarter of a million ! ” [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} looked up white and despairing : “_[373-nancy] [You]_373-nancy threw away this chance , [you]_373-nancy let [this man]_{1132-this man} go , and [we]_1147-we in this awful trouble ? [You]_373-nancy do n't mean it , [you]_373-nancy ca n't mean it ! ” “_[373-nancy] Throw it away ? Catch [me]_0-i at it ! Why [woman]_1148-woman , do [you]_373-nancy suppose [that man]_{5852-that man} do n't know what [he]_{5852-that man} is about ? Bless [you]_373-nancy , [he]_{5852-that man} 'll be back fast enough to - morrow . ” “_{[5852-that man]} Never , never , never . [He]_{5852-that man} never will comeback . [I]_0-i do n't know what is to become of [us]_1147-we . [I]_0-i do n't know what in [the world]_{5784-the world} is to become of [us]_1147-we . ” A shade of uneasiness came into [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} 's face . [He]_0-i said : “_[0-i] Why , [Nancy]_373-nancy , [you]_373-nancy -- [you]_373-nancy ca n't believe what [you]_373-nancy are saying . ” “_[373-nancy] Believe it , indeed ? [I]_0-i know it , [Si]_374-si . And [I]_0-i know that [we]_1147-we have n't a cent in [the world]_{5784-the world} , and [we]_1147-we 've sent ten thousand dollars a - begging . ” “_[373-nancy] [Nancy]_373-nancy , [you]_373-nancy frighten [me]_0-i . Now could [that man]_{5852-that man} -- is it possible that [I]_0-i -- hanged if [I]_0-i do n't believe [I]_0-i have missed a chance ! Do n't grieve , [Nancy]_373-nancy , do n't grieve . [I]_0-i 'll go right after [him]_{5852-that man} . [I]_0-i 'll take -- [I'll]_0-i take -- what [a fool]_{1140-a fool} [I]_0-i am!--I'll take anything [he]_{5852-that man} 'll give ! ” The next instant [he]_0-i left [the house]_{878-the house} on a run . But [the man]_{5861-the man} was no longer in [the town]_{6313-the town} . [Nobody]_5874-nobody knew where [he]_{5861-the man} belonged or whither [he]_{5861-the man} had gone . [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} came slowly back , watching wistfully but hopelessly for [the stranger]_{892-the stranger} , and lowering [his]_0-i price steadily with [his]_0-i sinking heart . And when [his]_0-i foot finally pressed [his]_0-i own threshold , the value [he]_0-i held the entire [Tennessee]_17-tennessee property at was five hundred dollars -- two hundred down and the rest in three equal annual payments , without interest . There was a sad gathering at [the Hawkins fireside]_{6316-the hawkins fireside} the next night . [All the children]_{6317-all the children} were present but [Clay]_405-clay . [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} said : “_{[382-washington]} [Washington]_{382-washington} , [we]_1154-we seem to be hopelessly fallen , hopelessly involved . [I]_0-i am ready to give up . [I]_0-i do not know where to turn -- [I]_0-i never have been down so low before , [I]_0-i never have seen things so dismal . There are many mouths to feed ; [Clay]_405-clay is at work ; [we]_1154-we must lose [you]_{382-washington} , also , for a little while , [[my]_0-i boy]_{5881-my boy} . But it will not be long -- the [Tennessee]_17-tennessee land---- ” [He]_0-i stopped , and was conscious of a blush . There was silence for a moment , and then [Washington]_{382-washington} -- now [a lank , dreamy - eyed stripling between twenty - two and twenty - three years of age]_{6318-a lank , dreamy - eyed stripling between twenty - two and twenty - three years of age} -- said : “_{[375-col . sellers]} If [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} would come for [me]_0-i , [I]_0-i would go and stay with [him]_{375-col . sellers} a while , till [the Tennessee land]_{6241-the tennessee land} is sold . [He]_{375-col . sellers} has often wanted [me]_0-i to come , ever since [he]_{375-col . sellers} moved to [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye . ” “_{[375-col . sellers]} [I]_0-i 'm afraid [he]_{375-col . sellers} ca n't well come for [you]_{382-washington} , [Washington]_{382-washington} . From what [I]_0-i can hear -- not from [him]_{375-col . sellers} of course , but from [others]_1157-others -- [he]_{375-col . sellers} is not far from as bad off as [we]_1158-we are -- and [[his]_{375-col . sellers} family]_{5948-his family} is as large , too . [He]_{375-col . sellers} might find something for [you]_{382-washington} to do , maybe , but [you]_{382-washington} 'd better try to get to [him]_{375-col . sellers} [yourself]_{382-washington} , [Washington]_{382-washington} -- it 's only thirty miles . ” “_{[382-washington]} But how can [I]_0-i , [father]_6129-father ? There 's no stage or anything . ” “_{[382-washington]} And if there were , stages require money . A stage goes from [Swansea]_42-swansea , five miles from here . But it would be cheaper to walk . ” “_[418-father] [Father]_418-father , [they]_1161-they must know [you]_{382-washington} there , and no doubt [they]_1161-they would credit [you]_{382-washington} in a moment , for a little stage ride like that . Could n't [you]_{382-washington} write and ask [them]_1161-they ? ” “_{[382-washington]} Could n't [you]_{382-washington} , [Washington]_{382-washington} -- seeing it 's [you]_{382-washington} that wants the ride ? And what do [you]_{382-washington} think [you]_{382-washington} 'll do , [Washington]_{382-washington} , when [you]_{382-washington} get to [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye ? Finish [your]_{382-washington} invention for making window - glass opaque ? ” “_{[382-washington]} No , [sir]_980-sir , [I]_0-i have given that up . [I]_0-i almost knew [I]_0-i could do it , but it was so tedious and troublesome [I]_0-i quit it . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i was afraid of it , [[my]_0-i boy]_{5881-my boy} . Then [I]_0-i suppose [you]_{382-washington} 'll finish [your]_{382-washington} plan of coloring hen 's eggs by feeding a peculiar diet to the hen ? ” “_{[382-washington]} No , [sir]_980-sir . [I]_0-i believe [I]_0-i have found out the stuff that will do it , but it kills the hen ; so [I]_0-i have dropped that for the present , though [I]_0-i can take it up again some day when [I]_0-i learn how to manage the mixture better . ” “_{[382-washington]} Well , what have [you]_{382-washington} got on hand -- anything ? ” “_{[382-washington]} Yes , [sir]_980-sir , three or four things . [I]_0-i think they are all good and can all be done , but they are tiresome , and besides [they]_1166-they require money . But as soon as [the land]_{6123-the land} is sold---- ” “_[385-emily] [Emily]_385-emily , were [you]_385-emily about to say something ? ” said [Hawkins]_385-emily . “_[980-sir] Yes , [sir]_980-sir . If [you]_980-sir are willing , [I]_0-i will go to [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} . That will make another mouth less to feed . [Mrs. Buckner]_{419-mrs. buckner} has always wanted [me]_0-i to come . ” “_{[419-mrs. buckner]} But the money , [child]_5824-child ? ” “_[5824-child] Why [I]_0-i think [she]_{419-mrs. buckner} would send it , if [you]_980-sir would write [her]_{419-mrs. buckner} -- and [I]_0-i know [she]_{419-mrs. buckner} would wait for [her]_{419-mrs. buckner} pay till---- ” “_{[419-mrs. buckner]} Come , [Laura]_403-laura , let 's hear from [you]_403-laura , [[my]_0-i girl]_{1170-my girl} . ” [Emily]_385-emily and [Laura]_403-laura were about the same age -- between seventeen and eighteen . [Emily]_385-emily was fair and pretty , girlish and diffident -- blue eyes and light hair . [Laura]_403-laura had a proud bearing , and a somewhat mature look ; [she]_403-laura had fine , clean - cut features , [her]_403-laura complexion was pure white and contrasted vividly with [her]_403-laura black hair and eyes ; [she]_403-laura was not what one calls pretty -- [she]_403-laura was beautiful . [She]_403-laura said : “_[403-laura] [I]_0-i will go to [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} , too , [sir]_980-sir . [I]_0-i will find a way to get [there]_840-there . [I]_0-i will make a way . And [I]_0-i will find a way to help [myself]_0-i along , and do what [I]_0-i can to help [the rest]_{1173-the rest} , too . ” [She]_403-laura spoke it like [a princess]_{6319-a princess} . [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} smiled proudly and kissed [her]_403-laura , saying in a tone of fond reproof : “_[0-i] So one of [[my]_0-i girls]_{1174-my girls} is going to turn out and work for [her]_{1174-my girls} living ! It 's like [your]_1175-your pluck and spirit , [child]_5824-child , but [we]_1177-we will hope that [we]_1177-we have n't got quite down to that , yet . ” [The girl]_{6320-the girl} 's eyes beamed affection under [[her]_{6320-the girl} mother]_{6128-her mother} 's caress . Then [she]_{6320-the girl} straightened up , folded [her]_{6320-the girl} white hands in [her]_{6320-the girl} lap and became a splendid ice - berg . [Clay]_405-clay 's dog put up [his]_405-clay brown nose for a little attention , and got it . [He]_405-clay retired under the table with an apologetic yelp , which did not affect the iceberg . [Judge Hawkins]_{412-judge hawkins} had written and asked [Clay]_405-clay to return [home]_5907-home and consult with [him]_{412-judge hawkins} upon family affairs . [He]_405-clay arrived the evening after this conversation , and [the whole household]_{6323-the whole household} gave [him]_405-clay a rapturous welcome . [He]_405-clay brought sadly needed help with [him]_405-clay , consisting of the savings of a year and a half of work -- nearly two hundred dollars in money . It was a ray of sunshine which ( to [this easy household]_{6324-this easy household} ) was the earnest of a clearing sky . Bright and early in the morning [the family]_{5795-the family} were astir , and all were busy preparing [Washington]_{382-washington} for [his]_{382-washington} journey -- at least all but [Washington]_{382-washington} [himself]_{382-washington} , who sat apart , steeped in a reverie . When the time for [his]_{382-washington} departure came , it was easy to see how fondly all loved [him]_{382-washington} and how hard it was to let [him]_{382-washington} go , notwithstanding [they]_{5795-the family} had often seen [him]_{382-washington} go before , in [his]_{382-washington} [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} schooling days . In the most matter - of - course way [they]_{5795-the family} had borne the burden of getting [him]_{382-washington} ready for [his]_{382-washington} trip , never seeming to think of [his]_{382-washington} helping in the matter ; in the same matter - of - course way [Clay]_405-clay had hired a horse and cart ; and now that the good - byes were ended [he]_405-clay bundled [Washington]_{382-washington} 's baggage in and drove away with [the exile]_{6326-the exile} . At [Swansea Clay]_{43-swansea clay} paid [his]_405-clay stage fare , stowed [him]_{382-washington} away in [the vehicle]_{6327-the vehicle} , and saw [him]_{382-washington} off . Then [he]_405-clay returned [home]_5907-home and reported progress , like [a committee of the whole]_{6329-a committee of the whole} . [Clay]_405-clay remained at [home]_5907-home several days . [He]_405-clay held many consultations with [[his]_405-clay mother]_{5882-his mother} upon the financial condition of [the family]_{5795-the family} , and talked once with [[his]_405-clay father]_{6333-his father} upon the same subject , but only once . [He]_405-clay found a change in that quarter which was distressing ; years of fluctuating fortune had done [their]_{5795-the family} work ; each reverse had weakened [the father]_{6170-the father} 's spirit and impaired [his]_{6170-the father} energies ; [his]_{6170-the father} last misfortune seemed to have left hope and ambition dead within [him]_{6170-the father} ; [he]_{6170-the father} had no projects , formed no plans -- evidently [he]_{6170-the father} was [a vanquished man]_{6335-a vanquished man} . [He]_{6170-the father} looked worn and tired . [He]_{6170-the father} inquired into [Clay]_405-clay 's affairs and prospects , and when [he]_{6170-the father} found that [Clay]_405-clay was doing pretty well and was likely to do still better , it was plain that [he]_{6170-the father} resigned [himself]_{6170-the father} with easy facility to look to [the son]_{6336-the son} for a support ; and [he]_{6170-the father} said , “_{[1178-yourself]} Keep [yourself]_{1178-yourself} informed of poor [Washington]_{382-washington} 's condition and movements , and help [him]_{382-washington} along all [you]_{1178-yourself} can , [Clay]_405-clay . ” [The younger children]_{6337-the younger children} , also , seemed relieved of all fears and distresses , and very ready and willing to look to [Clay]_405-clay for a livelihood . Within three days a general tranquility and satisfaction reigned in [the household]_{6338-the household} . [Clay]_405-clay 's hundred and eighty or ninety , dollars had worked a wonder . [The family]_{5795-the family} were as contented , now , and as free from care as [they]_{5795-the family} could have been with a fortune . It was well that [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} held the purse otherwise the treasure would have lasted but a very little while . It took but a trifle to pay [Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} 's outstanding obligations , for [he]_405-clay had always had a horror of debt . When [Clay]_405-clay bade [[his]_405-clay home]_{6340-his home} good - bye and set out to return to the field of [his]_405-clay labors , [he]_405-clay was conscious that henceforth [he]_405-clay was to have [[[his]_405-clay father]_{6333-his father} 's family]_{6342-his father 's family} on [his]_405-clay hands as [pensioners]_{6343-pensioners} ; but [he]_405-clay did not allow [himself]_405-clay to chafe at the thought , for [he]_405-clay reasoned that [[his]_405-clay father]_{6333-his father} had dealt by [him]_405-clay with a free hand and a loving one all [his]_405-clay life , and now that hard fortune had broken [his]_405-clay spirit it ought to be a pleasure , not a pain , to work for [him]_405-clay . [The younger children]_{6337-the younger children} were born and [educated dependents]_{6346-educated dependents} . [They]_{6337-the younger children} had never been taught to do anything for [themselves]_{6337-the younger children} , and it did not seem to occur to [them]_{6337-the younger children} to make an attempt now . [The girls]_{6277-the girls} would not have been permitted to work for a living under any circumstances whatever . It was [a southern family]_{6348-a southern family} , and of good blood ; and for [any person except [Laura]_403-laura , either within or without [the household]_{6338-the household}]_{6349-any person except laura , either within or without the household} to have suggested such an idea would have brought upon [the suggester]_{6351-the suggester} the suspicion of being [a lunatic]_{6352-a lunatic} . CHAPTER VII . [Via]_44-via , [Pecunia]_45-pecunia ! when [she]_403-laura 's run and gone And fled , and dead , then will [I]_405-clay fetch [her]_403-laura again With aqua vita , out of an old hogshead ! While there are lees of wine , or dregs of beer , [I]_405-clay 'll never want [her]_403-laura ! Coin [her]_403-laura out of cobwebs , Dust , but [I]_405-clay 'll have [her]_403-laura ! raise wool upon egg - shells , [Sir]_980-sir , and make grass grow out of marrow - bones , To make [her]_403-laura come ! [B. Jonson]_{420-b. jonson} . Bearing [Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} and [his]_{382-washington} fortunes , [the stage - coach]_{6354-the stage - coach} tore out of [Swansea]_42-swansea at a fearful gait , with horn tooting gaily and half [the town]_{6313-the town} admiring from doors and windows . But it did not tear any more after [it]_{6354-the stage - coach} got to [the outskirts]_{6356-the outskirts} ; [it]_{6354-the stage - coach} dragged along stupidly enough , then -- till it came in sight of [the next hamlet]_{6357-the next hamlet} ; and then [the bugle]_{6358-the bugle} tooted gaily again and again [the vehicle]_{6327-the vehicle} went tearing by the horses . This sort of conduct marked every entry to [a station]_{6360-a station} and every exit from [it]_{6360-a station} ; and so in those days [children]_{6077-children} grew up with the idea that stage - coaches always tore and always tooted ; but [they]_{6077-children} also grew up with the idea that [pirates]_6362-pirates went into action in [their]_6362-pirates Sunday clothes , carrying the black flag in one hand and pistolling [people]_5798-people with the other , merely because [they]_6362-pirates were so represented in the pictures -- but these illusions vanished when later years brought [their]_{6077-children} disenchanting wisdom . [They]_{6077-children} learned then that [the stagecoach]_{6364-the stagecoach} is but a poor , plodding , vulgar thing in [the solitudes of [the highway]_{6366-the highway}]_{6365-the solitudes of the highway} ; and that [the pirate]_{6367-the pirate} is only a seedy , unfantastic “_[405-clay] rough , ” when [he]_{6367-the pirate} is out of the pictures . Toward evening , the stage - coach came thundering into [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye with a perfectly triumphant ostentation -- which was natural and proper , for [Hawkey a]_{46-hawkey a} was [a pretty large town]_{6368-a pretty large town} for interior [Missouri]_9-missouri . [Washington]_{382-washington} , very stiff and tired and hungry , climbed out , and wondered how [he]_{382-washington} was to proceed now . But [his]_{382-washington} difficulty was quickly solved . [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} came down [the street]_{6286-the street} on a run and arrived panting for breath . [He]_0-i said : “_[405-clay] Lord bless [you]_1179-you -- [I'm]_1180-i'm glad to see [you]_1179-you , [Washington]_{382-washington} -- perfectly delighted to see [you]_1179-you , [[my]_0-i boy]_{5881-my boy} ! [I]_0-i got [your]_1179-you message . Been on the look - out for [you]_1179-you . Heard the stage horn , but had [a party]_{1182-a party} [I]_0-i could n't shake off -- man that 's got an enormous thing on hand -- wants [me]_0-i to put some capital into it -- and [I]_0-i tell [you]_1179-you , [[my]_0-i boy]_{5881-my boy} , [I]_0-i could do worse , [I]_0-i could do a deal worse . No , now , let that luggage alone ; [I]_0-i 'll fix that . Here , [Jerry]_421-jerry , got anything to do ? All right - shoulder this plunder and follow [me]_0-i . Come along , [Washington]_{382-washington} . Lord [I]_0-i 'm glad to see [you]_1179-you ! [Wife]_6162-wife and [the children]_{788-the children} are just perishing to look at [you]_1179-you . Bless [you]_1179-you , [they]_1186-they wo n't know [you]_1179-you , [you]_1179-you 've grown so . [Folks]_5777-folks all well , [I]_0-i suppose ? That 's good -- glad to hear that . [We]_1188-we 're always going to run down and see [them]_5777-folks , but [I]_0-i 'm into so many operations , and [they]_5777-folks 're not things [a man]_{795-a man} feels like trusting to [other people]_{1190-other people} , and so somehow [we]_1188-we keep putting it off . Fortunes in [them]_5777-folks ! Good gracious , it 's [the country]_{797-the country} to pile up wealth in ! [Here]_5846-here [we]_1188-we are -- here 's where [the Sellers dynasty]_{1193-the sellers dynasty} hangs out . Hump it on the door - step , [Jerry]_421-jerry -- the blackest niggro in [the State]_{1194-the state} , [Washington]_{382-washington} , but got a good heart -- [mighty likely boy]_{1195-mighty likely boy} , is [Jerry]_421-jerry . And now [I]_0-i suppose [you]_421-jerry 've got to have ten cents , [Jerry]_421-jerry . That 's all right -- when [a man]_{795-a man} works for [me]_0-i -- when [a man]_{795-a man} -- in the other pocket , [I]_0-i reckon -- when [a man]_{795-a man} -- why , where the mischief as that portmonnaie!--when a -- well now that 's odd -- Oh , now [I]_0-i remember , must have left it at [the bank]_{5963-the bank} ; and b'George [I]_0-i 've left [my]_0-i check - book , too -- [Polly]_422-polly says [I]_0-i ought to have [a nurse]_{1200-a nurse} -- well , no matter . Let [me]_0-i have a dime , [Washington]_{382-washington} , if [you]_421-jerry 've got -- ah , thanks . Now clear out , [Jerry]_421-jerry , [your]_421-jerry complexion has brought on the twilight half an hour ahead of time . Pretty fair joke -- pretty fair . Here [he]_{382-washington} is , [Polly]_422-polly ! [Washington]_{382-washington} 's come , [children]_{6077-children} ! come now , do n't eat [him]_{382-washington} up -- finish [him]_{382-washington} in [the house]_{878-the house} . Welcome , [[my]_0-i boy]_{5881-my boy} , to [a mansion that is proud to shelter [the son of [the best man that walks on the ground]_{1206-the best man that walks on the ground}]_{1205-the son of the best man that walks on the ground}]_{1204-a mansion that is proud to shelter the son of the best man that walks on the ground} . [Si Hawkins]_374-si has been [a good friend to [me]_0-i]_{1207-a good friend to me} , and [I]_0-i believe [I]_0-i can say that whenever [I]_0-i 've had a chance to put [him]_374-si into a good thing [I]_0-i 've done it , and done it pretty cheerfully , too . [I]_0-i put [him]_374-si into that sugar speculation -- what a grand thing that was , if [we]_1208-we had n't held on too long ! ” True enough ; but holding on too long had utterly ruined both of [them]_1208-we ; and the saddest part of it was , that [they]_1208-we never had had so much money to lose before , for [Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} 's sale of [their]_1208-we mule crop that year in [New Orleans]_{11-new orleans} had been a great financial success . If [he]_{375-col . sellers} had kept out of sugar and gone back [home]_5907-home content to stick to mules it would have been a happy wisdom . As it was , [he]_{375-col . sellers} managed to kill two birds with one stone -- that is to say , [he]_{375-col . sellers} killed the sugar speculation by holding for high rates till [he]_{375-col . sellers} had to sell at the bottom figure , and that calamity killed the mule that laid the golden egg -- which is but a figurative expression and will be so understood . [Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} had returned [home]_5907-home cheerful but empty - handed , and the mule business lapsed into other hands . The sale of [the Hawkins property]_{6372-the hawkins property} by [the Sheriff]_{6373-the sheriff} had followed , and [the Hawkins]_374-si hearts been torn to see [Uncle Dan'l]_{6374-uncle dan'l} and [[his]_{6374-uncle dan'l} wife]_{839-his wife} pass from [the auction - block]_{6376-the auction - block} into the hands of [a negro trader]_{6377-a negro trader} and depart for [the remote South]_{6378-the remote south} to be seen no more by [the family]_{5795-the family} . It had seemed like seeing [their]_{5795-the family} own flesh and blood sold into banishment . [Washington]_{382-washington} was greatly pleased with [the Sellers mansion]_{6380-the sellers mansion} . [It]_{6380-the sellers mansion} was [a two - story - and - a - half brick]_{6381-a two - story - and - a - half brick} , and much more stylish than [any of [[its]_{6380-the sellers mansion} neighbors]_{6383-its neighbors}]_{6382-any of its neighbors} . [He]_{382-washington} was borne to [[the family]_{5795-the family} sitting room]_{6385-the family sitting room} in triumph by the swarm of [little Sellerses]_{423-little sellerses} , [the parents]_{6143-the parents} following with [their]_{6143-the parents} arms about [each other]_{5887-each other} 's waists . [The whole family]_{6388-the whole family} were poorly and cheaply dressed ; and the clothing , although neat and clean , showed many evidences of having seen long service . [The Colonel]_{406-the colonel} 's “_[0-i] stovepipe ” hat was napless and shiny with much polishing , but nevertheless it had an almost convincing expression about it of having been just purchased new . The rest of [his]_{406-the colonel} clothing was napless and shiny , too , but it had the air of being entirely satisfied with itself and blandly sorry for [other people]_{1190-other people} 's clothes . It was growing rather dark in [the house]_{878-the house} , and the evening air was chilly , too . [Sellers]_{406-the colonel} said : “_{[382-washington]} Lay off [your]_1209-you overcoat , [Washington]_{382-washington} , and draw up to the stove and make [yourself]_1209-you at [home]_5907-home -- just consider [yourself]_1209-you under [your]_1209-you own shingles [[my]_0-i boy]_{5881-my boy} -- [I'll]_0-i have a fire going , in a jiffy . Light the lamp , [Polly]_422-polly , [dear]_1212-dear , and let 's have things cheerful -- just as glad to see [you]_1209-you , [Washington]_{382-washington} , as if [you]_1209-you 'd been lost a century and [we]_1213-we 'd found [you]_1209-you again ! ” By this time [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} was conveying a lighted match into a poor little stove . Then [he]_{6205-the colonel} propped the stove door to its place by leaning the poker against it , for the hinges had retired from business . This door framed a small square of isinglass , which now warmed up with a faint glow . [Mrs. Sellers]_{424-mrs. sellers} lit a cheap , showy lamp , which dissipated a good deal of the gloom , and then [everybody]_{5858-everybody} gathered into the light and took the stove into close companionship . [The children]_{788-the children} climbed all over [Sellers]_{424-mrs. sellers} , fondled [him]_{6205-the colonel} , petted [him]_{6205-the colonel} , and were lavishly petted in return . Out from this tugging , laughing , chattering disguise of legs and arms and little faces , [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} 's voice worked its way and [his]_{6205-the colonel} tireless tongue ran blithely on without interruption ; and [the purring little wife]_{6395-the purring little wife} , diligent with [her]_{6395-the purring little wife} knitting , sat near at hand and looked happy and proud and grateful ; and [she]_{6395-the purring little wife} listened as [one who listens to oracles and , gospels and whose grateful soul is being refreshed with the bread of life]_{6396-one who listens to oracles and , gospels and whose grateful soul is being refreshed with the bread of life} . Bye and bye [the children]_{788-the children} quieted down to listen ; clustered about [[their]_{788-the children} father]_{6398-their father} , and resting [their]_{788-the children} elbows on [his]_{6205-the colonel} legs , [they]_{788-the children} hung upon [his]_{6205-the colonel} words as if [he]_{6205-the colonel} were uttering the music of the spheres . A dreary old hair - cloth sofa against the wall ; a few damaged chairs ; the small table the lamp stood on ; the crippled stove -- these things constituted the furniture of [the room]_{862-the room} . There was no carpet on the floor ; on the wall were occasional square - shaped interruptions of the general tint of the plaster which betrayed that there used to be pictures in [the house]_{878-the house} -- but there were none now . There were no mantel ornaments , unless one might bring [himself]_6401-himself to regard as an ornament a clock which never came within fifteen strokes of striking the right time , and whose hands always hitched together at twenty - two minutes past anything and traveled in company the rest of the way [home]_5907-home . “_[1209-you] Remarkable clock ! ” said [Sellers]_{424-mrs. sellers} , and got up and wound it . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i 've been offered -- well , [I]_0-i would n't expect [you]_1214-you to believe what [I]_0-i 've been offered for that clock . [Old Gov. Hager]_{425-old gov. hager} never sees [me]_0-i but [he]_{425-old gov. hager} says , ' Come , now , [Colonel]_1066-colonel , name [your]_1066-colonel price -- [I]_0-i must have that clock ! ' But [my]_0-i goodness [I]_0-i 'd as soon think of selling [[my]_0-i wife]_{1019-my wife} . As [I]_0-i was saying to -- silence in [the court]_{1217-the court} , now , [she]_{1019-my wife} 's begun to strike ! [You]_1214-you ca n't talk against [her]_{1019-my wife} -- [you]_1214-you have to just be patient and hold up till [she]_{1019-my wife} 's said [her]_{1019-my wife} say . [Ah]_1218-ah well , as [I]_0-i was saying , when -- [she]_{1019-my wife} 's beginning again ! Nineteen , twenty , twenty - one , twenty - two , twen----ah , that 's all.--Yes , as [I]_0-i was saying to [old]_{366-old damrell} Judge----go it , [old girl]_{1219-old girl} , do n't mind me.--Now how is that?----isn't that a good , spirited tone ? [She]_{1019-my wife} can wake the dead ! Sleep ? Why [you]_1214-you might as well try to sleep in [a thunder - factory]_{1220-a thunder - factory} . Now just listen at that . [She]_{1019-my wife} 'll strike a hundred and fifty , now , without stopping,--you'll see . There ai n't another clock like that in [Christendom]_{47-christendom} . ” [Washington]_{382-washington} hoped that this might be true , for the din was distracting -- though [the family]_{5795-the family} , [one and all]_{6404-one and all} , seemed filled with joy ; and the more the clock “_{[1019-my wife]} buckled down to [her]_{1019-my wife} work ” as [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} expressed it , and the more insupportable the clatter became , the more enchanted [they]_{5795-the family} all appeared to be . When there was silence , [Mrs Sellers]_{424-mrs. sellers} lifted upon [Washington]_{382-washington} a face that beamed with a childlike pride , and said : “_{[1222-his grandmother]} It belonged to [[his]_1221-his grandmother]_{1222-his grandmother} . ” The look and the tone were a plain call for admiring surprise , and therefore [Washington]_{382-washington} said ( it was the only thing that offered itself at the moment :) “_{[1222-his grandmother]} Indeed ! ” “_{[1019-my wife]} Yes , it did , did n't it [father]_6129-father ! ” exclaimed [one of [the twins]_{6407-the twins}]_{6406-one of the twins} . “_{[6129-father]} [She]_{1019-my wife} was [[my]_0-i great - grandmother]_{1224-my great - grandmother} -- and [George]_416-george 's too ; was n't [she]_{1019-my wife} , [father]_6129-father ! [You]_6129-father never saw [her]_{1019-my wife} , but [Sis]_426-sis has seen [her]_{1019-my wife} , when [Sis]_426-sis was [a baby]_{1226-a baby} - didn't [you]_6129-father , [Sis]_426-sis ! [Sis]_426-sis has seen [her]_{1019-my wife} most a hundred times . [She]_{1019-my wife} was awful deef -- [she]_{1019-my wife} 's dead now . Ai n't [she]_{1019-my wife} , [father]_6129-father ! ” [All the children]_{6317-all the children} chimed in , now , with [one general Babel]_{6409-one general babel} of information about [deceased]_{6410-deceased} -- [nobody]_5874-nobody offering to read the riot act or seeming to discountenance the insurrection or disapprove of it in any way -- but [the head twin]_{6412-the head twin} drowned all the turmoil and held [his]_{6412-the head twin} own against [the field]_{6413-the field} : “_{[6129-father]} [It]_1228-it 's [our]_1229-our clock , now -- and [it]_1228-it 's got wheels inside of it , and a thing that flutters every time [she]_{1019-my wife} strikes -- don't it , [father]_6129-father ! [Great - grandmother]_{1231-great - grandmother} died before hardly any of [us]_1229-our was born -- [she]_{1231-great - grandmother} was [an Old - School Baptist]_{1232-an old - school baptist} and had warts all over [her]_{1231-great - grandmother} -- [you]_1233-you ask [father]_6129-father if [she]_{1231-great - grandmother} did n't . [She]_{1231-great - grandmother} had [an uncle]_{1235-an uncle} once that was bald - headed and used to have fits ; [he]_{1235-an uncle} was n't [[our]_1229-our uncle]_{1236-our uncle} , [I]_0-i do n't know what [he]_{1235-an uncle} was to [us]_1229-our -- [some kin]_{1237-some kin} or another [I]_0-i reckon -- [father]_6129-father 's seen [him]_{1235-an uncle} a thousand times -- hain't [you]_6129-father , [father]_6129-father ! [We]_1229-our used to have a calf that et apples and just chawed up dishrags like nothing , and if [you]_1233-you stay [here]_5846-here [you]_1233-you 'll see lots of funerals -- won't [he]_{1235-an uncle} , [Sis]_1241-sis ! Did [you]_1233-you ever see [a house afire]_{1242-a house afire} ? [I]_0-i have ! Once [me]_0-i and [Jim Terry----]_394-jim ” But [Sellers]_{424-mrs. sellers} began to speak now , and the storm ceased . [He]_0-i began to tell about an enormous speculation [he]_0-i was thinking of embarking some capital in -- a speculation which [some [London]_48-london bankers]_{6414-some london bankers} had been over to consult with [him]_0-i about -- and soon [he]_0-i was building glittering pyramids of coin , and [Washington]_{382-washington} was presently growing opulent under the magic of [his]_0-i eloquence . But at the same time [Washington]_{382-washington} was not able to ignore the cold entirely . [He]_{382-washington} was nearly as close to the stove as [he]_{382-washington} could get , and yet [he]_{382-washington} could not persuade [himself]_{382-washington} that [he]_{382-washington} felt the slightest heat , notwithstanding the isinglass ' door was still gently and serenely glowing . [He]_{382-washington} tried to get a trifle closer to the stove , and the consequence was , [he]_{382-washington} tripped the supporting poker and the stove - door tumbled to the floor . And then there was a revelation -- there was nothing in the stove but a lighted tallow - candle ! [The poor youth]_{6415-the poor youth} blushed and felt as if [he]_{6415-the poor youth} must die with shame . But [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} was only disconcerted for a moment -- [he]_0-i straightway found [his]_0-i voice again : “_[0-i] A little idea of [my]_0-i own , [Washington]_{382-washington} -- one of the greatest things in [the world]_{5784-the world} ! [You]_{382-washington} must write and tell [[your]_{382-washington} father]_{1244-your father} about it -- don't forget that , now . [I]_0-i have been reading up some European Scientific reports -- friend of [mine]_0-i , [Count Fugier]_{427-count fugier} , sent them to [me]_0-i -- sends [me]_0-i all sorts of things from [Paris]_49-paris -- [he]_{1244-your father} thinks [the world]_{5784-the world} of [me]_0-i , [Fugier]_{427-count fugier} does . Well , [I]_0-i saw that [the Academy of [France]_50-france]_{1246-the academy of france} had been testing the properties of heat , and [they]_{1246-the academy of france} came to the conclusion that it was a nonconductor or something like that , and of course its influence must necessarily be deadly in [nervous organizations with excitable temperaments , especially where there is any tendency toward rheumatic affections]_{1247-nervous organizations with excitable temperaments , especially where there is any tendency toward rheumatic affections} . Bless [you]_{382-washington} [I]_0-i saw in a moment what was the matter with [us]_1248-us , and says [I]_0-i , out goes [your]_{382-washington} fires!--no more slow torture and certain death for [me]_0-i , [sir]_980-sir . What [you]_{382-washington} want is the appearance of heat , not the heat itself -- that 's the idea . Well how to do it was the next thing . [I]_0-i just put [my]_0-i head to work , pegged away a couple of days , and here [you]_{382-washington} are ! Rheumatism ? Why [a man]_{795-a man} ca n't any more start a case of rheumatism in [this house]_{1251-this house} than [he]_{795-a man} can shake an opinion out of [a mummy]_{1252-a mummy} ! Stove with a candle in it and a transparent door -- that 's it -- it has been the salvation of [this family]_{1253-this family} . Do n't [you]_{382-washington} fail to write [[your]_{382-washington} father]_{1244-your father} about it , [Washington]_{382-washington} . And tell [him]_{1244-your father} the idea is [mine]_{382-washington} -- [I'm]_{382-washington} no more conceited than [most people]_{1255-most people} , [I]_0-i reckon , but [you]_{382-washington} know it is human nature for [a man]_{795-a man} to want credit for a thing like that . ” [Washington]_{382-washington} said with [his]_{382-washington} blue lips that [he]_{382-washington} would , but [he]_{382-washington} said in [his]_{382-washington} secret heart that [he]_{382-washington} would promote no such iniquity . [He]_{382-washington} tried to believe in the healthfulness of the invention , and succeeded tolerably well ; but after all [he]_{382-washington} could not feel that good health in a frozen body was any real improvement on the rheumatism . CHAPTER VIII . --Whan pe horde is [thynne]_6417-thynne , as of seruyse , [Nought replenesshed with grete diuersite Of mete & amp]_{6418-nought replenesshed with grete diuersite of mete & amp} ; drinke , [good chere]_{6419-good chere} may then suffise With honest talkyng---- The Book of [Curtesye]_428-curtesye . [MAMMON]_429-mammon . Come on , [sir]_980-sir . Now , [you]_{382-washington} set [your]_{382-washington} foot on [shore]_6421-shore In [Novo Orbe]_{51-novo orbe} ; here 's [the rich Peru]_{52-the rich peru} : And there within , [sir]_980-sir , are the golden mines , [Great Solomon]_{430-great solomon} 's [Ophir!---- B. Jonson]_{420-b. jonson} The supper at [Col . Sellers 's]_{375-col . sellers} was not sumptuous , in the beginning , but it improved on acquaintance . That is to say , that what [Washington]_{382-washington} regarded at first sight as mere lowly potatoes , presently became awe - inspiring agricultural productions that had been reared in [some ducal garden beyond [the sea]_{6424-the sea}]_{6423-some ducal garden beyond the sea} , under the sacred eye of [the duke]_{6425-the duke} [himself]_{6425-the duke} , who had sent [them]_{6423-some ducal garden beyond the sea} to [Sellers]_{424-mrs. sellers} ; the bread was from corn which could be grown in only [one favored locality in [the earth]_{5827-the earth}]_{6426-one favored locality in the earth} and [only a favored few]_{6428-only a favored few} could get it ; the Rio coffee , which at first seemed execrable to the taste , took to itself an improved flavor when [Washington]_{382-washington} was told to drink it slowly and not hurry what should be a lingering luxury in order to be fully appreciated -- it was from [the private stores of [a Brazilian nobleman with an unrememberable name]_{6430-a brazilian nobleman with an unrememberable name}]_{6429-the private stores of a brazilian nobleman with an unrememberable name} . [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} 's tongue was [a magician]_{6007-a magician} 's wand that turned dried apples into figs and water into wine as easily as it could change a hovel into [a palace]_{6433-a palace} and present poverty into imminent future riches . [Washington]_{382-washington} slept in a cold bed in [a carpetless room]_{6434-a carpetless room} and woke up in [a palace]_{6433-a palace} in the morning ; at least [the palace]_{6436-the palace} lingered during the moment that [he]_{382-washington} was rubbing [his]_{382-washington} eyes and getting [his]_{382-washington} bearings -- and then it disappeared and [he]_{382-washington} recognized that [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} 's inspiring talk had been influencing [his]_{382-washington} dreams . Fatigue had made [him]_{382-washington} sleep late ; when [he]_{382-washington} entered [the sitting room]_{6438-the sitting room} [he]_{382-washington} noticed that the old hair - cloth sofa was absent ; when [he]_{382-washington} sat down to breakfast [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} tossed six or seven dollars in bills on the table , counted them over , said [he]_{6205-the colonel} was a little short and must call upon [[his]_{6205-the colonel} banker]_{6440-his banker} ; then returned the bills to [his]_{6205-the colonel} wallet with the indifferent air of [a man who is used to money]_{6441-a man who is used to money} . The breakfast was not an improvement upon the supper , but [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} talked it up and transformed it into an oriental feast . Bye and bye , [he]_0-i said : “_[0-i] [I]_0-i intend to look out for [you]_1257-you , [Washington]_{382-washington} , [[my]_0-i boy]_{5881-my boy} . [I]_0-i hunted up a place for [you]_1257-you yesterday , but [I]_0-i am not referring to that,--now -- that is a mere livelihood -- mere bread and butter ; but when [I]_0-i say [I]_0-i mean to look out for [you]_1257-you [I]_0-i mean something very different . [I]_0-i mean to put things in [your]_1257-you way than will make a mere livelihood a trifling thing . [I]_0-i 'll put [you]_1257-you in a way to make more money that [you]_1257-you 'll ever know what to do with . [You]_1257-you 'll be right here where [I]_0-i can put [my]_0-i hand on [you]_1257-you when anything turns up . [I]_0-i 've got some prodigious operations on foot ; but [I]_0-i 'm keeping quiet ; mum 's the word ; [your]_1257-you old hand do n't go around pow - wowing and letting [everybody]_{5858-everybody} see [his]_{5858-everybody} k'yards and find out [his]_{5858-everybody} little game . But all in good time , [Washington]_{382-washington} , all in good time . [You]_1257-you 'll see . Now there 's an operation in corn that looks well . [Some New York men]_{1260-some new york men} are trying to get [me]_0-i to go into it -- buy up all the growing crops and just boss the market when [they]_{1260-some new york men} mature -- ah , [I]_0-i tell [you]_1257-you it 's a great thing . And it only costs a trifle ; two millions or two and a half will do it . [I]_0-i have n't exactly promised yet -- there 's no hurry -- the more indifferent [I]_0-i seem , [you]_1257-you know , the more anxious [those fellows]_{1261-those fellows} will get . And then there is the hog speculation -- that 's bigger still . [We]_1262-we 've got [quiet men at work]_{1263-quiet men at work} , ” [ [he]_0-i was very impressive here , ] “_{[1263-quiet men at work]} mousing around , to get propositions out of [all the farmers in [the whole west]_{1265-the whole west}]_{1264-all the farmers in the whole west} and [northwest]_{1266-northwest} for the hog crop , and [other agents]_{1267-other agents} quietly getting propositions and terms out of all the manufactories -- and do n't [you]_1257-you see , if [we]_1262-we can get all the hogs and all [the slaughter houses]_{1268-the slaughter houses} into [our]_1262-we hands on the dead quiet -- whew ! it would take [three ships]_{1269-three ships} to carry the money.--I've looked into the thing -- calculated all the chances for and all the chances against , and though [I]_0-i shake [my]_0-i head and hesitate and keep on thinking , apparently , [I]_0-i 've got [my]_0-i mind made up that if the thing can be done on a capital of six millions , that 's the horse to put up money on ! Why [Washington]_{382-washington} -- but what 's the use of talking about it -- [any man]_{1270-any man} can see that there 's whole Atlantic oceans of cash in it , [gulfs]_1271-gulfs and [bays]_1272-bays thrown in . But there 's a bigger thing than that , yes bigger---- ” “_{[406-the colonel]} Why [Colonel]_{406-the colonel} , [you]_{406-the colonel} ca n't want anything bigger ! ” said [Washington]_{382-washington} , [his]_{382-washington} eyes blazing . “_{[406-the colonel]} Oh , [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i could go into either of those speculations -- [I]_0-i only wish [I]_0-i had money -- [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i was n't cramped and kept down and fettered with poverty , and such prodigious chances lying right here in sight ! Oh , it is a fearful thing to be poor . But do n't throw away those things -- they are so splendid and [I]_0-i can see how sure they are . Do n't throw them away for something still better and maybe fail in it ! [I]_0-i would n't , [Colonel]_1066-colonel . [I]_0-i would stick to these . [I]_0-i wish [father]_6129-father were [here]_5846-here and were [[his]_6129-father old self]_{1276-his old self} again -- Oh , [he]_6129-father never in [his]_6129-father life had such chances as these are . [Colonel]_1066-colonel ; [you]_1066-colonel ca n't improve on these -- [no man]_{1278-no man} can improve on them ! ” A sweet , compassionate smile played about [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} 's features , and [he]_{6205-the colonel} leaned over the table with the air of [a man who is “_{[1066-colonel]} going to show [you]_1066-colonel ” and do it without the least trouble]_{6444-a man who is “ going to show you ” and do it without the least trouble} : “_{[1066-colonel]} Why [Washington]_{382-washington} , [[my]_0-i boy]_{5881-my boy} , these things are nothing . [They]_1280-they look large of course -- they look large to [a novice]_{1281-a novice} , but to [a man who has been all [his]_{1282-a man who has been all his life accustomed to large operations} life accustomed to large operations]_{1282-a man who has been all his life accustomed to large operations} -- [shaw]_1283-shaw ! [They]_1280-they 're well enough to while away an idle hour with , or furnish a bit of employment that will give a trifle of idle capital a chance to earn its bread while it is waiting for something to do , but -- now just listen a moment -- just let [me]_0-i give [you]_1066-colonel an idea of what [we]_1284-we [old veterans of commerce]_{1285-old veterans of commerce} call ' business . ' Here 's the [Rothschild]_{431-rothschild} 's proposition -- this is between [you]_1066-colonel and [me]_0-i , [you]_1066-colonel understand---- ” [Washington]_{382-washington} nodded three or four times impatiently , and [his]_{382-washington} glowing eyes said , “_[0-i] Yes , yes -- hurry -- [I]_0-i understand---- ” ----“for_[0-i] [I]_0-i would n't have it get out for a fortune . [They]_1280-they want [me]_0-i to go in with [them]_1280-they on the sly -- [agent]_1286-agent was here two weeks ago about it -- go in on the sly ” [ voice down to an impressive whisper , now , ] “_[1280-they] and buy up a hundred and [thirteen wild cat banks in [Ohio]_54-ohio]_{1287-thirteen wild cat banks in ohio} , [Indiana]_55-indiana , [Kentucky]_15-kentucky , [Illinois]_56-illinois and [Missouri]_9-missouri -- notes of [these banks]_{1288-these banks} are at all sorts of discount now -- average discount of the hundred and thirteen is forty - four per cent -- buy them all up , [you]_1066-colonel see , and then all of a sudden let the cat out of the bag ! Whiz ! the stock of every one of those wildcats would spin up to a tremendous premium before [you]_1066-colonel could turn a handspring -- profit on the speculation not a dollar less than forty millions ! ” [ An eloquent pause , while the marvelous vision settled into [W.]_432-w. 's focus . ] “_{[1066-colonel]} Where 's [your]_1066-colonel hogs now ? Why [[my]_0-i dear [innocent boy]_{1290-innocent boy}]_{1289-my dear innocent boy} , [we]_1291-we would just sit down on the front door - steps and peddle banks like lucifer matches ! ” [Washington]_{382-washington} finally got [his]_{382-washington} breath and said : “_[1293-they] Oh , it is perfectly wonderful ! Why could n't these things have happened in [father]_6129-father 's day ? And [I]_0-i -- it 's of no use -- [they]_1293-they simply lie before [my]_0-i face and mock [me]_0-i . There is nothing for [me]_0-i but to stand helpless and see [other people reap the astonishing harvest]_{1294-other people reap the astonishing harvest} . ” “_[1293-they] Never mind , [Washington]_{382-washington} , do n't [you]_{382-washington} worry . [I]_0-i 'll fix [you]_{382-washington} . There 's plenty of chances . How much money have [you]_{382-washington} got ? ” In the presence of so many millions , [Washington]_{382-washington} could not keep from blushing when [he]_{382-washington} had to confess that [he]_{382-washington} had but eighteen dollars in [the world]_{5784-the world} . “_{[382-washington]} Well , all right -- don't despair . [Other people]_{1190-other people} have been obliged to begin with less . [I]_0-i have a small idea that may develop into something for [us]_1296-us both , all in good time . Keep [your]_{382-washington} money close and add to it . [I]_0-i 'll make it breed . [I]_0-i 've been experimenting ( to pass away the time ) , on a little preparation for curing sore eyes -- a kind of decoction nine - tenths water and the other tenth drugs that do n't cost more than a dollar a barrel ; [I]_0-i 'm still experimenting ; there 's one ingredient wanted yet to perfect the thing , and somehow [I]_0-i ca n't just manage to hit upon the thing that 's necessary , and [I]_0-i do n't dare talk with [a chemist]_{1297-a chemist} , of course . But [I]_0-i 'm progressing , and before many weeks [I]_0-i wager [the country]_{797-the country} will ring with the fame of [[Beriah Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} ' Infallible [Imperial Oriental Optic Liniment]_{1299-imperial oriental optic liniment}]_{57-beriah sellers ' infallible imperial oriental optic liniment} and Salvation for Sore Eyes -- the Medical Wonder of the Age ! Small bottles fifty cents , large ones a dollar . Average cost , five and seven cents for the two sizes . “ The first year sell , say , ten thousand bottles in [Missouri]_9-missouri , seven thousand in [Iowa]_58-iowa , three thousand in [Arkansas]_59-arkansas , four thousand in [Kentucky]_15-kentucky , six thousand in [Illinois]_56-illinois , and say twenty - five thousand in [the rest of [the country]_{797-the country}]_{6446-the rest of the country} . Total , fifty five thousand bottles ; profit clear of all expenses , twenty thousand dollars at the very lowest calculation . All the capital needed is to manufacture the first two thousand bottles -- say a hundred and fifty dollars -- then the money would begin to flow in . The second year , sales would reach 200,000 bottles -- clear profit , say , $ 75,000 - -and in the meantime [the great factory]_{6448-the great factory} would be building in [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} , to cost , say , $ 100,000 . The third year [we]_6449-we could easily sell 1,000,000 bottles in [the United States]_{60-the united states} and---- ”_{[382-washington]} “ O , splendid ! ”_{[382-washington]} said [Washington]_{382-washington} . “ Let 's commence right away -- let's---- ”_{[382-washington]} “ ----1,000,000 bottles in [the United States]_{6450-the united states} -- profit at least $ 350,000 - -and then it would begin to be time to turn [our]_6449-we attention toward the real idea of the business . ”_{[382-washington]} “ The real idea of it ! Ai n't $ 350,000 a year a pretty real---- ”_{[382-washington]} “ Stuff ! Why what [an infant]_{6451-an infant} [you]_6452-you are , [Washington]_{382-washington} -- what [a guileless , short - sighted , easily - contented innocent [you]_6452-you are]_{6453-a guileless , short - sighted , easily - contented innocent you are} , [[my]_{382-washington} poor little country - bred know - nothing]_{6454-my poor little country - bred know - nothing} ! Would [I]_{382-washington} go to all that trouble and bother for the poor crumbs a body might pick up in [this country]_{6455-this country} ? Now do [I]_{382-washington} look like a man who----does [my]_{382-washington} history suggest that [I]_{382-washington} am a man who deals in trifles , contents [himself]_{382-washington} with the narrow horizon that hems in the common herd , sees no further than the end of [his]_{382-washington} nose ? Now [you]_6452-you know that that is not [me]_{382-washington} -- couldn't be [me]_{382-washington} . [You]_6452-you ought to know that if [I]_{382-washington} throw [my]_{382-washington} time and abilities into a patent medicine , it 's a patent medicine whose field of operations is [the solid earth]_{6456-the solid earth} ! its clients [the swarming nations that inhabit [it]_{6456-the solid earth}]_{6457-the swarming nations that inhabit it} ! Why what is [the republic of [America]_61-america]_{6458-the republic of america} for [an eye - water country]_{6459-an eye - water country} ? [Lord]_6460-lord bless [you]_6452-you , it is nothing but a barren highway that [you]_6452-you 've got to cross to get to the true eye - water market ! Why , [Washington]_{382-washington} , in [the Oriental countries]_{6461-the oriental countries} [people]_5798-people swarm like [the sands of [the desert]_{6464-the desert}]_{6463-the sands of the desert} ; every square mile of ground upholds [its]_{6456-the solid earth} thousands upon [thousands of struggling human creatures]_{6465-thousands of struggling human creatures} -- and every separate and individual devil of [them]_5798-people 's got the ophthalmia ! It 's as natural to [them]_5798-people as noses are -- and sin . [It]_6466-it 's born with [them]_5798-people , it stays with [them]_5798-people , it 's all that some of [them]_5798-people have left when [they]_5798-people die . Three years of introductory trade in [the orient]_{6467-the orient} and what will be the result ? Why , [[our]_6468-our headquarters]_{6469-our headquarters} would be in [Constantinople]_{62-constantinople} and [[our]_6468-our hindquarters in [Further India]_{63-further india}]_{6470-our hindquarters in further india} ! [Factories and warehouses in [Cairo]_28-cairo]_{6471-factories and warehouses in cairo} , [Ispahan]_64-ispahan , [Bagdad]_65-bagdad , [Damascus]_66-damascus , [Jerusalem]_67-jerusalem , [Yedo]_68-yedo , [Peking]_69-peking , [Bangkok]_70-bangkok , [Delhi]_71-delhi , [Bombay]_72-bombay -- and [Calcutta]_73-calcutta ! Annual income -- well , God only knows how many millions and millions apiece ! ”_{[382-washington]} [Washington]_{382-washington} was so dazed , so bewildered -- [his]_{382-washington} heart and [his]_{382-washington} eyes had wandered so far away among [the strange lands beyond the seas]_{1300-the strange lands beyond the seas} , and such avalanches of coin and currency had fluttered and jingled confusedly down before [him]_{382-washington} , that [he]_{382-washington} was now as [one who has been whirling round and round for a time , and , stopping all at once]_{1301-one who has been whirling round and round for a time , and , stopping all at once} , finds [his]_{382-washington} surroundings still whirling and all objects a dancing chaos . However , little by little [the Sellers family]_{1302-the sellers family} cooled down and crystalized into shape , and [the poor room]_{1303-the poor room} lost its glitter and resumed its poverty . Then [the youth]_{1304-the youth} found [his]_{1304-the youth} voice and begged [Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} to drop everything and hurry up the eye - water ; and [he]_{1304-the youth} got [his]_{1304-the youth} eighteen dollars and tried to force it upon [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} -- pleaded with [him]_{6205-the colonel} to take it -- implored [him]_{6205-the colonel} to do it . But [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} would not ; said [he]_{6205-the colonel} would not need the capital ( in [his]_{6205-the colonel} native magnificent way [he]_{6205-the colonel} called that eighteen dollars Capital ) till the eye - water was an accomplished fact . [He]_{6205-the colonel} made [Washington]_{382-washington} easy in [his]_{6205-the colonel} mind , though , by promising that [he]_{6205-the colonel} would call for it just as soon as the invention was finished , and [he]_{6205-the colonel} added the glad tidings that [[nobody]_5874-nobody but just [they]_1309-they two]_{1308-nobody but just they two} should be admitted to a share in the speculation . When [Washington]_{382-washington} left the breakfast table [he]_{382-washington} could have worshiped [that man]_{5852-that man} . [Washington]_{382-washington} was [one of that kind of people whose hopes are in the very clouds one day and in the gutter the next]_{1311-one of that kind of people whose hopes are in the very clouds one day and in the gutter the next} . [He]_{382-washington} walked on air now . [The Colonel]_{406-the colonel} was ready to take [him]_{382-washington} around and introduce [him]_{382-washington} to [the employment [he]_{406-the colonel} had found for [him]_{382-washington}]_{1312-the employment he had found for him} , but [Washington]_{382-washington} begged for a few moments in which to write [home]_5907-home ; with [[his]_{382-washington} kind of [people]_5798-people]_{1314-his kind of people} , to ride to - day 's new interest to death and put off yesterday 's till another time , is nature itself . [He]_{382-washington} ran up [stairs]_1316-stairs and wrote glowingly , enthusiastically , to [[his]_{382-washington} mother]_{5882-his mother} about the hogs and the corn , [the banks]_{1318-the banks} and the eye - water -- and added a few inconsequential millions to each project . And [he]_{382-washington} said that [people]_5798-people little dreamed what [a man]_{795-a man} [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} was , and that [the world]_{5784-the world} would open its eyes when it found out . And [he]_{382-washington} closed [his]_{382-washington} letter thus : “ So make [yourself]_{5882-his mother} perfectly easy , [mother]_6171-mother - in a little while [you]_{5882-his mother} shall have everything [you]_{5882-his mother} want , and more . [I]_{382-washington} am not likely to stint [you]_{5882-his mother} in anything , [I]_{382-washington} fancy . This money will not be for [me]_{382-washington} , alone , but for [all of [us]_{5903-all of us}]_{5903-all of us} . [I]_{382-washington} want all to share alike ; and there is going to be far more for each than [one person]_{6474-one person} can spend . Break it to [father]_6129-father cautiously -- [you]_{5882-his mother} understand the need of that -- break it to [him]_6129-father cautiously , for [he]_6129-father has had such cruel hard fortune , and is so stricken by it that great good news might prostrate [him]_6129-father more surely than even bad , for [he]_6129-father is used to the bad but is grown sadly unaccustomed to the other . Tell [Laura]_403-laura -- tell [all the children]_{6317-all the children} . And write to [Clay]_405-clay about it if [he]_405-clay is not with [you]_{5882-his mother} yet . [You]_{5882-his mother} may tell [Clay]_405-clay that whatever [I]_{382-washington} get [he]_405-clay can freely share in - freely . [He]_405-clay knows that that is true -- there will be no need that [I]_{382-washington} should swear to that to make [him]_405-clay believe it . Good - bye -- and mind what [I]_{382-washington} say : Rest perfectly easy , one and all of [you]_{5882-his mother} , for [our]_{5795-the family} troubles are nearly at an end . ”_{[382-washington]} [Poor lad]_{1322-poor lad} , [he]_{1322-poor lad} could not know that [[his]_{1322-poor lad} mother]_{5882-his mother} would cry some loving , compassionate tears over [his]_{1322-poor lad} letter and put off [the family]_{5795-the family} with a synopsis of its contents which conveyed a deal of love to [them]_{5795-the family} but not much idea of [his]_{1322-poor lad} prospects or projects . And [he]_{1322-poor lad} never dreamed that such a joyful letter could sadden [her]_{5882-his mother} and fill [her]_{5882-his mother} night with sighs , and troubled thoughts , and bodings of the future , instead of filling it with peace and blessing it with restful sleep . When the letter was done , [Washington]_{382-washington} and [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} sallied forth , and as [they]_1326-they walked along [Washington]_{382-washington} learned what [he]_{1322-poor lad} was to be . [He]_{1322-poor lad} was to be [a clerk in [a real estate office]_{1328-a real estate office}]_{1327-a clerk in a real estate office} . Instantly [the fickle youth]_{1329-the fickle youth} 's dreams forsook the magic eye - water and flew back to [the Tennessee Land]_{6241-the tennessee land} . And the gorgeous possibilities of that great domain straightway began to occupy [his]_{1322-poor lad} imagination to such a degree that [he]_{1322-poor lad} could scarcely manage to keep even enough of [his]_{1322-poor lad} attention upon [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} 's talk to retain the general run of what [he]_{1322-poor lad} was saying . [He]_{1322-poor lad} was glad it was [a real estate office]_{1328-a real estate office} -- [he]_{1322-poor lad} was [a made man]_{1333-a made man} now , sure . [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} said that [General Boswell]_{433-general boswell} was [a rich man]_{1335-a rich man} and had a good and growing business ; and that [Washington]_{382-washington} 's work would be light and [he]_{1322-poor lad} would get forty dollars a month and be boarded and lodged in [[the General]_{1336-the general} 's family]_{1337-the general 's family} -- which was as good as ten dollars more ; and even better , for [he]_{1322-poor lad} could not live as well even at [the “ City Hotel ”]_{6477-the “ city hotel ”[433-general boswell]} as [he]_{1322-poor lad} would [there]_840-there , and yet [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel} charged fifteen dollars a month where [a man]_{795-a man} had [a good room]_{1341-a good room} . [General Boswell]_{433-general boswell} was in [[his]_{433-general boswell} office]_{1342-his office} ; [a comfortable looking place]_{1343-a comfortable looking place} , with plenty of outline maps hanging about the walls and in the windows , and [a spectacled man]_{1344-a spectacled man} was marking out another one on a long table . [The office]_{1345-the office} was in [the principal street]_{1346-the principal street} . [The General]_{1336-the general} received [Washington]_{382-washington} with a kindly but reserved politeness . [Washington]_{382-washington} rather liked [his]_{1336-the general} looks . [He]_{1336-the general} was about fifty years old , dignified , well preserved and well dressed . After [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} took [his]_{6205-the colonel} leave , [the General]_{1336-the general} talked a while with [Washington]_{382-washington} -- [his]_{1336-the general} talk consisting chiefly of instructions about the clerical duties of [the place]_{845-the place} . [He]_{1336-the general} seemed satisfied as to [Washington]_{382-washington} 's ability to take care of the books , [he]_{1336-the general} was evidently [a pretty fair theoretical bookkeeper]_{1351-a pretty fair theoretical bookkeeper} , and experience would soon harden theory into practice . By and by dinner - time came , and [the two]_{1352-the two} walked to [[the General]_{1336-the general} 's house]_{1354-the general 's house} ; and now [Washington]_{382-washington} noticed an instinct in [himself]_{382-washington} that moved [him]_{382-washington} to keep not in [[the General]_{433-general boswell} 's rear]_{1355-the general 's rear} , exactly , but yet not at [his]_{433-general boswell} side -- somehow [the old gentleman]_{1356-the old gentleman} 's dignity and reserve did not inspire familiarity . CHAPTER IX . [Washington]_{382-washington} dreamed [his]_{382-washington} way along [the street]_{6286-the street} , [his]_{382-washington} fancy flitting from grain to hogs , from hogs to banks , from banks to eye - water , from eye - water to [Tennessee Land]_{35-tennessee land} , and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations . [He]_{382-washington} was conscious of but one outward thing , to wit , [the General]_{1336-the general} , and [he]_{382-washington} was really not vividly conscious of [him]_{1336-the general} . Arrived at [the finest dwelling in [the town]_{6313-the town}]_{1359-the finest dwelling in the town} , [they]_1361-they entered [it]_{1359-the finest dwelling in the town} and were at [home]_5907-home . [Washington]_{382-washington} was introduced to [Mrs. Boswell]_{434-mrs. boswell} , and [his]_{382-washington} imagination was on the point of flitting into the vapory realms of speculation again , when [a lovely girl of sixteen or seventeen]_{1363-a lovely girl of sixteen or seventeen} came in . This vision swept [Washington]_{382-washington} 's mind clear of its chaos of glittering rubbish in an instant . Beauty had fascinated [him]_{382-washington} before ; many times [he]_{382-washington} had been in love even for weeks at a time with the same object but [his]_{382-washington} heart had never suffered so sudden and so fierce an assault as this , within [his]_{382-washington} recollection . [Louise Boswell]_435-louise occupied [his]_{382-washington} mind and drifted among [his]_{382-washington} multiplication tables all the afternoon . [He]_{382-washington} was constantly catching [himself]_{382-washington} in a reverie -- reveries made up of recalling how [she]_435-louise looked when [she]_435-louise first burst upon [him]_{382-washington} ; how [her]_435-louise voice thrilled [him]_{382-washington} when [she]_435-louise first spoke ; how charmed the very air seemed by [her]_435-louise presence . Blissful as the afternoon was , delivered up to such a revel as this , it seemed an eternity , so impatient was [he]_{382-washington} to see [the girl]_{6320-the girl} again . Other afternoons like it followed . [Washington]_{382-washington} plunged into this love affair as [he]_{382-washington} plunged into everything else -- upon impulse and without reflection . As the days went by it seemed plain that [he]_{382-washington} was growing in favor with [Louise,--not]_{436-louise,--not} sweepingly so , but yet perceptibly , [he]_{382-washington} fancied . [His]_{382-washington} attentions to [her]_435-louise troubled [[her]_435-louise father]_{1365-her father} and [mother]_6171-mother a little , and [they]_1367-they warned [Louise]_435-louise , without stating particulars or making allusions to [any special person]_{1368-any special person} , that [a girl]_{1014-a girl} was sure to make a mistake who allowed [herself]_{1014-a girl} to marry anybody but [a man who could support [her]_{1014-a girl} well]_{1370-a man who could support her well} . Some instinct taught [Washington]_{382-washington} that [his]_{382-washington} present lack of money would be an obstruction , though possibly not a bar , to [his]_{382-washington} hopes , and straightway [his]_{382-washington} poverty became a torture to [him]_{382-washington} which cast all [his]_{382-washington} former sufferings under that held into the shade . [He]_{382-washington} longed for riches now as [he]_{382-washington} had never longed for [them]_1371-them before . [He]_{382-washington} had been once or twice to dine with [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} , and had been discouraged to note that [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} 's bill of fare was falling off both in quantity and quality -- a sign , [he]_{382-washington} feared , that the lacking ingredient in the eye - water still remained undiscovered -- though [Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} always explained that these changes in the family diet had been ordered by [the doctor]_{1373-the doctor} , or suggested by some new scientific work [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} had stumbled upon . But it always turned out that the lacking ingredient was still lacking -- though it always appeared , at the same time , that [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} was right on [its]_1376-its heels . Every time [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} came into [the real estate office]_{1378-the real estate office} [Washington]_{382-washington} 's heart bounded and [his]_{382-washington} eyes lighted with hope , but it always turned out that [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} was merely on the scent of some vast , undefined landed speculation -- although [he]_{6205-the colonel} was customarily able to say that [he]_{6205-the colonel} was nearer to the all - necessary ingredient than ever , and could almost name the hour when success would dawn . And then [Washington]_{382-washington} 's heart would sink again and a sigh would tell when it touched bottom . About this time a letter came , saying that [Judge Hawkins]_{412-judge hawkins} had been ailing for a fortnight , and was now considered to be seriously ill . It was thought best that [Washington]_{382-washington} should come [home]_5907-home . The news filled [him]_{382-washington} with grief , for [he]_{382-washington} loved and honored [[his]_{382-washington} father]_{6333-his father} ; [the Boswells]_{437-the boswells} were touched by [the youth]_{1304-the youth} 's sorrow , and even [the General]_{1336-the general} unbent and said encouraging things to him.--There was balm in this ; but when [Louise]_435-louise bade [him]_{382-washington} good - bye , and shook [his]_{382-washington} hand and said , “ Do n't be cast down -- it will all come out right -- [I]_435-louise know it will all come out right , ”_[435-louise] it seemed a blessed thing to be in misfortune , and the tears that welled up to [his]_{382-washington} eyes were the messengers of [an adoring and a grateful heart]_{1384-an adoring and a grateful heart} ; and when [the girl]_{6320-the girl} saw them and answering tears came into [her]_{6320-the girl} own eyes , [Washington]_{382-washington} could hardly contain the excess of happiness that poured into the cavities of [his]_{382-washington} breast that were so lately stored to the roof with grief . All the way [home]_5907-home [he]_{382-washington} nursed [his]_{382-washington} woe and exalted it . [He]_{382-washington} pictured [himself]_{382-washington} as [she]_435-louise must be picturing [him]_{382-washington} : a noble , struggling young spirit persecuted by misfortune , but bravely and patiently waiting in the shadow of a dread calamity and preparing to meet the blow as became [one who was all too used to hard fortune and the pitiless buffetings of fate]_{1387-one who was all too used to hard fortune and the pitiless buffetings of fate} . These thoughts made [him]_{382-washington} weep , and weep more broken - heartedly than ever ; and [he]_{382-washington} wished that [she]_435-louise could see [his]_{382-washington} sufferings now . There was nothing significant in the fact that [Louise]_435-louise , dreamy and distraught , stood at [[her]_435-louise bedroom]_{1388-her bedroom} bureau that night , scribbling “ [Washington]_{382-washington} ”_[435-louise] here and there over a sheet of paper . But there was something significant in the fact that [she]_435-louise scratched the word out every time [she]_435-louise wrote it ; examined the erasure critically to see if [anybody]_5853-anybody could guess at what the word had been ; then buried it under a maze of obliterating lines ; and finally , as if still unsatisfied , burned the paper . When [Washington]_{382-washington} reached [home]_5907-home , [he]_{382-washington} recognized at once how serious [[his]_{382-washington} father]_{6333-his father} 's case was . [The darkened room]_{1392-the darkened room} , the labored breathing and occasional moanings of [the patient]_{1393-the patient} , the tip - toeing of [the attendants]_{1394-the attendants} and [their]_{1394-the attendants} whispered consultations , were full of sad meaning . For three or four nights [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} and [Laura]_403-laura had been watching by the bedside ; [Clay]_405-clay had arrived , preceding [Washington]_{382-washington} by one day , and [he]_405-clay was now added to [the corps of [watchers]_{1396-watchers}]_{1395-the corps of watchers} . [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} would have none but these three , though neighborly assistance was offered by [old friends]_{1397-old friends} . From this time forth three - hour watches were instituted , and day and night [the watchers]_{1398-the watchers} kept [their]_{1398-the watchers} vigils . By degrees [Laura]_403-laura and [[her]_403-laura mother]_{6128-her mother} began to show wear , but neither of [them]_1400-them would yield a minute of [their]_1400-them tasks to [Clay]_405-clay . [He]_405-clay ventured once to let the midnight hour pass without calling [Laura]_403-laura , but [he]_405-clay ventured no more ; there was that about [her]_403-laura rebuke when [he]_405-clay tried to explain , that taught [him]_405-clay that to let [her]_403-laura sleep when [she]_403-laura might be ministering to [[her]_403-laura father]_{1365-her father} 's needs , was to rob [her]_403-laura of moments that were priceless in [her]_403-laura eyes ; [he]_405-clay perceived that [she]_403-laura regarded it as a privilege to watch , not a burden . And , [he]_405-clay had noticed , also , that when midnight struck , [the patient]_{1393-the patient} turned [his]_{1393-the patient} eyes toward the door , with an expectancy in them which presently grew into a longing but brightened into contentment as soon as the door opened and [Laura]_403-laura appeared . And [he]_405-clay did not need [Laura]_403-laura 's rebuke when [he]_405-clay heard [[his]_405-clay father]_{6333-his father} say : “ [Clay]_405-clay is good , and [you]_405-clay are tired , [poor child]_{1105-poor child} ; but [I]_{6333-his father} wanted [you]_405-clay so . ”_{[6333-his father]} “ [Clay]_405-clay is not good , [father]_6129-father -- [he]_405-clay did not call [me]_405-clay . [I]_405-clay would not have treated [him]_405-clay so . How could [you]_405-clay do it , [Clay]_405-clay ? ”_[405-clay] [Clay]_405-clay begged forgiveness and promised not to break faith again ; and as [he]_405-clay betook [him]_405-clay to [his]_405-clay bed , [he]_405-clay said to [himself]_405-clay : “ [It]_6480-she 's [a steadfast little soul]_{6481-a steadfast little soul} ; whoever thinks [he]_405-clay is doing the Duchess a kindness by intimating that [she]_6480-she is not sufficient for any undertaking [she]_6480-she puts [her]_6480-she hand to , makes a mistake ; and if [I]_405-clay did not know it before , [I]_405-clay know now that there are surer ways of pleasing [her]_6480-she than by trying to lighten [her]_6480-she labor when that labor consists in wearing [herself]_6480-she out for the sake of [a person [she]_6480-she loves]_{6482-a person she loves} . ”_[405-clay] A week drifted by , and all the while [the patient]_{1393-the patient} sank lower and lower . The night drew on that was to end all suspense . It was a wintry one . The darkness gathered , the snow was falling , the wind wailed plaintively about [the house]_{878-the house} or shook [it]_{878-the house} with fitful gusts . [The doctor]_{1373-the doctor} had paid [his]_{1373-the doctor} last visit and gone away with that dismal remark to [the nearest friend of [the family]_{5795-the family}]_{1407-the nearest friend of the family} that [he]_{1373-the doctor} “ believed there was nothing more that [he]_{1373-the doctor} could do”--a_{[1373-the doctor]} remark which is always overheard by some one it is not meant for and strikes a lingering half - conscious hope dead with a withering shock ; the medicine phials had been removed from the bedside and put out of sight , and all things made orderly and meet for the solemn event that was impending ; [the patient , with closed eyes]_{1409-the patient , with closed eyes} , lay scarcely breathing ; [the watchers]_{1398-the watchers} sat by and wiped the gathering damps from [his]_{1393-the patient} forehead while the silent tears flowed down [their]_{1398-the watchers} faces ; the deep hush was only interrupted by sobs from [the children , grouped about the bed]_{1411-the children , grouped about the bed} . After a time -- it was toward midnight now -- [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} roused out of a doze , looked about [him]_{382-washington} and was evidently trying to speak . Instantly [Laura]_403-laura lifted [his]_{1373-the doctor} head and in a failing voice [he]_{1373-the doctor} said , while something of the old light shone in [his]_{1373-the doctor} eyes : “ [Wife]_6162-wife -- [children]_{6077-children} -- come nearer -- nearer . The darkness grows . Let [me]_{1373-the doctor} see [you]_{6198-the group} all , once more . ”_{[1373-the doctor]} [The group]_{6198-the group} closed together at the bedside , and [their]_{6198-the group} tears and sobs came now without restraint . “ [I]_{1373-the doctor} am leaving [you]_{6198-the group} in cruel poverty . [I]_{1373-the doctor} have been -- so foolish -- so short - sighted . But courage ! A better day is -- is coming . Never lose sight of [the Tennessee Land]_{35-tennessee land} ! Be wary . There is wealth stored up for [you]_{6198-the group} there -- wealth that is boundless ! [The children]_{788-the children} shall hold up [their]_{788-the children} heads with the best in [the land]_{6123-the land} , yet . Where are the papers?--Have [you]_{6198-the group} got the papers safe ? Show them -- show them to [me]_{1373-the doctor} ! ”_{[1373-the doctor]} Under [his]_{1373-the doctor} strong excitement [his]_{1373-the doctor} voice had gathered power and [his]_{1373-the doctor} last sentences were spoken with scarcely a perceptible halt or hindrance . With an effort [he]_{1373-the doctor} had raised [himself]_{1373-the doctor} almost without assistance to a sitting posture . But now the fire faded out of [his]_{1373-the doctor} eyes and [he]_{1373-the doctor} fell back exhausted . The papers were brought and held before [him]_{1373-the doctor} , and the answering smile that flitted across [his]_{1373-the doctor} face showed that [he]_{1373-the doctor} was satisfied . [He]_{1373-the doctor} closed [his]_{1373-the doctor} eyes , and the signs of approaching dissolution multiplied rapidly . [He]_{1373-the doctor} lay almost motionless for a little while , then suddenly partly raised [his]_{1373-the doctor} head and looked about [him]_{1373-the doctor} as [one who peers into a dim uncertain light]_{1413-one who peers into a dim uncertain light} . [He]_{1373-the doctor} muttered : “ Gone ? No -- [I]_{1373-the doctor} see [you]_403-laura -- still . It is -- it is - over . But [you]_403-laura are -- safe . Safe . The Ten----- ”_{[1373-the doctor]} The voice died out in a whisper ; the sentence was never finished . The emaciated fingers began to pick at the coverlet , a fatal sign . After a time there were no sounds but the cries of [the mourners within and the gusty turmoil of the wind without]_{1414-the mourners within and the gusty turmoil of the wind without} . [Laura]_403-laura had bent down and kissed [[her]_403-laura father]_{1365-her father} 's lips as the spirit left the body ; but [she]_403-laura did not sob , or utter any ejaculation ; [her]_403-laura tears flowed silently . Then [she]_403-laura closed the dead eyes , and crossed the hands upon the breast ; after a season , [she]_403-laura kissed the forehead reverently , drew the sheet up over the face , and then walked apart and sat down with the look of [one who is done with life and has no further interest in its joys and sorrows]_{1416-one who is done with life and has no further interest in its joys and sorrows} , its hopes or its ambitions . [Clay]_405-clay buried [his]_405-clay face in the coverlet of the bed ; when [the other children]_{1417-the other children} and [the mother]_{6160-the mother} realized that death was indeed come at last , [they]_{1417-the other children} threw [themselves]_{1417-the other children} into [each others]_{1419-each others} ' arms and gave way to a frenzy of grief . Part 2 . CONTENTS CHAPTER X [Laura Hawkins]_403-laura Discovers a Mystery in [Her]_403-laura Parentage and [Grows Morbid Under the Village Gossip CHAPTER XI A Dinner with Col Sellers]_{1420-grows morbid under the village gossip chapter xi a dinner with col sellers} -- Wonderful Effects of [Raw Turnips CHAPTER XII]_{1421-raw turnips chapter xii} [Philip Sterling]_646-philip and [Henry Brierly]_393-harry -- Arrangements to Go [West as Engineers CHAPTER XIII Rail -- Road Contractors]_{1422-west as engineers chapter xiii rail -- road contractors} and [Party Traveling]_{1423-party traveling} -- [Philip]_646-philip and [Harry]_393-harry form the Acquaintance of [Col Sellers CHAPTER XIV Ruth Bolton]_439-ruth and [[Her]_403-laura Parents]_{6138-her parents} CHAPTER XV [Visitors of [the Boltons]_{536-the boltons}]_{1425-visitors of the boltons} -- [Mr Bigler “ Sees the Legislature”--Ruth_{[440-mr. bolton]} Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} Commences Medical Studies CHAPTER XVI The Engineers Detained at [St Louis]_{75-st louis} -- Off for Camp -- Reception by [Jeff]_441-jeff CHAPTER XVII [The Engineer Corps]_{76-the engineer corps} Arrive at [Stone 's Landing CHAPTER XVIII Laura]_{77-stone 's landing chapter xviii laura} and [Her]_403-laura Marriage to [Colonel Selby]_{442-the colonel} -- Deserted and Returns to [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye ILLUSTRATIONS 37 . [LAURA SEEKING POR EVIDENCES]_{78-laura seeking por evidences} OF [HER]_403-laura BIRTH 38 . EVER TRUE 39 . [A HEALTHY MEAL]_{79-a healthy meal} 40 . PHILIP AT [THE THEATRE]_{80-the theatre} 41 . WHAT [PHILIP]_646-philip LEARNED AT COLLEGE 42 . [THE DELEGATE 'S INTERESTING GAME]_{1426-the delegate 's interesting game} 43 . [THE PERSON OF IMPORTANCE]_{1427-the person of importance} 44 . “ NOT THAT ”_[443-ruth] 45 . [RUTH 'S MOTHER]_443-ruth MAKES ENQUIRIES 46 . THE LETTER 47 . CARING FOR THE POOR 48 . ANATOMICAL INVESTIGATIONS 49 . [RUTH]_443-ruth LOOKING AT [THE “ NEW ONE ”_[443-ruth] BY CANDLE LIGHT]_{1428-the “ new one ” by candle light} 60 . “ ONLY FOR [YOU]_443-ruth , [BRIERLY]_81-brierly ”_[443-ruth] 51 . [AN ACCLIMATED MAN]_{1429-an acclimated man} 51 . NO THANKS ! GOOD BYE ! 52 . “ BRESS [YOU]_443-ruth , [CHILE]_82-chile , [YOU]_443-ruth DAR NOW ”_[403-laura] 53 . [CAMP LIFE]_{1430-camp life} 54 . STRAIGHT FROM [THE SHOULDER]_{1431-the shoulder} 55 . [JEFF THOMPSON AS A NIGHTINGALE]_{83-jeff thompson as a nightingale} 56 . [BOUND FOR STONE 'S LANDING]_{84-bound for stone 's landing} 57 . [STONE 'S LANDING]_{85-stone 's landing} 58 . WAITING FOR [A RAILROAD]_{86-a railroad} 59 . “ IT AIN'T THERE ”_{[1429-an acclimated man]} 60 . TAIL PIECE 61 . CAPTURE OF [WASHINGTON]_{382-washington} 63 . [LAURA]_403-laura SWOONED 62 . TAILPIECE CHAPTER X. Only two or three days had elapsed since the funeral , when something happened which was to change the drift of [Laura]_403-laura 's life somewhat , and influence in a greater or lesser degree the formation of [her]_403-laura character . [Major Lackland]_{444-major lackland} had once been [a man of note in [the State]_{1194-the state}]_{1432-a man of note in the state} -- [a man of extraordinary natural ability and as extraordinary learning]_{1434-a man of extraordinary natural ability and as extraordinary learning} . [He]_{444-major lackland} had been universally trusted and honored in [his]_{444-major lackland} day , but had finally , fallen into misfortune ; while serving [his]_{444-major lackland} third term in [Congress]_{1435-congress} , and while upon the point of being elevated to [the Senate]_{1436-the senate} -- which was considered the summit of earthly aggrandizement in those days -- [he]_{444-major lackland} had yielded to temptation , when in distress for money wherewith to save [his]_{444-major lackland} estate ; and sold [his]_{444-major lackland} vote . [His]_{444-major lackland} crime was discovered , and [his]_{444-major lackland} fall followed instantly . Nothing could reinstate [him]_{444-major lackland} in the confidence of [the people]_{891-the people} , [his]_{444-major lackland} ruin was irretrievable -- [his]_{444-major lackland} disgrace complete . All doors were closed against [him]_{444-major lackland} , [all men]_{1438-all men} avoided [him]_{444-major lackland} . After years of skulking retirement and dissipation , death had relieved [him]_{444-major lackland} of [his]_{444-major lackland} troubles at last , and [his]_{444-major lackland} funeral followed close upon that of [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} . [He]_{444-major lackland} died as [he]_{444-major lackland} had latterly lived -- wholly alone and friendless . [He]_{444-major lackland} had [no relatives]_{1439-no relatives} -- or if [he]_{444-major lackland} had [they]_1440-they did not acknowledge [him]_{444-major lackland} . [[The coroner]_{1441-the coroner} 's jury]_{1442-the coroner 's jury} found certain memoranda upon [his]_{444-major lackland} body and about [the premises]_{1443-the premises} which revealed a fact not suspected by [the villagers]_{1444-the villagers} before - viz . , that [Laura]_403-laura was not [the child of [Mr.]_1446-mr. and [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins}]_{1445-the child of mr. and mrs. hawkins} . [The gossips]_{1447-the gossips} were soon at work . [They]_{1447-the gossips} were but little hampered by the fact that the memoranda referred to betrayed nothing but the bare circumstance that [[Laura]_403-laura 's real parents]_{1448-laura 's real parents} were unknown , and stopped there . So far from being hampered by this , [the gossips]_{1447-the gossips} seemed to gain all the more freedom from it . [They]_{1447-the gossips} supplied all the missing information [themselves]_{1447-the gossips} , [they]_{1447-the gossips} filled up all the blanks . [The town]_{6313-the town} soon teemed with histories of [Laura]_403-laura 's origin and secret history , no two versions precisely alike , but all elaborate , exhaustive , mysterious and interesting , and all agreeing in one vital particular -- to - wit , that there was a suspicious cloud about [her]_403-laura birth , not to say a disreputable one . [Laura]_403-laura began to encounter cold looks , averted eyes and peculiar nods and gestures which perplexed [her]_403-laura beyond measure ; but presently the pervading gossip found its way to [her]_403-laura , and [she]_403-laura understood [them]_{1447-the gossips} -- then . [Her]_403-laura pride was stung . [She]_403-laura was astonished , and at first incredulous . [She]_403-laura was about to ask [[her]_403-laura mother]_{6128-her mother} if there was any truth in these reports , but upon second thought held [her]_403-laura peace . [She]_403-laura soon gathered that [Major Lackland]_{444-major lackland} 's memoranda seemed to refer to letters which had passed between [himself]_{444-major lackland} and [Judge Hawkins]_{412-judge hawkins} . [She]_403-laura shaped [her]_403-laura course without difficulty the day that that hint reached [her]_403-laura . That night [she]_403-laura sat in [[her]_403-laura room]_{1452-her room} till all was still , and then [she]_403-laura stole into [the garret]_{1453-the garret} and began a search . [She]_403-laura rummaged long among boxes of musty papers relating to business matters of no interest to [her]_403-laura , but at last [she]_403-laura found several bundles of letters . One bundle was marked “ private , ”_[403-laura] and in that [she]_403-laura found what [she]_403-laura wanted . [She]_403-laura selected six or eight letters from the package and began to devour their contents , heedless of the cold . By the dates , these letters were from five to seven years old . They were all from [Major Lackland]_{444-major lackland} to [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} . The substance of them was , that [some one in [the east]_{1455-the east}]_{1454-some one in the east} had been inquiring of [Major Lackland]_{444-major lackland} about [a lost child]_{1456-a lost child} and [its parents]_{1457-its parents} , and that it was conjectured that [the child]_{899-the child} might be [Laura]_403-laura . Evidently some of the letters were missing , for the name of [the inquirer]_{1459-the inquirer} was not mentioned ; there was a casual reference to “ [this handsome - featured aristocratic gentleman]_{6487-this handsome - featured aristocratic gentleman} , ”_{[444-major lackland]} as if [the reader]_{1460-the reader} and [the writer]_{1461-the writer} were accustomed to speak of [him]_{444-major lackland} and knew who was meant . In one letter [the Major]_{444-major lackland} said [he]_{444-major lackland} agreed with [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} that [the inquirer]_{1459-the inquirer} seemed not altogether on the wrong track ; but [he]_{444-major lackland} also agreed that it would be best to keep quiet until more convincing developments were forthcoming . Another letter said that “ [the poor soul]_{6488-the poor soul} broke completely down when [he]_{6488-the poor soul} saw [Laura]_403-laura 's picture , and declared it must be [she]_403-laura . ”_{[444-major lackland]} Still another said : “ [He]_{6488-the poor soul} seems entirely alone in [the world]_{5784-the world} , and [his]_{6488-the poor soul} heart is so wrapped up in this thing that [I]_{444-major lackland} believe that if it proved a false hope , it would kill [him]_{6488-the poor soul} ; [I]_{444-major lackland} have persuaded [him]_{6488-the poor soul} to wait a little while and go west when [I]_{444-major lackland} go . ”_{[444-major lackland]} Another letter had this paragraph in it : “ [He]_{6488-the poor soul} is better one day and worse the next , and is out of [his]_{6488-the poor soul} mind a good deal of the time . Lately [his]_{6488-the poor soul} case has developed a something which is a wonder to [the hired nurses]_{6490-the hired nurses} , but which will not be much of a marvel to [you]_6491-you if [you]_6491-you have read medical philosophy much . It is this : [his]_{6488-the poor soul} lost memory returns to [him]_{6488-the poor soul} when [he]_{6488-the poor soul} is delirious , and goes away again when [he]_{6488-the poor soul} is [himself]_{6488-the poor soul} - just as [old Canada Joe]_{445-old canada joe} used to talk the French patois of [his]_{445-old canada joe} boyhood in the delirium of typhus fever , though [he]_{445-old canada joe} could not do it when [his]_{445-old canada joe} mind was clear . Now [this poor gentleman]_{6492-this poor gentleman} 's memory has always broken down before [he]_{6488-the poor soul} reached the explosion of [the steamer]_{6047-the steamer} ; [he]_{6488-the poor soul} could only remember starting up [the river]_{920-the river} with [[his]_{6488-the poor soul} wife]_{839-his wife} and [child]_5824-child , and [he]_{6488-the poor soul} had an idea that there was a race , but [he]_{6488-the poor soul} was not certain ; [he]_{6488-the poor soul} could not name [the boat]_{5956-the boat} [he]_{6488-the poor soul} was on ; there was a dead blank of a month or more that supplied not an item to [his]_{6488-the poor soul} recollection . It was not for [me]_{444-major lackland} to assist [him]_{6488-the poor soul} , of course . But now in [his]_{6488-the poor soul} delirium it all comes out : the names of [the boats]_{6063-the boats} , every incident of the explosion , and likewise the details of [his]_{6488-the poor soul} astonishing escape -- that is , up to where , just as [a yawl - boat]_{6499-a yawl - boat} was approaching [him]_{6488-the poor soul} ( [he]_{6488-the poor soul} was clinging to the starboard wheel of [the burning wreck]_{6500-the burning wreck} at the time ) , a falling timber struck [him]_{6488-the poor soul} on the head . But [I]_{444-major lackland} will write out [his]_{6488-the poor soul} wonderful escape in full to - morrow or next day . Of course [the physicians]_{6501-the physicians} will not let [me]_{444-major lackland} tell [him]_{6488-the poor soul} now that [[our]_6502-our [Laura]_403-laura]_{6503-our laura} is indeed [[his]_{6488-the poor soul} child]_{6504-his child} -- that must come later , when [his]_{6488-the poor soul} health is thoroughly restored . [His]_{6488-the poor soul} case is not considered dangerous at all ; [he]_{6488-the poor soul} will recover presently , [the doctors]_{6505-the doctors} say . But [they]_{6505-the doctors} insist that [he]_{6488-the poor soul} must travel a little when [he]_{6488-the poor soul} gets well -- [they]_{6505-the doctors} recommend a short sea voyage , and [they]_{6505-the doctors} say [he]_{6488-the poor soul} can be persuaded to try it if [we]_6502-our continue to keep [him]_{6488-the poor soul} in ignorance and promise to let [him]_{6488-the poor soul} see [L.]_87-l. as soon as [he]_{6488-the poor soul} returns . ”_{[444-major lackland]} The letter that bore the latest date of all , contained this clause : “ It is the most unaccountable thing in [the world]_{5784-the world} ; the mystery remains as impenetrable as ever ; [I]_{444-major lackland} have hunted high and low for [him]_{6488-the poor soul} , and inquired of [everybody]_{5858-everybody} , but in vain ; all trace of [him]_{6488-the poor soul} ends at [that hotel in [New York]_{88-new york}]_{6508-that hotel in new york} ; [I]_{444-major lackland} never have seen or heard of [him]_{6488-the poor soul} since , up to this day ; [he]_{6488-the poor soul} could hardly have sailed , for [his]_{6488-the poor soul} name does not appear upon the books of [any shipping office in [New York]_{88-new york}]_{6509-any shipping office in new york} or [Boston]_89-boston or [Baltimore]_90-baltimore . How fortunate it seems , now , that [we]_6510-we kept this thing to [ourselves]_6510-we ; [Laura]_403-laura still has [a father]_{6511-a father} in [you]_6512-you , and it is better for [her]_403-laura that [we]_6510-we drop this subject here forever . ”_{[444-major lackland]} That was all . Random remarks here and there , being pieced together gave [Laura]_403-laura a vague impression of [a man of fine presence , about forty - three or forty - five years of age , with dark hair and eyes]_{1463-a man of fine presence , about forty - three or forty - five years of age , with dark hair and eyes} , and a slight limp in [his]_{1463-a man of fine presence , about forty - three or forty - five years of age , with dark hair and eyes} walk -- it was not stated which leg was defective . And this indistinct shadow represented [[her]_403-laura father]_{1365-her father} . [She]_403-laura made an exhaustive search for the missing letters , but found none . They had probably been burned ; and [she]_403-laura doubted not that [the ones [she]_403-laura had ferreted out]_{1465-the ones she had ferreted out} would have shared the same fate if [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} had not been [a dreamer , void of method]_{1466-a dreamer , void of method} , whose mind was perhaps in a state of conflagration over some bright new speculation when [he]_{382-washington} received them . [She]_403-laura sat long , with the letters in [her]_403-laura lap , thinking -- and unconsciously freezing . [She]_403-laura felt like [a lost person who has traveled down a long lane in good hope of escape , and , just as the night descends]_{1467-a lost person who has traveled down a long lane in good hope of escape , and , just as the night descends} finds [his]_{1463-a man of fine presence , about forty - three or forty - five years of age , with dark hair and eyes} progress barred by [a bridge - less river whose further shore , if it has one , is lost in the darkness]_{1468-a bridge - less river whose further shore , if it has one , is lost in the darkness} . If [she]_403-laura could only have found these letters a month sooner ! That was [her]_403-laura thought . But now [the dead]_{6081-the dead} had carried [their]_{6081-the dead} secrets with [them]_{6081-the dead} . A dreary , melancholy settled down upon [her]_403-laura . An undefined sense of injury crept into [her]_403-laura heart . [She]_403-laura grew very miserable . [She]_403-laura had just reached the romantic age -- the age when there is a sad sweetness , a dismal comfort to [a girl]_{1014-a girl} to find out that there is a mystery connected with [her]_403-laura birth , which no other piece of good luck can afford . [She]_403-laura had more than [her]_403-laura rightful share of practical good sense , but still [she]_403-laura was human ; and to be human is to have one 's little modicum of romance secreted away in one 's composition . [One]_893-one never ceases to make [a hero of one]_{1472-a hero of one} 's self , ( in private , ) during life , but only alters the style of [his]_893-one heroism from time to time as the drifting years belittle certain gods of [his]_893-one admiration and raise up [others]_1157-others in [their]_1157-others stead that seem greater . The recent wearing days and nights of watching , and the wasting grief that had possessed [her]_403-laura , combined with the profound depression that naturally came with the reaction of idleness , made [Laura]_403-laura peculiarly susceptible at this time to romantic impressions . [She]_403-laura was [a heroine]_{1474-a heroine} , now , with [a mysterious father somewhere]_{1475-a mysterious father somewhere} . [She]_403-laura could not really tell whether [she]_403-laura wanted to find [him]_{1475-a mysterious father somewhere} and spoil it all or not ; but still all the traditions of romance pointed to the making the attempt as the usual and necessary course to follow ; therefore [she]_403-laura would some day begin the search when opportunity should offer . Now a former thought struck [her]_403-laura -- [she]_403-laura would speak to [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} . And naturally enough [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} appeared on the stage at that moment . [She]_{365-mrs. hawkins} said [she]_{365-mrs. hawkins} knew all -- [she]_{365-mrs. hawkins} knew that [Laura]_403-laura had discovered the secret that [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} , [the elder children]_{6271-the elder children} , [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth and [herself]_403-laura had kept so long and so faithfully ; and [she]_{365-mrs. hawkins} cried and said that now that troubles had begun [they]_1477-they would never end ; [[her]_{365-mrs. hawkins} daughter]_{1478-her daughter} 's love would wean itself away from [her]_403-laura and [her]_403-laura heart would break . [Her]_{365-mrs. hawkins} grief so wrought upon [Laura]_403-laura that [the girl]_{6320-the girl} almost forgot [her]_{6320-the girl} own troubles for the moment in [her]_{6320-the girl} compassion for [[her]_{6320-the girl} mother]_{6128-her mother} 's distress . Finally [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} said : “ Speak to [me]_{365-mrs. hawkins} , [child]_5824-child -- do not forsake [me]_{365-mrs. hawkins} . Forget all this miserable talk . Say [I]_{365-mrs. hawkins} am [[your]_5824-child mother!--I]_{6514-your mother!--i} have loved [you]_5824-child so long , and there is no other . [I]_{365-mrs. hawkins} am [[your]_5824-child mother]_{6515-your mother} , in the sight of [God]_378-god , and nothing shall ever take [you]_5824-child from [me]_{365-mrs. hawkins} ! ”_{[365-mrs. hawkins]} All barriers fell , before this appeal . [Laura]_403-laura put [her]_403-laura arms about [[her]_403-laura mother]_{6128-her mother} 's neck and said : “ [You]_{6128-her mother} are [[my]_403-laura mother]_{1008-my mother} , and always shall be . [We]_1482-we will be as [we]_1482-we have always been ; and neither this foolish talk nor any other thing shall part [us]_1482-we or make [us]_1482-we less to each other than [we]_1482-we are this hour . ”_[403-laura] There was no longer any sense of separation or estrangement between [them]_1482-we . Indeed [their]_1482-we love seemed more perfect now than it had ever been before . By and by [they]_1482-we went down [stairs]_1316-stairs and sat by the fire and talked long and earnestly about [Laura]_403-laura 's history and the letters . But it transpired that [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} had never known of this correspondence between [[her]_{365-mrs. hawkins} husband]_{6214-her husband} and [Major Lackland]_{444-major lackland} . With [his]_{6214-her husband} usual consideration for [[his]_{6214-her husband} wife]_{839-his wife} , [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} had shielded [her]_403-laura from the worry the matter would have caused [her]_403-laura . [Laura]_403-laura went to bed at last with a mind that had gained largely in tranquility and had lost correspondingly in morbid romantic exaltation . [She]_403-laura was pensive , the next day , and subdued ; but that was not matter for remark , for [she]_403-laura did not differ from [the mournful friends]_{1486-the mournful friends} about [her]_403-laura in that respect . [Clay]_405-clay and [Washington]_{382-washington} were [the same loving and admiring brothers]_{1487-the same loving and admiring brothers} now that [they]_{1487-the same loving and admiring brothers} had always been . The great secret was new to [some of [the younger children]_{6337-the younger children}]_{1488-some of the younger children} , but [their]_{1488-some of the younger children} love suffered no change under the wonderful revelation . It is barely possible that things might have presently settled down into [their]_{1488-some of the younger children} old rut and the mystery have lost the bulk of its romantic sublimity in [Laura]_403-laura 's eyes , if [the village gossips]_{1490-the village gossips} could have quieted down . But [they]_{1490-the village gossips} could not quiet down and [they]_{1490-the village gossips} did not . Day after day [they]_{1490-the village gossips} called at [the house]_{878-the house} , ostensibly upon visits of condolence , and [they]_{1490-the village gossips} pumped away at [the mother]_{6160-the mother} and [the children]_{788-the children} without seeming to know that [their]_{1490-the village gossips} questionings were in bad taste . [They]_{1490-the village gossips} meant no harm [they]_{1490-the village gossips} only wanted to know . [Villagers]_{1494-villagers} always want to know . [The family]_{5795-the family} fought shy of the questionings , and of course that was high testimony “ if [the Duchess]_{6517-the duchess} was respectably born , why did n't [they]_{1490-the village gossips} come out and prove it?--why did [they]_{1490-the village gossips} , stick to that poor thin story about picking [her]_{6517-the duchess} up out of a steamboat explosion ? ”_{[5795-the family]} Under this ceaseless persecution , [Laura]_403-laura 's morbid self - communing was renewed . At night the day 's contribution of detraction , innuendo and malicious conjecture would be canvassed in [her]_403-laura mind , and then [she]_403-laura would drift into a course of thinking . As [her]_403-laura thoughts ran on , the indignant tears would spring to [her]_403-laura eyes , and [she]_403-laura would spit out fierce little ejaculations at intervals . But finally [she]_403-laura would grow calmer and say some comforting disdainful thing -- something like this : “ But who are they?--Animals ! What are [their]_{1490-the village gossips} opinions to [me]_403-laura ? Let [them]_{1490-the village gossips} talk -- [I]_403-laura will not stoop to be affected by it . [I]_403-laura could hate---- . Nonsense -- [nobody]_5874-nobody [I]_403-laura care for or in any way respect is changed toward [me]_403-laura , [I]_403-laura fancy . ”_[403-laura] [She]_403-laura may have supposed [she]_403-laura was thinking of [many individuals]_{1496-many individuals} , but it was not so -- [she]_403-laura was thinking of only one . And [her]_403-laura heart warmed somewhat , too , the while . One day [a friend]_{1097-a friend} overheard a conversation like this:--and naturally came and told [her]_403-laura all about it : “ [Ned]_446-ned , [they]_{1490-the village gossips} say [you]_446-ned do n't go [there]_840-there any more . How is that ? ”_{[1097-a friend]} “ Well , [I]_{1097-a friend} do n't ; but [I]_{1097-a friend} tell [you]_446-ned it 's not because [I]_{1097-a friend} do n't want to and it 's not because [I]_{1097-a friend} think it is any matter who [[her]_403-laura father]_{1365-her father} was or who [he]_{1365-her father} was n't , either ; it 's only on account of this talk , talk , talk . [I]_{1097-a friend} think [she]_403-laura is [a fine girl]_{6521-a fine girl} every way , and so would [you]_446-ned if [you]_446-ned knew [her]_403-laura as well as [I]_{1097-a friend} do ; but [you]_446-ned know how it is when [a girl]_{1014-a girl} once gets talked about -- it 's all up with [her]_403-laura -- [the world]_{5784-the world} wo n't ever let [her]_403-laura alone , after that . ”_{[1097-a friend]} The only comment [Laura]_403-laura made upon this revelation , was : “ Then it appears that if this trouble had not occurred [I]_{1097-a friend} could have had the happiness of [Mr. Ned Thurston]_446-ned 's serious attentions . [He]_446-ned is well favored in person , and well liked , too , [I]_{1097-a friend} believe , and comes of [one of [the first families of [the village]_{807-the village}]_{6525-the first families of the village}]_{6524-one of the first families of the village} . [He]_446-ned is prosperous , too , [I]_{1097-a friend} hear ; has been [a doctor]_{6527-a doctor} a year , now , and has had [two patients]_{6528-two patients} -- no , three , [I]_{1097-a friend} think ; yes , it was three . [I]_{1097-a friend} attended [their]_{6528-two patients} funerals . Well , [other people]_{1190-other people} have hoped and been disappointed ; [I]_{1097-a friend} am not alone in that . [I]_{1097-a friend} wish [you]_422-polly could stay to dinner , [Maria]_422-polly -- [we]_6530-we are going to have sausages ; and besides , [I]_{1097-a friend} wanted to talk to [you]_422-polly about [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye and make [you]_422-polly promise to come and see [us]_6530-we when [we]_6530-we are settled [there]_840-there . ”_{[1097-a friend]} But [Maria]_422-polly could not stay . [She]_422-polly had come to mingle romantic tears with [Laura]_403-laura 's over [the lover]_{1498-the lover} 's defection and had found [herself]_422-polly dealing with a heart that could not rise to an appreciation of affliction because its interest was all centred in sausages . But as soon as [Maria]_422-polly was gone , [Laura]_403-laura stamped [her]_403-laura expressive foot and said : “ [The coward]_{6532-the coward} ! Are all books lies ? [I]_403-laura thought [he]_{6532-the coward} would fly to the front , and be brave and noble , and stand up for [me]_403-laura against all [the world]_{5784-the world} , and defy [[my]_403-laura enemies]_{6534-my enemies} , and wither these gossips with [his]_{6532-the coward} scorn ! [Poor crawling thing]_{6535-poor crawling thing} , let [him]_{6532-the coward} go . [I]_403-laura do begin to despise [this world]_{856-this world} ! ”_[403-laura] [She]_403-laura lapsed into thought . Presently [she]_403-laura said : “ If the time ever comes , and [I]_403-laura get a chance , Oh , [I'll----]_{6537-i'll----} ”_[403-laura] [She]_403-laura could not find a word that was strong enough , perhaps . By and by [she]_403-laura said : “ Well , [I]_403-laura am glad of it -- [I'm]_403-laura glad of it . [I]_403-laura never cared anything for [him]_{382-washington} anyway ! ”_[403-laura] And then , with small consistency , [she]_403-laura cried a little , and patted [her]_403-laura foot more indignantly than ever . CHAPTER XI . Two months had gone by and [the Hawkins family]_{6168-the hawkins family} were domiciled in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye . [Washington]_{382-washington} was at work in [the real estate office]_{1378-the real estate office} again , and was alternately in [paradise]_{1501-paradise} or [the other place]_{1502-the other place} just as it happened that [Louise]_435-louise was gracious to [him]_{382-washington} or seemingly indifferent -- because indifference or preoccupation could mean nothing else than that [she]_435-louise was thinking of [some other young person]_{1503-some other young person} . [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth had asked [him]_{382-washington} several times , to dine with [him]_{382-washington} , when [he]_{382-washington} first returned to [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye , but [Washington]_{382-washington} , for no particular reason , had not accepted . No particular reason except one which [he]_{382-washington} preferred to keep to [himself]_{382-washington} -- viz . that [he]_{382-washington} could not bear to be away from [Louise]_435-louise . It occurred to [him]_{382-washington} , now , that [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} had not invited [him]_{382-washington} lately -- could [he]_{382-washington} be offended ? [He]_{382-washington} resolved to go that very day , and give [the Colonel]_{442-the colonel} a pleasant surprise . It was a good idea ; especially as [Louise]_435-louise had absented [herself]_435-louise from breakfast that morning , and torn [his]_{382-washington} heart ; [he]_{382-washington} would tear hers , now , and let [her]_435-louise see how it felt . [The Sellers family]_{1302-the sellers family} were just starting to dinner when [Washington]_{382-washington} burst upon [them]_{1302-the sellers family} with [his]_{382-washington} surprise . For an instant [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} looked nonplussed , and just a bit uncomfortable ; and [Mrs. Sellers]_{424-mrs. sellers} looked actually distressed ; but the next moment [the head of [the house]_{878-the house}]_{1507-the head of the house} was [himself]_{1507-the head of the house} again , and exclaimed : “ All right , [[my]_{1507-the head of the house} boy]_{5881-my boy} , all right -- always glad to see [you]_{5881-my boy} -- always glad to hear [your]_{5881-my boy} voice and take [you]_{5881-my boy} by the hand . Do n't wait for special invitations -- that 's all nonsense among [friends]_5905-friends . Just come whenever [you]_{5881-my boy} can , and come as often as [you]_{5881-my boy} can -- [the oftener]_{6540-the oftener} the better . [You]_{5881-my boy} ca n't please [us]_{1302-the sellers family} any better than that , [Washington]_{382-washington} ; [the little woman]_{6541-the little woman} will tell [you]_{382-washington} so [herself]_{6541-the little woman} . [We]_{1302-the sellers family} do n't pretend to style . [Plain folks]_{6542-plain folks} , [you]_{382-washington} know -- [plain folks]_{6542-plain folks} . Just a plain family dinner , but such as it is , [[our]_{1302-the sellers family} friends]_{6544-our friends} are always welcome , [I]_{1507-the head of the house} reckon [you]_{382-washington} know that [yourself]_{382-washington} , [Washington]_{382-washington} . Run along , [children]_{6077-children} , run along ; Lafayette,--[**In those old days [the average man]_{6546-the average man} called [[his]_{6546-the average man} children]_{6133-his children} after [[his]_{6546-the average man} most revered literary and historical idols]_{6548-his most revered literary and historical idols} ; consequently there was hardly [a family]_{6278-a family} , at least in [the West]_{91-the west} , but had a [Washington]_{382-washington} in it -- and also a [Lafayette]_92-lafayette , [a Franklin]_{6550-a franklin} , and six or eight sounding names from [Byron]_448-byron , [Scott]_449-scott , and the Bible , if [the offspring]_{6551-the offspring} held out . To visit [such a family]_{6552-such a family} , was to find [one]_893-one 's self confronted by [a congress made up of [representatives of the imperial myths and the majestic dead of all the ages]_{6555-representatives of the imperial myths and the majestic dead of all the ages}]_{6554-a congress made up of representatives of the imperial myths and the majestic dead of all the ages} . There was something thrilling about it , to [a stranger]_{5910-a stranger} , not to say awe inspiring.]--stand off the cat 's tail , [child]_5824-child , ca n't [you]_5824-child see what [you]_5824-child 're doing?--Come , come , come , [Roderick Dhu]_{450-roderick dhu} , it is n't nice for [little boys]_{6558-little boys} to hang onto [young gentlemen]_{6559-young gentlemen} 's coat tails -- but never mind [him]_{450-roderick dhu} , [Washington]_{382-washington} , [he]_{450-roderick dhu} 's full of spirits and do n't mean any harm . [Children]_{6077-children} will be [children]_{6077-children} , [you]_5824-child know . Take the chair next to [Mrs. Sellers]_{424-mrs. sellers} , [Washington]_{382-washington} -- tut , tut , [Marie Antoinette]_422-polly , let [[your]_5824-child brother]_{6562-your brother} have the fork if [he]_{6562-your brother} wants it , [you]_5824-child are bigger than [he]_{6562-your brother} is . ”_{[1507-the head of the house]} [Washington]_{382-washington} contemplated the banquet , and wondered if [he]_{382-washington} were in [his]_{382-washington} right mind . Was this the plain family dinner ? And was it all present ? It was soon apparent that this was indeed the dinner : it was all on the table : it consisted of abundance of clear , fresh water , and a basin of raw turnips -- nothing more . [Washington]_{382-washington} stole a glance at [Mrs. Sellers]_{424-mrs. sellers} 's face , and would have given [the world]_{5784-the world} , the next moment , if [he]_{382-washington} could have spared [her]_{424-mrs. sellers} that . [The poor woman]_{1510-the poor woman} 's face was crimson , and the tears stood in [her]_{1510-the poor woman} eyes . [Washington]_{382-washington} did not know what to do . [He]_{382-washington} wished [he]_{382-washington} had never come [there]_840-there and spied out this cruel poverty and brought pain to [that poor little lady]_{1512-that poor little lady} 's heart and shame to [her]_{1512-that poor little lady} cheek ; but [he]_{382-washington} was there , and there was no escape . [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth hitched back [his]_{382-washington} coat sleeves airily from [his]_{382-washington} wrists as who should say “ Now for solid enjoyment ! ”_[439-ruth] seized a fork , flourished it and began to harpoon turnips and deposit them in the plates before [him]_{382-washington} “ Let [me]_{382-washington} help [you]_{382-washington} , [Washington]_{382-washington} -- [Lafayette]_92-lafayette , pass this plate to [Washington]_{382-washington} -- ah , well , well , [[my]_{382-washington} boy]_{5881-my boy} , things are looking pretty bright , now , [I]_{382-washington} tell [you]_{382-washington} . Speculation -- [my]_{382-washington} ! the whole atmosphere 's full of money . [I]_{382-washington} would'nt take three fortunes for one little operation [I]_{382-washington} 've got on hand now -- have anything from [the casters]_{6564-the casters} ? No ? Well , [you]_{382-washington} 're right , [you]_{382-washington} 're right . [Some people]_{858-some people} like mustard with turnips , but -- now there was [Baron Poniatowski]_{451-baron poniatowski} -- [Lord]_6566-lord , but [that man]_{5852-that man} did know how to live!--true Russian [you]_{382-washington} know , [Russian]_452-russian to the back bone ; [I]_{382-washington} say to [[my]_{382-washington} wife]_{1019-my wife} , give [me]_{382-washington} a Russian every time , for [a table comrade]_{6569-a table comrade} . [The Baron]_{451-baron poniatowski} used to say , ' Take mustard , [Sellers]_6570-sellers , try the mustard,--a man ca n't know what turnips are in perfection without , mustard , ' but [I]_{382-washington} always said , ' No , [Baron]_{451-baron poniatowski} , [I]_{382-washington} 'm [a plain man]_{6571-a plain man} and [I]_{382-washington} want [my]_{382-washington} food plain -- none of [your]_{451-baron poniatowski} embellishments for [Beriah Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} -- no made dishes for [me]_{382-washington} ! And it 's the best way -- high living kills more than it cures in [this world]_{856-this world} , [you]_6570-sellers can rest assured of that.--Yes indeed , [Washington]_{382-washington} , [I]_{382-washington} 've got one little operation on hand that -- take some more water -- help [yourself]_6570-sellers , wo n't you?--help [yourself]_6570-sellers , there 's plenty of it.--You'll find it pretty good , [I]_{382-washington} guess . How does that fruit strike [you]_6570-sellers ? ”_{[382-washington]} [Washington]_{382-washington} said [he]_{382-washington} did not know that [he]_{382-washington} had ever tasted better . [He]_{382-washington} did not add that [he]_{382-washington} detested turnips even when they were cooked -- loathed them in [their]_1513-them natural state . No , [he]_{382-washington} kept this to [himself]_{382-washington} , and praised the turnips to the peril of [his]_{382-washington} soul . “ [I]_{382-washington} thought [you]_6570-sellers 'd like them . Examine [them]_1513-them -- examine [them]_1513-them -- they'll bear it . See how perfectly firm and juicy [they]_1513-them are -- [they]_1513-them ca n't start any like them in [this part of [the country]_{797-the country}]_{6573-this part of the country} , [I]_{382-washington} can tell [you]_6570-sellers . [These]_1513-them are from [New Jersey]_{93-new jersey} -- [I]_{382-washington} imported them [myself]_{382-washington} . They cost like sin , too ; but lord bless [me]_{382-washington} , [I]_{382-washington} go in for having the best of a thing , even if it does cost a little more -- it 's the best economy , in the long run . These are the Early [Malcolm]_453-malcolm -- it 's a turnip that ca n't be produced except in just [one orchard]_{6575-one orchard} , and the supply never is up to the demand . Take some more water , [Washington]_{382-washington} -- [you]_6570-sellers ca n't drink too much water with fruit -- [all the doctors]_{6576-all the doctors} say that . The plague ca n't come where this article is , [[my]_{382-washington} boy]_{5881-my boy} ! ”_{[382-washington]} “ Plague ? What plague ? ”_{[382-washington]} “ What plague , indeed ? Why the Asiatic plague that nearly depopulated [London]_48-london a couple of centuries ago . ”_{[382-washington]} “ But how does that concern [us]_6578-us ? There is no plague here , [I]_{382-washington} reckon . ”_{[382-washington]} “ Sh ! [I]_{382-washington} 've let it out ! Well , never mind -- just keep it to [yourself]_6570-sellers . Perhaps [I]_{382-washington} ought n't said anything , but its bound to come out sooner or later , so what is the odds ? [Old McDowells]_{454-old mcdowells} would n't like [me]_{382-washington} to -- to -- bother it all , [I]_{382-washington} 'll jest tell the whole thing and let it go . [You]_6570-sellers see , [I]_{382-washington} 've been down to [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} , and [I]_{382-washington} happened to run across [old Dr. McDowells]_{455-old mcdowells} -- thinks the world of [me]_{382-washington} , does [the doctor]_{1373-the doctor} . [He]_{455-old mcdowells} 's [a man that keeps [himself]_{455-old mcdowells} to [himself]_{455-old mcdowells}]_{6580-a man that keeps himself to himself} , and well [he]_{455-old mcdowells} may , for [he]_{455-old mcdowells} knows that [he]_{455-old mcdowells} 's got a reputation that covers [the whole earth]_{6581-the whole earth} -- [he]_{455-old mcdowells} wo n't condescend to open [himself]_{455-old mcdowells} out to [many people]_{6582-many people} , but lord bless [you]_6570-sellers , [he]_{455-old mcdowells} and [I]_{382-washington} are just like [brothers]_{6583-brothers} ; [he]_{455-old mcdowells} wo n't let [me]_{382-washington} go to [a hotel]_{6584-a hotel} when [I]_{382-washington} 'm in [the city]_{796-the city} -- says [I]_{382-washington} 'm [the only man that 's company to [him]_{455-old mcdowells}]_{6586-the only man that 's company to him} , and [I]_{382-washington} do n't know but there 's some truth in it , too , because although [I]_{382-washington} never like to glorify [myself]_{382-washington} and make a great to - do over what [I]_{382-washington} am or what [I]_{382-washington} can do or what [I]_{382-washington} know , [I]_{382-washington} do n't mind saying here among [friends]_5905-friends that [I]_{382-washington} am better read up in most sciences , maybe , than the general run of [professional men]_{6588-professional men} in these days . Well , the other day [he]_{455-old mcdowells} let [me]_{382-washington} into a little secret , strictly on the quiet , about this matter of the plague . “_{[382-washington]} [You]_1514-you see it 's booming right along in [our]_1515-our direction -- follows [the Gulf Stream]_{1516-the gulf stream} , [you]_1514-you know , just as all those epidemics do , and within three months it will be just waltzing through [this land]_{5794-this land} like a whirlwind ! And whoever it touches can make [his]_1518-his will and contract for the funeral . Well [you]_1514-you ca n't cure it , [you]_1514-you know , but [you]_1514-you can prevent it . How ? [Turnips]_456-turnips ! that 's it ! Turnips and water ! Nothing like it in [the world]_{5784-the world} , [old McDowells]_{455-old mcdowells} says , just fill [yourself]_1514-you up two or three times a day , and [you]_1514-you can snap [your]_1514-you fingers at the plague . [Sh!--keep mum]_{1520-sh!--keep mum} , but just [you]_1514-you confine [yourself]_1514-you to that diet and [you]_1514-you 're all right . [I]_0-i would n't have [old McDowells]_{455-old mcdowells} know that [I]_0-i told about it for anything -- [he]_{455-old mcdowells} never would speak to [me]_0-i again . Take some more water , [Washington]_{382-washington} -- the more water [you]_1514-you drink , the better . [Here]_5846-here , let [me]_0-i give [you]_1514-you some more of the turnips . No , no , no , now , [I]_0-i insist . [There]_840-there , now . Absorb those . [They]_1523-they 're , mighty sustaining -- brim full of nutriment -- all the medical books say so . Just eat from four to seven good - sized turnips at a meal , and drink from a pint and a half to a quart of water , and then just sit around a couple of hours and let [them]_1523-they ferment . [You]_1514-you 'll feel like [a fighting cock next day]_{1524-a fighting cock next day} . ” Fifteen or twenty minutes later [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} 's tongue was still chattering away -- [he]_{6205-the colonel} had piled up several future fortunes out of several incipient “_{[1524-a fighting cock next day]} operations ” which [he]_{6205-the colonel} had blundered into within the past week , and was now soaring along through some brilliant expectations born of late promising experiments upon the lacking ingredient of the eye - water . And at such a time [Washington]_{382-washington} ought to have been [a rapt and enthusiastic listener]_{6590-a rapt and enthusiastic listener} , but [he]_{382-washington} was not , for two matters disturbed [his]_{382-washington} mind and distracted [his]_{382-washington} attention . One was , that [he]_{382-washington} discovered , to [his]_{382-washington} confusion and shame , that in allowing [himself]_{382-washington} to be helped a second time to the turnips , [he]_{382-washington} had robbed [those hungry children]_{6591-those hungry children} . [He]_{382-washington} had not needed the dreadful “_{[1524-a fighting cock next day]} fruit , ” and had not wanted it ; and when [he]_{382-washington} saw the pathetic sorrow in [their]_{6591-those hungry children} faces when [they]_{6591-those hungry children} asked for more and there was no more to give [them]_{6591-those hungry children} , [he]_{382-washington} hated [himself]_{382-washington} for [his]_{382-washington} stupidity and pitied the famishing young things with all [his]_{382-washington} heart . The other matter that disturbed [him]_{382-washington} was the dire inflation that had begun in [his]_{382-washington} stomach . It grew and grew , it became more and more insupportable . Evidently the turnips were “_{[1524-a fighting cock next day]} fermenting . ” [He]_{382-washington} forced [himself]_{382-washington} to sit still as long as [he]_{382-washington} could , but [his]_{382-washington} anguish conquered [him]_{382-washington} at last . [He]_{382-washington} rose in the midst of [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} 's talk and excused [himself]_{382-washington} on the plea of a previous engagement . [The Colonel]_{442-the colonel} followed [him]_{382-washington} to the door , promising over and over again that [he]_{442-the colonel} would use [his]_{442-the colonel} influence to get some of the Early Malcolms for [him]_{382-washington} , and insisting that [he]_{382-washington} should not be such [a stranger]_{5910-a stranger} but come and take pot - luck with [him]_{382-washington} every chance [he]_{382-washington} got . [Washington]_{382-washington} was glad enough to get away and feel free again . [He]_{382-washington} immediately bent [his]_{382-washington} steps toward [home]_5907-home . In bed [he]_{382-washington} passed an hour that threatened to turn [his]_{382-washington} hair gray , and then a blessed calm settled down upon [him]_{382-washington} that filled [his]_{382-washington} heart with gratitude . Weak and languid , [he]_{382-washington} made shift to turn [himself]_{382-washington} about and seek rest and sleep ; and as [his]_{382-washington} soul hovered upon the brink of unconciousness , [he]_{382-washington} heaved a long , deep sigh , and said to [himself]_{382-washington} that in [his]_{382-washington} heart [he]_{382-washington} had cursed [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} 's preventive of rheumatism , before , and now let the plague come if it must -- [he]_{382-washington} was done with preventives ; if ever [any man]_{1270-any man} beguiled [him]_{382-washington} with turnips and water again , let [him]_{382-washington} die the death . If [he]_{382-washington} dreamed at all that night , [no gossiping spirit]_{6597-no gossiping spirit} disturbed [his]_{382-washington} visions to whisper in [his]_{382-washington} ear of certain matters just then in bud in [the East]_{1455-the east} , more than a thousand miles away that after the lapse of a few years would develop influences which would profoundly affect the fate and fortunes of [the Hawkins family]_{6168-the hawkins family} . CHAPTER XII . “_{[1524-a fighting cock next day]} Oh , it 's easy enough to make a fortune , ” [Henry]_405-clay said . “_{[1524-a fighting cock next day]} It seems to be easier than it is , [I]_0-i begin to think , ” replied [Philip]_646-philip . “_[0-i] Well , why do n't [you]_0-i go into something ? [You]_0-i 'll never dig it out of [the Astor Library]_{1525-the astor library} . ” If there be any place and time in [the world]_{5784-the world} where and when it seems easy to “_[0-i] go into something ” it is in [Broadway]_95-broadway on a spring morning , when [one]_893-one is walking [city - ward]_{6602-city - ward} , and has before [him]_893-one the long lines of [palace - shops]_{6603-palace - shops} with an occasional spire seen through the soft haze that lies over [the lower town]_{6604-the lower town} , and hears the roar and hum of [its]_{6602-city - ward} multitudinous traffic . To [the young American]_{6605-the young american} , here or elsewhere , the paths to fortune are innumerable and all open ; there is invitation in the air and success in all [his]_{6605-the young american} wide horizon . [He]_{6605-the young american} is embarrassed which to choose , and is not unlikely to waste years in dallying with [his]_{6605-the young american} chances , before giving [himself]_{6605-the young american} to the serious tug and strain of a single object . [He]_{6605-the young american} has no traditions to bind [him]_{6605-the young american} or guide [him]_{6605-the young american} , and [his]_{6605-the young american} impulse is to break away from the occupation [[his]_{6605-the young american} father]_{6333-his father} has followed , and make a new way for [himself]_{6605-the young american} . [Philip Sterling]_646-philip used to say that if [he]_{6605-the young american} should seriously set [himself]_{6605-the young american} for ten years to any one of the dozen projects that were in [his]_{6605-the young american} brain , [he]_{6605-the young american} felt that [he]_{6605-the young american} could be [a rich man]_{1335-a rich man} . [He]_{6605-the young american} wanted to be rich , [he]_{6605-the young american} had a sincere desire for a fortune , but for some unaccountable reason [he]_{6605-the young american} hesitated about addressing [himself]_{6605-the young american} to the narrow work of getting it . [He]_{6605-the young american} never walked [Broadway]_95-broadway , a part of [its]_95-broadway tide of abundant shifting life , without feeling something of the flush of wealth , and unconsciously taking the elastic step of one well - to - do in this prosperous world . Especially at night in [the crowded theatre]_{6608-the crowded theatre} -- [Philip]_646-philip was too young to remember [the old [Chambers]_457-chambers ' Street box]_{6609-the old chambers ' street box} , where [the serious Burton]_{458-the serious burton} led [[his]_{458-the serious burton} hilarious and pagan crew]_{6610-his hilarious and pagan crew} -- in the intervals of the screaming comedy , when the orchestra scraped and grunted and tooted its dissolute tunes , [the world]_{5784-the world} seemed full of opportunities to [Philip]_646-philip , and [his]_{6605-the young american} heart exulted with a conscious ability to take any of its prizes [he]_{6605-the young american} chose to pluck . Perhaps it was the swimming ease of the acting , on [the stage]_{6612-the stage} , where virtue had its reward in three easy acts , perhaps it was the excessive light of [the house]_{878-the house} , or the music , or the buzz of the excited talk between acts , perhaps it was youth which believed everything , but for some reason while [Philip]_646-philip was at [the theatre]_{6614-the theatre} [he]_646-philip had the utmost confidence in life and [his]_646-philip ready victory in it . Delightful illusion of paint and tinsel and silk attire , of cheap sentiment and high and mighty dialogue ! Will there not always be rosin enough for the squeaking fiddle - bow ? Do [we]_6615-we not all like the maudlin hero , who is sneaking round the right entrance , in wait to steal [the pretty wife of [[his]_1526-his rich and tyrannical neighbor]_{6617-his rich and tyrannical neighbor} from [the paste - board cottage at the left entrance]_{6618-the paste - board cottage at the left entrance}]_{6616-the pretty wife of his rich and tyrannical neighbor from the paste - board cottage at the left entrance} ? and when [he]_1526-his advances down to the foot - lights and defiantly informs [the audience]_{6619-the audience} that , “_[1526-his] [he]_1526-his who lays [his]_1526-his hand on [a woman except in the way of kindness]_{1527-a woman except in the way of kindness} , ” do [we]_6615-we not all applaud so as to drown the rest of the sentence ? [Philip]_646-philip never was fortunate enough to hear what would become of [a man who should lay [his]_1526-his hand on [a woman with the exception named]_{6621-a woman with the exception named}]_{6620-a man who should lay his hand on a woman with the exception named} ; but [he]_646-philip learned afterwards that [the woman who lays [her]_{6621-a woman with the exception named} hand on [a man , without any exception whatsoever]_{6623-a man , without any exception whatsoever} , is always acquitted by [the jury]_{6624-the jury}]_{6622-the woman who lays her hand on a man , without any exception whatsoever , is always acquitted by the jury} . The fact was , though [Philip Sterling]_646-philip did not know it , that [he]_646-philip wanted several other things quite as much as [he]_646-philip wanted wealth . [The modest fellow]_{6625-the modest fellow} would have liked fame thrust upon [him]_646-philip for some worthy achievement ; it might be for a book , or for the skillful management of some great newspaper , or for some daring expedition like that of [Lt . Strain]_{459-lt . strain} or [Dr. Kane]_{460-dr. kane} . [He]_646-philip was unable to decide exactly what it should be . Sometimes [he]_646-philip thought [he]_646-philip would like to stand in [a conspicuous pulpit]_{6626-a conspicuous pulpit} and humbly preach the gospel of repentance ; and it even crossed [his]_646-philip mind that it would be noble to give [himself]_646-philip to a missionary life to [some benighted region]_{6627-some benighted region} , where the date - palm grows , and [the nightingale]_{6628-the nightingale} 's voice is in tune , and the bul - bul sings on the off nights . If [he]_646-philip were good enough [he]_646-philip would attach [himself]_646-philip to [that company of [young men in the Theological Seminary , who were seeing [New York]_{88-new york} life in preparation for the ministry]_{6630-young men in the theological seminary , who were seeing new york life in preparation for the ministry}]_{6629-that company of young men in the theological seminary , who were seeing new york life in preparation for the ministry} . [Philip]_646-philip was [a New England boy]_{6631-a new england boy} and had graduated at [Yale]_96-yale ; [he]_646-philip had not carried off with [him]_646-philip all the learning of [that venerable institution]_{6632-that venerable institution} , but [he]_646-philip knew some things that were not in the regular course of study . A very good use of the English language and considerable knowledge of its literature was one of them ; [he]_646-philip could sing a song very well , not in time to be sure , but with enthusiasm ; [he]_646-philip could make a magnetic speech at a moment 's notice in [the class room]_{6633-the class room} , [the debating society]_{6634-the debating society} , or upon any fence or dry - goods box that was convenient ; [he]_646-philip could lift [himself]_646-philip by one arm , and do the giant swing in [the gymnasium]_{6635-the gymnasium} ; [he]_646-philip could strike out from [his]_646-philip left shoulder ; [he]_646-philip could handle an oar like [a professional]_{6636-a professional} and pull stroke in a winning race . [Philip]_646-philip had a good appetite , a sunny temper , and a clear hearty laugh . [He]_646-philip had brown hair , hazel eyes set wide apart , a broad but not high forehead , and a fresh winning face . [He]_646-philip was six feet high , with broad shoulders , long legs and a swinging gait ; one of [those loose - jointed , capable fellows , who saunter into [the world]_{5784-the world} with a free air and usually make a stir in whatever company [they]_{6637-those loose - jointed , capable fellows , who saunter into the world with a free air and usually make a stir in whatever company they enter} enter]_{6637-those loose - jointed , capable fellows , who saunter into the world with a free air and usually make a stir in whatever company they enter} . After [he]_646-philip left [college]_6639-college [Philip]_646-philip took the advice of [friends]_5905-friends and read law . Law seemed to [him]_646-philip well enough as a science , but [he]_646-philip never could discover a practical case where it appeared to [him]_646-philip worth while to go to law , and [all the clients who stopped with this new clerk in [the ante - room of [the law office]_{6643-the law office} where [he]_646-philip was writing]_{6642-the ante - room of the law office where he was writing} , [Philip]_646-philip invariably advised to settle -- no matter how , but settle -- greatly to the disgust of [[his]_646-philip employer]_{6644-his employer} , who knew that justice between [man]_5996-man and [man]_5996-man could only be attained by the recognized processes , with the attendant fees]_{6641-all the clients who stopped with this new clerk in the ante - room of the law office where he was writing , philip invariably advised to settle -- no matter how , but settle -- greatly to the disgust of his employer , who knew that justice between man and man could only be attained by the recognized processes , with the attendant fees} . Besides [Philip]_646-philip hated the copying of pleadings , and [he]_646-philip was certain that a life of [“_[1526-his] whereases ” and “_[1526-his] aforesaids ”]_{6647-“ whereases ” and “ aforesaids ”} and whipping the devil round the stump , would be intolerable . [ Note : these few paragraphs are nearly an autobiography of the life of [Charles Dudley Warner whose contributions to the story start here with Chapter XII . D.W.]_{461-charles dudley warner whose contributions to the story start here with chapter xii . d.w.} ] [His]_646-philip pen therefore , and whereas , and not as aforesaid , strayed off into other scribbling . In an unfortunate hour , [he]_646-philip had two or three papers accepted by first - class magazines , at three dollars the printed page , and , behold , [his]_646-philip vocation was open to [him]_646-philip . [He]_646-philip would make [his]_646-philip mark in literature . Life has no moment so sweet as that in which [a young man]_{6648-a young man} believes [himself]_{6648-a young man} called into the immortal ranks of [the masters of literature]_{6649-the masters of literature} . It is such a noble ambition , that it is a pity it has usually such a shallow foundation . At the time of this history , [Philip]_646-philip had gone to [New York]_{88-new york} for a career . With [his]_646-philip talent [he]_646-philip thought [he]_646-philip should have little difficulty in getting an editorial position upon [a metropolitan newspaper]_{6650-a metropolitan newspaper} ; not that [he]_646-philip knew anything about newspaper work , or had the least idea of journalism ; [he]_646-philip knew [he]_646-philip was not fitted for the technicalities of the subordinate departments , but [he]_646-philip could write leaders with perfect ease , [he]_646-philip was sure . The drudgery of [the newspaper office]_{6651-the newspaper office} was too distasteful , and besides it would be beneath the dignity of [a graduate]_{6652-a graduate} and [a successful magazine writer]_{6653-a successful magazine writer} . [He]_646-philip wanted to begin at the top of the ladder . To [his]_646-philip surprise [he]_646-philip found that every situation in the editorial department of the journals was full , always had been full , was always likely to be full . It seemed to [him]_646-philip that [the newspaper managers]_{6654-the newspaper managers} did n't want genius , but mere plodding and grubbing . [Philip]_646-philip therefore read diligently in [the Astor library]_{1525-the astor library} , planned literary works that should compel attention , and nursed [his]_646-philip genius . [He]_646-philip had [no friend]_{6656-no friend} wise enough to tell [him]_646-philip to step into the Dorking Convention , then in session , make a sketch of [the men]_{821-the men} and [women on the platform]_{6658-women on the platform} , and take it to [the editor of the Daily Grapevine]_{6659-the editor of the daily grapevine} , and see what [he]_646-philip could get a line for it . One day [he]_646-philip had an offer from [some country friends , who believed in [him]_646-philip , to take charge of a provincial daily newspaper]_{6660-some country friends , who believed in him , to take charge of a provincial daily newspaper} , and [he]_646-philip went to consult [Mr. Gringo]_462-gringo -- Gringo who years ago managed the Atlas -- about taking the situation . “_[1526-his] Take it of course , ” says [Gringo]_462-gringo , “_[1526-his] take anything that offers , why not ? ” “_[1528-they] But [they]_1528-they want [me]_0-i to make it an opposition paper . ” “_[1528-they] Well , make it that . [That party]_{1529-that party} is going to succeed , [it]_{1529-that party} 's going to elect [the next president]_{1530-the next president} . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't believe it , ” said [Philip]_646-philip , stoutly , “_[1528-they] its wrong in principle , and it ought not to succeed , but [I]_0-i do n't see how [I]_0-i can go for a thing [I]_0-i do n't believe in . ” “_[0-i] O , very well , ” said [Gringo]_462-gringo , turning away with a shade of contempt , “_[0-i] [you]_0-i 'll find if [you]_0-i are going into literature and newspaper work that [you]_0-i ca n't afford a conscience like that . ” But [Philip]_646-philip did afford it , and [he]_646-philip wrote , thanking [[his]_646-philip friends]_{5849-his friends} , and declining because [he]_646-philip said the political scheme would fail , and ought to fail . And [he]_646-philip went back to [his]_646-philip books and to [his]_646-philip waiting for an opening large enough for [his]_646-philip dignified entrance into the literary world . It was in this time of rather impatient waiting that [Philip]_646-philip was one morning walking down [Broadway]_95-broadway with [Henry Brierly]_393-harry . [He]_646-philip frequently accompanied [Henry]_393-harry part way down [town]_6662-town to what the latter called [[his]_646-philip office]_{1342-his office} in [Broad Street]_{97-broad street} , to which [he]_646-philip went , or pretended to go , with regularity every day . It was evident to [the most casual acquaintance]_{6664-the most casual acquaintance} that [he]_646-philip was [a man of affairs]_{6665-a man of affairs} , and that [his]_646-philip time was engrossed in the largest sort of operations , about which there was a mysterious air . [His]_646-philip liability to be suddenly summoned to [Washington]_{382-washington} , or [Boston]_89-boston or [Montreal]_98-montreal or even to [Liverpool]_99-liverpool was always imminent . [He]_646-philip never was so summoned , but [none of [[his]_646-philip acquaintances]_{6667-his acquaintances}]_{6666-none of his acquaintances} would have been surprised to hear any day that [he]_646-philip had gone to [Panama]_100-panama or [Peoria]_101-peoria , or to hear from [him]_646-philip that [he]_646-philip had bought [the Bank of Commerce]_{6668-the bank of commerce} . [The two]_{1352-the two} were intimate at that [time,--they]_{463-time,--they} had been classmates -- and saw a great deal of [each other]_{5887-each other} . Indeed , [they]_{1352-the two} lived together in [Ninth Street]_{102-ninth street} , in [a boarding - house]_{6671-a boarding - house} , there , which had the honor of lodging and partially feeding [several other young fellows of like kidney]_{6672-several other young fellows of like kidney} , who have since gone [their]_{6672-several other young fellows of like kidney} several ways into fame or into obscurity . It was during the morning walk to which reference has been made that [Henry Brierly]_393-harry suddenly said , “_[646-philip] [Philip]_646-philip , how would [you]_646-philip like to go to [St. Jo]_{103-st. jo} ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i should like it of all things , ” replied [Philip]_646-philip , with some hesitation , “_[0-i] but what for . ” “_[0-i] Oh , it 's a big operation . [We]_1531-we are going , a lot of [us]_1531-we , [railroad men]_{1532-railroad men} , [engineers]_{1533-engineers} , [contractors]_{1534-contractors} . [You]_646-philip know [[my]_0-i uncle]_{1535-my uncle} is [a great railroad man]_{1536-a great railroad man} . [I]_0-i 've no doubt [I]_0-i can get [you]_646-philip a chance to go if [you]_646-philip 'll go . ” “_[0-i] But in what capacity would [I]_0-i go ? ” “_[0-i] Well , [I]_0-i 'm going as [an engineer]_{1537-an engineer} . [You]_646-philip can go as [one]_893-one . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't know an engine from [a coal cart]_{1539-a coal cart} . ” “_{[1540-field engineer]} [Field engineer]_{1540-field engineer} , [civil engineer]_{1541-civil engineer} . [You]_646-philip can begin by carrying a rod , and putting down the figures . It 's easy enough . [I]_0-i 'll show [you]_646-philip about that . [We]_1542-we 'll get [Trautwine]_{464-trautwine} and some of those books . ” “_{[464-trautwine]} Yes , but what is it for , what is it all about ? ” “_{[1545-engineer]} Why do n't [you]_646-philip see ? [We]_1542-we lay out a line , spot [the good land]_{1543-the good land} , enter it up , know where [the stations]_{1544-the stations} are to be , spot them , buy lots ; there 's heaps of money in it . [We]_1542-we would n't [engineer]_{1545-engineer} long . ” “_[1542-we] When do [you]_646-philip go ? ” was [Philip]_646-philip 's next question , after some moments of silence . “_[1542-we] To - morrow . Is that too soon ? ” “_[1542-we] No , its not too soon . [I]_0-i 've been ready to go anywhere for six months . The fact is , [Henry]_393-harry , that [I]_0-i 'm about tired of trying to force [myself]_0-i into things , and am quite willing to try floating with [the stream]_{5970-the stream} for a while , and see where [I]_0-i will land . This seems like a providential call ; it 's sudden enough . ” [The two young men who were by this time full of the adventure]_{6673-the two young men who were by this time full of the adventure} , went down to [the Wall street office of [[Henry]_393-harry 's uncle]_{6674-henry 's uncle}]_{104-the wall street office of henry 's uncle} and had a talk with [that wily operator]_{6675-that wily operator} . [The uncle]_{6676-the uncle} knew [Philip]_646-philip very well , and was pleased with [his]_646-philip frank enthusiasm , and willing enough to give [him]_646-philip a trial in [the western venture]_{6677-the western venture} . It was settled therefore , in the prompt way in which things are settled in [New York]_{88-new york} , that [they]_{6673-the two young men who were by this time full of the adventure} would start with the rest of [the company]_{889-the company} next morning for [the west]_{6679-the west} . On the way up [town]_6662-town [these adventurers]_{6681-these adventurers} bought books on engineering , and suits of [India]_105-india - rubber , which [they]_{6681-these adventurers} supposed [they]_{6681-these adventurers} would need in [a new and probably damp country]_{6682-a new and probably damp country} , and many other things which [nobody]_5874-nobody ever needed anywhere . The night was spent in packing up and writing letters , for [Philip]_646-philip would not take such an important step without informing [[his]_646-philip friends]_{5849-his friends} . If [they]_{5849-his friends} disapprove , thought [he]_646-philip , [I]_0-i 've done [my]_0-i duty by letting [them]_{5849-his friends} know . [Happy youth]_{6685-happy youth} , that is ready to pack [its]_{6685-happy youth} valise , and start for [Cathay]_106-cathay on an hour 's notice . “_[0-i] By the way , ” calls out [Philip]_646-philip from [[his]_646-philip bed - room]_{6686-his bed - room} , to [Henry]_393-harry , “_[0-i] where is [St. Jo .]_{103-st. jo} ? ” “_[0-i] Why , it 's in [Missouri]_9-missouri somewhere , on [the frontier]_{1547-the frontier} [I]_0-i think . [We]_1548-we 'll get a map . ” “_[1548-we] Never mind the map . [We]_1548-we will find [the place]_{845-the place} [itself]_{845-the place} . [I]_0-i was afraid [it]_{845-the place} was nearer [home]_5907-home . ” [Philip]_646-philip wrote a long letter , first of all , to [[his]_646-philip mother]_{5882-his mother} , full of love and glowing anticipations of [his]_646-philip new opening . [He]_646-philip would n't bother [her]_{5882-his mother} with business details , but [he]_646-philip hoped that the day was not far off when [she]_{5882-his mother} would see [him]_646-philip return , with a moderate fortune , and something to add to the comfort of [her]_{5882-his mother} advancing years . To [[his]_646-philip uncle]_{6688-his uncle} [he]_646-philip said that [he]_646-philip had made an arrangement with [some New York capitalists]_{6689-some new york capitalists} to go to [Missouri]_9-missouri , in a land and [railroad operation]_{6690-railroad operation} , which would at least give [him]_646-philip a knowledge of [the world]_{5784-the world} and not unlikely offer [him]_646-philip a business opening . [He]_646-philip knew [[his]_646-philip uncle]_{6688-his uncle} would be glad to hear that [he]_646-philip had at last turned [his]_646-philip thoughts to a practical matter . It was to [Ruth Bolton]_439-ruth that [Philip]_646-philip wrote last . [He]_646-philip might never see [her]_439-ruth again ; [he]_646-philip went to seek [his]_646-philip fortune . [He]_646-philip well knew the perils of [the frontier]_{1547-the frontier} , the savage state of society , the lurking [Indians]_465-indians and the dangers of fever . But there was no real danger to [a person who took care of [himself]_646-philip]_{6694-a person who took care of himself} . Might [he]_646-philip write to [her]_439-ruth often and , tell [her]_439-ruth of [his]_646-philip life . If [he]_646-philip returned with a fortune , perhaps and perhaps . If [he]_646-philip was unsuccessful , or if [he]_646-philip never returned -- perhaps it would be as well . No time or distance , however , would ever lessen [his]_646-philip interest in [her]_439-ruth . [He]_646-philip would say good - night , but not good - bye . In the soft beginning of a Spring morning , long before [New York]_{88-new york} had breakfasted , while yet the air of expectation hung about [the wharves of [the metropolis]_{6696-the metropolis}]_{6695-the wharves of the metropolis} , [[our]_6697-our young adventurers]_{6698-our young adventurers} made [their]_{6698-our young adventurers} way to [the [Jersey City]_{108-jersey city} railway station of [the Erie road]_{6700-the erie road}]_{6699-the jersey city railway station of the erie road} , to begin the long , swinging , crooked journey , over what [a writer of a former day]_{6701-a writer of a former day} called [a causeway of cracked rails and cows]_{6702-a causeway of cracked rails and cows} , to [the West]_{91-the west} . CHAPTER XIII . What ever to say be toke in [his]_646-philip entente , [his]_646-philip langage was so fayer & amp ; pertynante , yt semeth unto manys [herying]_6703-herying not only the worde , but veryly the thyng . [[Caxton]_466-caxton 's Book of Curtesye]_{109-caxton 's book of curtesye} . In [the party of which [[our]_6697-our travelers]_{6705-our travelers} found [themselves]_{6705-our travelers} members]_{6704-the party of which our travelers found themselves members} , was [Duff Brown]_{467-duff brown} , [the great railroad contractor]_{6706-the great railroad contractor} , and subsequently [a well - known member of Congress]_{6707-a well - known member of congress} ; [a bluff , jovial Bost'n man , thick - set , close shaven , with a heavy jaw and a low forehead]_{6708-a bluff , jovial bost'n man , thick - set , close shaven , with a heavy jaw and a low forehead} -- [a very pleasant man]_{6709-a very pleasant man} if [you]_6710-you were not in [his]_646-philip way . [He]_646-philip had government contracts also , [custom houses]_{6711-custom houses} and [dry docks]_{6712-dry docks} , from [Portland]_110-portland to [New Orleans]_{11-new orleans} , and managed to get out of congress , in appropriations , about weight for weight of gold for the stone furnished . Associated with [him]_646-philip , and also of [this party]_{6713-this party} , was [Rodney Schaick]_468-schaick , [a sleek [New York]_{88-new york} broker]_{6714-a sleek new york broker} , [a man as prominent in [the church]_{6716-the church} as in [the stock exchange]_{6717-the stock exchange}]_{6715-a man as prominent in the church as in the stock exchange} , dainty in [his]_468-schaick dress , smooth of speech , the necessary complement of [Duff Brown]_{467-duff brown} in any enterprise that needed assurance and adroitness . It would be difficult to find [a pleasanter traveling party]_{6718-a pleasanter traveling party} , one that shook off more readily the artificial restraints of Puritanic strictness , and took [the world]_{5784-the world} with good - natured allowance . Money was plenty for every attainable luxury , and there seemed to be no doubt that its supply would continue , and that fortunes were about to be made without a great deal of toil . Even [Philip]_646-philip soon caught the prevailing spirit ; [Barry]_469-barry did not need any inoculation , [he]_646-philip always talked in six figures . It was as natural for [the dear boy]_{6720-the dear boy} to be rich as it is for [most people]_{1255-most people} to be poor . [The elders of the party]_{6722-the elders of the party} were not long in discovering the fact , which [almost all travelers to [the west]_{6679-the west}]_{6723-almost all travelers to the west} soon find out ; that [the water]_{6012-the water} was poor . It must have been by a lucky premonition of this that [they]_{6722-the elders of the party} all had brandy flasks with which to qualify [the water of [the country]_{797-the country}]_{6726-the water of the country} ; and it was no doubt from an uneasy feeling of the danger of being poisoned that [they]_{6722-the elders of the party} kept experimenting , mixing a little of the dangerous and changing fluid , as [they]_{6722-the elders of the party} passed along , with the contents of the flasks , thus saving [their]_{6722-the elders of the party} lives hour by hour . [Philip]_646-philip learned afterwards that temperance and the strict observance of Sunday and a certain gravity of deportment are geographical habits , which [people]_5798-people do not usually carry with [them]_5798-people away from [home]_5907-home . [[Our]_6730-our travelers]_{6705-our travelers} stopped in [Chicago]_111-chicago long enough to see that [they]_{6705-our travelers} could make [their]_{6705-our travelers} fortunes [there]_840-there in two week 's time , but it did not seem worth while ; [the west]_{6679-the west} was more attractive ; the further one went the wider the opportunities opened . [They]_{6705-our travelers} took [railroad]_{6734-railroad} to [Alton]_112-alton and [the steamboat]_{5831-the steamboat} from [there]_840-there to [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} , for the change and to have a glimpse of [the river]_{920-the river} . “_[0-i] Is n't this jolly ? ” cried [Henry]_393-harry , dancing out of [[the barber]_{6738-the barber} 's room]_{6739-the barber 's room} , and coming down [the deck]_{5999-the deck} with a one , two , three step , shaven , curled and perfumed after [his]_393-harry usual exquisite fashion . “_[0-i] What 's jolly ? ” asked [Philip]_646-philip , looking out upon the dreary and monotonous waste through which [the shaking steamboat]_{6741-the shaking steamboat} was coughing its way . “_[0-i] Why , the whole thing ; it 's immense [I]_0-i can tell [you]_0-i . [I]_0-i would n't give that to be guaranteed a hundred thousand cold cash in a year 's time . ” “_[0-i] Where 's [Mr. Brown]_{467-duff brown} ? ” “_{[467-duff brown]} [He]_{467-duff brown} is in [the saloon]_{6149-the saloon} , playing poker with [Schaick]_468-schaick and [that long haired party with the striped trousers , who scrambled aboard when the stage plank was half hauled in]_{1552-that long haired party with the striped trousers , who scrambled aboard when the stage plank was half hauled in} , and [the big Delegate to Congress from [out west]_{1554-out west}]_{1553-the big delegate to congress from out west} . ” “_{[1553-the big delegate to congress from out west]} That 's [a fine looking fellow]_{1555-a fine looking fellow} , [that delegate]_{1556-that delegate} , with [his]_{1556-that delegate} glossy , black whiskers ; looks like [a Washington man]_{1557-a washington man} ; [I]_0-i should n't think [he]_{1556-that delegate} 'd be at poker . ” “_{[1558-the delegate]} Oh , its only five cent ante , just to make it interesting , [the Delegate]_{1558-the delegate} said . ” “_{[1558-the delegate]} But [I]_0-i should n't think [a representative in Congress]_{1559-a representative in congress} would play poker any way in [a public steamboat]_{1560-a public steamboat} . ” “_{[1558-the delegate]} Nonsense , [you]_0-i 've got to pass the time . [I]_0-i tried a hand [myself]_0-i , but [those old fellows]_{1561-those old fellows} are too many for [me]_0-i . [The Delegate]_{1558-the delegate} knows all the points . [I]_0-i 'd bet a hundred dollars [he]_{1558-the delegate} will ante [his]_{1558-the delegate} way right into [the United States Senate]_{113-the united states senate} when [[his]_{1558-the delegate} territory]_{1563-his territory} comes in . [He]_{1558-the delegate} 's got the cheek for it . ” “_{[1558-the delegate]} [He]_{1558-the delegate} has the grave and thoughtful manner of expectoration of [a public man]_{1564-a public man} , for one thing , ” added [Philip]_646-philip . “_[393-harry] [Harry]_393-harry , ” said [Philip]_646-philip , after a pause , “_[393-harry] what have [you]_393-harry got on those big boots for ; do [you]_393-harry expect to wade ashore ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'm breaking 'em in . ” The fact was [Harry]_393-harry had got [himself]_393-harry up in what [he]_393-harry thought a proper costume for [a new country]_{6742-a new country} , and was in appearance a sort of compromise between [a dandy of Broadway]_{6743-a dandy of broadway} and [a backwoodsman]_{6744-a backwoodsman} . [Harry , with blue eyes , fresh complexion , silken whiskers and curly chestnut hair]_{6745-harry , with blue eyes , fresh complexion , silken whiskers and curly chestnut hair} , was as handsome as a fashion plate . [He]_393-harry wore this morning a soft hat , a short cutaway coat , an open vest displaying immaculate linen , a leathern belt round [his]_393-harry waist , and top - boots of soft leather , well polished , that came above [his]_393-harry knees and required a string attached to [his]_393-harry belt to keep them up . [The light hearted fellow]_{6746-the light hearted fellow} gloried in these shining encasements of [his]_393-harry well shaped legs , and told [Philip]_646-philip that they were a perfect protection against prairie rattle - snakes , which never strike above the knee . [The landscape]_{781-the landscape} still wore an almost wintry appearance when [[our]_6748-our travelers]_{6705-our travelers} left [Chicago]_111-chicago . It was a genial spring day when [they]_{6705-our travelers} landed at [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} ; the birds were singing , the blossoms of peach trees in [city garden plots]_{6750-city garden plots} , made the air sweet , and in the roar and tumult on [the long river levee]_{6751-the long river levee} [they]_{6705-our travelers} found an excitement that accorded with [their]_{6705-our travelers} own hopeful anticipations . [The party]_{915-the party} went to [the Southern Hotel]_{6753-the southern hotel} , where [the great Duff [Brown]_{467-duff brown}]_{6754-the great duff brown} was very well known , and indeed was [a man of so much importance]_{6755-a man of so much importance} that even [the office clerk]_{6756-the office clerk} was respectful to [him]_393-harry . [He]_393-harry might have respected in [him]_393-harry also a certain vulgar swagger and insolence of money , which [the clerk]_{6757-the clerk} greatly admired . [The young fellows]_{6758-the young fellows} liked [the house]_{878-the house} and liked [the city]_{796-the city} ; [it]_{796-the city} seemed to [them]_{6758-the young fellows} [a mighty free and hospitable town]_{6761-a mighty free and hospitable town} . Coming from [the East]_{1455-the east} [they]_{6758-the young fellows} were struck with many peculiarities . [Everybody]_{5858-everybody} smoked in [the streets]_{6764-the streets} , for one thing , [they]_{6758-the young fellows} noticed ; [everybody]_{5858-everybody} “_[0-i] took a drink ” in an open manner whenever [he]_{5858-everybody} wished to do so or was asked , as if the habit needed no concealment or apology . In the evening when [they]_{6758-the young fellows} walked about [they]_{6758-the young fellows} found [people]_5798-people sitting on the door - steps of [[their]_5798-people dwellings]_{6767-their dwellings} , in a manner not usual in [a northern city]_{6768-a northern city} ; in front of [some of [the hotels]_{6770-the hotels} and saloons]_{6769-some of the hotels and saloons} the side walks were filled with chairs and benches -- [Paris]_49-paris fashion , said [Harry]_393-harry -- upon which [people]_5798-people lounged in these warm spring evenings , smoking , always smoking ; and the clink of glasses and of billiard balls was in the air . It was delightful . [Harry]_393-harry at once found on landing that [his]_393-harry back - woods custom would not be needed in [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} , and that , in fact , [he]_393-harry had need of all the resources of [his]_393-harry wardrobe to keep even with [the young swells of [the town]_{6313-the town}]_{6772-the young swells of the town} . But this did not much matter , for [Harry]_393-harry was always superior to [his]_393-harry clothes . As they were likely to be detained some time in [the city]_{796-the city} , [Harry]_393-harry told [Philip]_646-philip that [he]_393-harry was going to improve [his]_393-harry time . And [he]_393-harry did . It was an encouragement to [any industrious man]_{6775-any industrious man} to see [this young fellow]_{6776-this young fellow} rise , carefully dress [himself]_{6776-this young fellow} , eat [his]_{6776-this young fellow} breakfast deliberately , smoke [his]_{6776-this young fellow} cigar tranquilly , and then repair to [[his]_{6776-this young fellow} room]_{6777-his room} , to what [he]_{6776-this young fellow} called [his]_{6776-this young fellow} work , with a grave and occupied manner , but with perfect cheerfulness . [Harry]_393-harry would take off [his]_393-harry coat , remove [his]_393-harry cravat , roll up [his]_393-harry shirt - sleeves , give [his]_393-harry curly hair the right touch before the glass , get out [his]_393-harry book on engineering , [his]_393-harry boxes of instruments , [his]_393-harry drawing paper , [his]_393-harry profile paper , open the book of logarithms , mix [his]_393-harry India ink , sharpen [his]_393-harry pencils , light a cigar , and sit down at the table to “_{[1217-the court]} lay out a line , ” with the most grave notion that [he]_393-harry was mastering the details of engineering . [He]_393-harry would spend half a day in these preparations without ever working out a problem or having the faintest conception of the use of lines or logarithms . And when [he]_393-harry had finished , [he]_393-harry had the most cheerful confidence that [he]_393-harry had done a good day 's work . It made no difference , however , whether [Harry]_393-harry was in [[his]_393-harry room]_{6777-his room} in [a hotel]_{6584-a hotel} or in [a tent]_{6780-a tent} , [Philip]_646-philip soon found , [he]_393-harry was just the same . In [camp]_916-camp [he]_393-harry would get [himself]_393-harry up in [the most elaborate toilet at [his]_393-harry command]_{6782-the most elaborate toilet at his command} , polish [his]_393-harry long boots to the top , lay out [his]_393-harry work before [him]_393-harry , and spend an hour or longer , if [anybody]_5853-anybody was looking at [him]_393-harry , humming airs , knitting [his]_393-harry brows , and “_{[1217-the court]} working ” at engineering ; and if [a crowd of gaping rustics]_{6784-a crowd of gaping rustics} were looking on all the while it was perfectly satisfactory to [him]_393-harry . “_[1565-you] [You]_1565-you see , ” [he]_393-harry says to [Philip]_646-philip one morning at [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel} when [he]_393-harry was thus engaged , “_[1565-you] [I]_0-i want to get the theory of this thing , so that [I]_0-i can have a check on [the engineers]_{1566-the engineers} . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i thought [you]_1565-you were going to be [an engineer]_{1537-an engineer} [yourself]_1565-you , ” queried [Philip]_646-philip . “_[1565-you] Not many times , if [the court]_{1217-the court} knows [herself]_{1217-the court} . There 's better game . [Brown]_{467-duff brown} and [Schaick]_468-schaick have , or will have , the control for [the whole line of [the Salt Lick Pacific Extension]_{1570-the salt lick pacific extension}]_{1569-the whole line of the salt lick pacific extension} , forty thousand dollars a mile over [the prairie]_{1571-the prairie} , with extra for hard - pan -- and it 'll be pretty much all hardpan [I]_0-i can tell [you]_1565-you ; besides [every alternate section of land on this line]_{1572-every alternate section of land on this line} . There 's millions in the job . [I]_0-i 'm to have the sub - contract for the first fifty miles , and [you]_1565-you can bet it 's a soft thing . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'll tell [you]_1565-you what [you]_1565-you do , [Philip]_646-philip , ” continued [Larry]_470-larry , in a burst of generosity , “_[0-i] if [I]_0-i do n't get [you]_1565-you into [my]_0-i contract , [you]_1565-you 'll be with [the engineers]_{1566-the engineers} , and [you]_1565-you jest stick a stake at the first ground marked for [a depot]_{1574-a depot} , buy the land of [the farmer]_{1575-the farmer} before [he]_{1575-the farmer} knows where [the depot]_{1576-the depot} will be , and [we]_1577-we 'll turn a hundred or so on that . [I]_0-i 'll advance the money for the payments , and [you]_1565-you can sell [the lots]_{1578-the lots} . [Schaick]_468-schaick is going to let [me]_0-i have ten thousand just for a flyer in such operations . ” “_{[468-schaick]} But that 's a good deal of money . ” “_{[468-schaick]} Wait till [you]_1565-you are used to handling money . [I]_0-i did n't come out here for a bagatelle . [[My]_0-i uncle]_{1535-my uncle} wanted [me]_0-i to stay East and go in on [the Mobile custom house]_{1580-the mobile custom house} , work up the [Washington]_{382-washington} end of it ; [he]_{1535-my uncle} said there was a fortune in it for [a smart young fellow]_{1581-a smart young fellow} , but [I]_0-i preferred to take the chances out here . Did [I]_0-i tell [you]_1565-you [I]_0-i had an offer from [Bobbett]_471-bobbett and [Fanshaw]_472-fanshaw to go into [[their]_1582-their office]_{1583-their office} as [confidential clerk]_{1584-confidential clerk} on a salary of ten thousand ? ” “_[1565-you] Why did n't [you]_1565-you take it ? ” asked [Philip]_646-philip , to whom a salary of two thousand would have seemed wealth , before [he]_646-philip started on this journey . “_[1565-you] Take it ? [I]_0-i 'd rather operate on [my]_0-i own hook ; ” said [Harry]_393-harry , in [his]_0-i most airy manner . A few evenings after [their]_1582-their arrival at [the Southern]_{6786-the southern} , [Philip]_646-philip and [Harry]_393-harry made the acquaintance of [a very agreeable gentleman , whom [they]_1582-their had frequently seen before about [the hotel corridors]_{6788-the hotel corridors}]_{6787-a very agreeable gentleman , whom they had frequently seen before about the hotel corridors} , and passed a casual word with . [He]_{6787-a very agreeable gentleman , whom they had frequently seen before about the hotel corridors} had the air of [a man of business]_{6789-a man of business} , and was evidently [a person of importance]_{6790-a person of importance} . The precipitating of this casual intercourse into the more substantial form of an acquaintanceship was the work of [the gentleman]_{6791-the gentleman} [himself]_{6791-the gentleman} , and occurred in this wise . Meeting [the two friends]_{6792-the two friends} in [the lobby]_{6793-the lobby} one evening , [he]_0-i asked [them]_{6792-the two friends} to give [him]_0-i the time , and added : “_[0-i] Excuse [me]_0-i , [gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} -- [strangers in [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis}]_{1586-strangers in st. louis} ? Ah , yes - yes . From [the East]_{114-the east} , perhaps ? Ah ; just so , just so . Eastern born [myself]_0-i -- [Virginia]_14-virginia . [Sellers]_439-ruth is [my]_0-i name -- [Beriah Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} . “ Ah ! by the way -- [New York]_{88-new york} , did [you]_0-i say ? That reminds [me]_{375-col . sellers} ; just met [some gentlemen from [[your]_{88-new york} State]_{6795-your state}]_{6794-some gentlemen from your state} , a week or two ago -- [very prominent gentlemen]_{6796-very prominent gentlemen} -- in public life [they]_{6796-very prominent gentlemen} are ; [you]_{88-new york} must know [them]_{6796-very prominent gentlemen} , without doubt . Let [me]_{375-col . sellers} see -- let [me]_{375-col . sellers} see . Curious those names have escaped [me]_{375-col . sellers} . [I]_{375-col . sellers} know they were from [[your]_{88-new york} State]_{6795-your state} , because [I]_{375-col . sellers} remember afterward [[my]_{375-col . sellers} old friend]_{6798-my old friend} [Governor Shackleby]_{473-governor shackleby} said to [me]_{375-col . sellers} -- [fine man]_{6799-fine man} , is [the Governor]_{6800-the governor} -- [one of the finest men [[our]_6802-our country]_{6803-our country} has produced]_{6801-one of the finest men our country has produced} -- said [he]_{6800-the governor} , ' [Colonel]_1066-colonel , how did [you]_1066-colonel like those [New York]_{88-new york} gentlemen?--not [many such men in [the world,--Colonel Sellers]_{6806-the world,--colonel sellers}]_{6805-many such men in the world,--colonel sellers} , ' said [the Governor]_{6800-the governor} -- yes , it was [New York]_{88-new york} [he]_{6800-the governor} said -- [I]_{375-col . sellers} remember it distinctly . [I]_{375-col . sellers} ca n't recall those names , somehow . But no matter . Stopping here , [gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} -- stopping at [the Southern]_{115-the southern} ? ”_{[375-col . sellers]} In shaping [their]_1587-their reply in [their]_1587-their minds , the title “ Mr. ”_{[375-col . sellers]} had a place in it ; but when [their]_1587-their turn had arrived to speak , the title “ [Colonel ”]_{6809-colonel ”[1587-their]} came from [their]_1587-their lips instead . [They]_1587-their said yes , [they]_1587-their were abiding at [the Southern]_{115-the southern} , and thought it [a very good house]_{1588-a very good house} . “ Yes , yes , [the Southern]_{115-the southern} is fair . [I]_646-philip [myself]_646-philip go to [[the Planter]_{6810-the planter} 's , old , [aristocratic house]_{6812-aristocratic house}]_{6811-the planter 's , old , aristocratic house} . [[We]_1587-their [Southern gentlemen]_{6814-southern gentlemen}]_{6813-we southern gentlemen} do n't change [our]_1587-their ways , [you]_6815-you know . [I]_646-philip always make it [[my]_646-philip home]_{6816-my home} there when [I]_646-philip run down from [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye -- [[my]_646-philip plantation]_{6817-my plantation} is in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye , [a little up in [the country]_{797-the country}]_{6818-a little up in the country} . [You]_6815-you should know [the Planter]_{6810-the planter} 's . ”_[646-philip] [Philip]_646-philip and [Harry]_393-harry both said [they]_1589-they should like to see [a hotel]_{6584-a hotel} that had been so famous in [its]_{6584-a hotel} day -- [a cheerful hostelrie]_{1591-a cheerful hostelrie} , [Philip]_646-philip said it must have been where duels were fought there across the dining - room table . “ [You]_6815-you may believe it , [sir]_980-sir , [an uncommonly pleasant lodging]_{6822-an uncommonly pleasant lodging} . Shall [we]_{1592-the three} walk ? ”_{[1592-the three]} And [the three]_{1592-the three} strolled along [the streets]_{6764-the streets} , [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} talking all the way in the most liberal and friendly manner , and with a frank open - heartedness that inspired confidence . “ Yes , born East [myself]_{6205-the colonel} , raised all along , know [the West]_{91-the west} -- [a great country]_{6823-a great country} , [gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} . [The place for [a young fellow of spirit]_{6826-a young fellow of spirit} to pick up a fortune]_{6825-the place for a young fellow of spirit to pick up a fortune} , simply pick it up , it 's lying round loose here . Not a day that [I]_{6205-the colonel} do n't put aside an opportunity ; too busy to look into it . Management of [[my]_{6205-the colonel} own property]_{6827-my own property} takes [my]_{6205-the colonel} time . First visit ? Looking for an opening ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Yes , looking around , ”_[393-harry] replied [Harry]_393-harry . “ Ah , here [we]_{1592-the three} are . [You]_{6205-the colonel} 'd rather sit here in front than go to [[my]_393-harry apartments]_{6828-my apartments} ? So had [I.]_393-harry An opening eh ? ”_[393-harry] [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} 's eyes twinkled . “ Ah , just so . [The country]_{797-the country} is opening up , all [we]_{1592-the three} want is capital to develop [it]_{797-the country} . Slap down the rails and bring [the land]_{6123-the land} into market . [The richest land on [God Almighty]_378-god 's footstool]_{6831-the richest land on god almighty 's footstool} is lying right out there . If [I]_393-harry had [my]_393-harry capital free [I]_393-harry could plant it for millions . ”_[393-harry] “ [I]_646-philip suppose [your]_646-philip capital is largely in [[your]_646-philip plantation]_{6832-your plantation} ? ”_[646-philip] asked [Philip]_646-philip . “ Well , partly , [sir]_980-sir , partly . [I]_646-philip 'm down [here]_5846-here now with reference to a little operation -- a little side thing merely . By the way [gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} , excuse the liberty , but it 's about [my]_646-philip usual time”--_[646-philip] [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} paused , but as no movement of [[his]_{6205-the colonel} acquaintances]_{6667-his acquaintances} followed this plain remark , [he]_{6205-the colonel} added , in an explanatory manner , “ [I]_{6205-the colonel} 'm rather particular about the exact time -- have to be in this climate . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} Even this open declaration of [his]_{6205-the colonel} hospitable intention not being understood [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} politely said , “ [Gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} , will [you]_{1585-gentlemen} take something ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} led the way to [a saloon on [Fourth street]_{116-fourth street} under [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel}]_{1599-a saloon on fourth street under the hotel} , and [the young gentlemen]_{1601-the young gentlemen} fell into the custom of [the country]_{797-the country} . “ Not that , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} said [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} to [the bar - keeper]_{1604-the bar - keeper} , who shoved along the counter a bottle of apparently corn - whiskey , as if [he]_{1604-the bar - keeper} had done it before on the same order ; “ not that , ”_{[1604-the bar - keeper]} with a wave of the hand . “ [That Otard]_{474-that otard} if [you]_{1585-gentlemen} please . Yes . Never take an inferior liquor , [gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} , not in the evening , in this climate . [There]_117-there . That 's the stuff . [My]_{1605-the hospitable gentleman} respects ! ”_{[1605-the hospitable gentleman]} [The hospitable gentleman]_{1605-the hospitable gentleman} , having disposed of [his]_{1605-the hospitable gentleman} liquor , remarking that it was not quite the thing--“when [a man]_{795-a man} has [[his]_{795-a man} own cellar]_{6839-his own cellar} to go to , [he]_{795-a man} is apt to get a little fastidious about [his]_{795-a man} liquors”--called_{[1604-the bar - keeper]} for cigars . But the brand offered did not suit [him]_{1605-the hospitable gentleman} ; [he]_{1605-the hospitable gentleman} motioned the box away , and asked for some particular Havana 's , those in separate wrappers . “ [I]_{1605-the hospitable gentleman} always smoke this sort , [gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} ; they are a little more expensive , but [you]_{1585-gentlemen} 'll learn , in this climate , that [you]_{1585-gentlemen} 'd better not economize on poor cigars . ”_{[1605-the hospitable gentleman]} Having imparted this valuable piece of information , [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} lighted the fragrant cigar with satisfaction , and then carelessly put [his]_{6205-the colonel} fingers into [his]_{6205-the colonel} right vest pocket . That movement being without result , with a shade of disappointment on [his]_{6205-the colonel} face , [he]_{6205-the colonel} felt in [his]_{6205-the colonel} left vest pocket . Not finding anything there , [he]_{6205-the colonel} looked up with a serious and annoyed air , anxiously slapped [his]_{6205-the colonel} right pantaloon 's pocket , and then [his]_{6205-the colonel} left , and exclaimed , “ By [George]_416-george , that 's annoying . By [George]_416-george , that 's mortifying . Never had anything of that kind happen to [me]_{6205-the colonel} before . [I]_{6205-the colonel} 've left [my]_{6205-the colonel} pocket - book . Hold ! Here 's a bill , after all . No , thunder , it 's a receipt . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Allow [me]_646-philip , ”_[646-philip] said [Philip]_646-philip , seeing how seriously [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} was annoyed , and taking out [his]_646-philip purse . [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} protested [he]_{6205-the colonel} could n't think of it , and muttered something to [the barkeeper]_{1609-the barkeeper} about “ hanging it up , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} but the vender of exhilaration made no sign , and [Philip]_646-philip had the privilege of paying the costly shot ; [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} profusely apologizing and claiming the right “ next time , next time . ”_{[375-col . sellers]} As soon as [Beriah Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} had bade [[his]_{375-col . sellers} friends]_{5849-his friends} good night and seen [them]_{5849-his friends} depart , [he]_{375-col . sellers} did not retire apartments in [[the Planter]_{6810-the planter} 's]_{1612-the planter 's} , but took [his]_{375-col . sellers} way to [[his]_{375-col . sellers} lodgings]_{1613-his lodgings} with [a friend in [a distant part of [the city]_{796-the city}]_{1615-a distant part of the city}]_{1614-a friend in a distant part of the city} . CHAPTER XIV . The letter that [Philip Sterling]_646-philip wrote to [Ruth Bolton]_439-ruth , on the evening of setting out to seek [his]_646-philip fortune in [the west]_{6679-the west} , found that young lady in [[[her]_439-ruth own father]_{1618-her own father} 's house in [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia}]_{1619-her own father 's house in philadelphia} . [It]_1620-it was [one of the pleasantest of the many charming suburban houses in [that hospitable city]_{1622-that hospitable city}]_{1621-one of the pleasantest of the many charming suburban houses in that hospitable city} , which is territorially [one of [the largest cities in [the world]_{5784-the world}]_{1624-the largest cities in the world} , and only prevented from becoming [the convenient metropolis of [the country]_{797-the country}]_{1626-the convenient metropolis of the country}]_{1623-one of the largest cities in the world , and only prevented from becoming the convenient metropolis of the country} by [the intrusive strip of [Camden]_118-camden and [Amboy]_119-amboy sand which shuts [it]_1629-it off from [the Atlantic ocean]_{1630-the atlantic ocean}]_{1628-the intrusive strip of camden and amboy sand which shuts it off from the atlantic ocean} . [It]_{1622-that hospitable city} is [a city of steady thrift]_{1631-a city of steady thrift} , the arms of which might well be the deliberate but delicious terrapin that imparts such a royal flavor to [its]_{1622-that hospitable city} feasts . It was a spring morning , and perhaps it was the influence of it that made [Ruth]_439-ruth a little restless , satisfied neither with the out - doors nor the in - doors . [[Her]_439-ruth sisters]_{1632-her sisters} had gone to [the city]_{796-the city} to show [some country visitors]_{1634-some country visitors} [Independence Hall]_{120-independence hall} , [Girard College]_{121-girard college} and [Fairmount Water Works and Park]_{122-fairmount water works and park} , four objects which [Americans]_{475-americans} can not die peacefully , even in [Naples]_123-naples , without having seen . But [Ruth]_439-ruth confessed that [she]_439-ruth was tired of them , and also of [the Mint]_{124-the mint} . [She]_439-ruth was tired of other things . [She]_439-ruth tried this morning an air or two upon the piano , sang a simple song in a sweet but slightly metallic voice , and then seating [herself]_439-ruth by the open window , read [Philip]_646-philip 's letter . Was [she]_439-ruth thinking about [Philip]_646-philip , as [she]_439-ruth gazed across the fresh lawn over the tree tops to [the Chelton Hills]_{125-the chelton hills} , or of that world which [his]_646-philip entrance , into [her]_439-ruth tradition - bound life had been one of the means of opening to [her]_439-ruth ? Whatever [she]_439-ruth thought , [she]_439-ruth was not idly musing , as [one]_893-one might see by the expression of [her]_439-ruth face . After a time [she]_439-ruth took up a book ; it was a medical work , and to all appearance about as interesting to [a girl of eighteen as the statutes at large]_{1636-a girl of eighteen as the statutes at large} ; but [her]_439-ruth face was soon aglow over its pages , and [she]_439-ruth was so absorbed in it that [she]_439-ruth did not notice the entrance of [[her]_439-ruth mother]_{6128-her mother} at the open door . “ [Ruth]_439-ruth ? ”_{[6128-her mother]} “ Well , [mother]_6171-mother , ”_{[1638-the young student]} said [the young student]_{1638-the young student} , looking up , with a shade of impatience . “ [I]_{1638-the young student} wanted to talk with [thee]_6171-mother a little about [thy]_6171-mother plans . ”_{[1638-the young student]} “ [Mother]_6171-mother ; [thee]_6171-mother knows [I]_{6128-her mother} could n't stand it at [Westfield]_{126-westfield} ; [the school]_{6843-the school} stifled [me]_{6128-her mother} , it 's a place to turn [young people]_{6844-young people} into dried fruit . ”_{[6128-her mother]} “ [I]_476-margaret know , ”_{[476-margaret]} said [Margaret Bolton]_476-margaret , with a half anxious smile , “ [thee]_6171-mother chafes against all the ways of [Friends]_5905-friends , but what will [thee]_6171-mother do ? Why is [thee]_6171-mother so discontented ? ”_{[476-margaret]} “ If [I]_{6128-her mother} must say it , [mother]_6171-mother , [I]_{6128-her mother} want to go away , and get out of this dead level . ”_{[6128-her mother]} With a look half of pain and half of pity , [[her]_476-margaret mother]_{6128-her mother} answered , “ [I]_{6128-her mother} am sure [thee]_6171-mother is little interfered with ; [thee]_6171-mother dresses as [thee]_6171-mother will , and goes where [thee]_6171-mother pleases , to [any church [thee]_6171-mother likes]_{6847-any church thee likes} , and [thee]_6171-mother has music . [I]_{6128-her mother} had a visit yesterday from [[the society]_{6848-the society} 's committee]_{6849-the society 's committee} by way of discipline , because [we]_6850-we have a piano in [the house]_{878-the house} , which is against the rules . ”_{[6128-her mother]} “ [I]_{6128-her mother} hope [thee]_6171-mother told [the elders]_{6852-the elders} that [father]_6129-father and [I]_{6128-her mother} are responsible for the piano , and that , much as [thee]_6171-mother loves music , [thee]_6171-mother is never in [the room]_{862-the room} when it is played . [[Fortunately]_{477-fortunately} [father]_6129-father]_{6855-fortunately father} is already out of meeting , so [they]_{6852-the elders} ca n't discipline [him]_6129-father . [I]_{6128-her mother} heard [father]_6129-father tell [cousin Abner]_{478-senator dilworthy} that [he]_6129-father was whipped so often for whistling when [he]_6129-father was [a boy]_{6858-a boy} that [he]_6129-father was determined to have what compensation [he]_6129-father could get now . ”_{[6128-her mother]} “ [Thy]_6171-mother ways greatly try [me]_439-ruth , [Ruth]_439-ruth , and all [thy]_6171-mother relations . [I]_439-ruth desire [thy]_6171-mother happiness first of all , but [thee]_6171-mother is starting out on a dangerous path . Is [[thy]_6171-mother father]_{6859-thy father} willing [thee]_6171-mother should go away to [a school of [the world]_{5784-the world} 's people]_{6860-a school of the world 's people} ? ”_[439-ruth] “ [I]_439-ruth have not asked [him]_{6859-thy father} , ”_[439-ruth] [Ruth]_439-ruth replied with a look that might imply that [she]_439-ruth was one of [those determined little bodies who first made up [her]_439-ruth own mind and then compelled [others]_1157-others to make up [theirs]_1157-others in accordance with [hers]_439-ruth]_{1640-those determined little bodies who first made up her own mind and then compelled others to make up theirs in accordance with hers} . “ And when [thee]_6171-mother has got the education [thee]_6171-mother wants , and lost all relish for the society of [[thy]_6171-mother friends]_{6862-thy friends} and the ways of [[thy]_6171-mother ancestors]_{6863-thy ancestors} , what then ? ”_[439-ruth] [Ruth]_439-ruth turned square round to [[her]_439-ruth mother]_{6128-her mother} , and with an impassive face and not the slightest change of tone , said , “ [Mother]_443-ruth , [I]_439-ruth 'm going to study medicine ? ”_[439-ruth] [Margaret Bolton]_476-margaret almost lost for a moment [her]_476-margaret habitual placidity . “ [Thee]_6171-mother , study medicine ! [A slight frail girl like [thee]_6171-mother]_{6864-a slight frail girl like thee} , study medicine ! Does [thee]_6171-mother think [thee]_6171-mother could stand it six months ? And the lectures , and [the dissecting rooms]_{6865-the dissecting rooms} , has [thee]_6171-mother thought of [the dissecting rooms]_{6865-the dissecting rooms} ? ”_{[476-margaret]} “ [Mother]_6171-mother , ”_[443-ruth] said [Ruth]_443-ruth calmly , “ [I]_443-ruth have thought it all over . [I]_443-ruth know [I]_443-ruth can go through the whole , [clinics]_6868-clinics , [dissecting room]_{6869-dissecting room} and all . Does [thee]_6171-mother think [I]_443-ruth lack nerve ? What is there to fear in [a person dead]_{6870-a person dead} more than in [a person living]_{6871-a person living} ? ”_[443-ruth] “ But [thy]_6171-mother health and strength , [child]_5824-child ; [thee]_6171-mother can never stand the severe application . And , besides , suppose [thee]_6171-mother does learn medicine ? ”_{[476-margaret]} “ [I]_476-margaret will practice it . ”_{[476-margaret]} “ Here ? ”_[443-ruth] “ Here . ”_{[476-margaret]} “ Where [thee]_6171-mother and [[thy]_6171-mother family]_{6873-thy family} are known ? ”_{[476-margaret]} “ If [I]_476-margaret can get [patients]_{6874-patients} . ”_{[476-margaret]} “ [I]_{6128-her mother} hope at least , [Ruth]_443-ruth , [thee]_6171-mother will let [us]_6875-us know when [thee]_6171-mother opens [an office]_{6876-an office} , ”_{[6128-her mother]} said [[her]_1643-her mother]_{6128-her mother} , with an approach to sarcasm that [she]_{6128-her mother} rarely indulged in , as [she]_{6128-her mother} rose and left [the room]_{862-the room} . [Ruth]_443-ruth sat quite still for a time , with face intent and flushed . It was out now . [She]_443-ruth had begun [her]_443-ruth open battle . [The sight - seers]_{1646-the sight - seers} returned in high spirits from [the city]_{796-the city} . Was there [any building in [Greece]_127-greece to compare with [Girard College]_{121-girard college}]_{1648-any building in greece to compare with girard college} , was there ever such a magnificent pile of stone devised for the shelter of [poor orphans]_{1649-poor orphans} ? Think of the stone shingles of the roof eight inches thick ! [Ruth]_443-ruth asked [the enthusiasts]_{1650-the enthusiasts} if [they]_{1650-the enthusiasts} would like to live in [such a sounding mausoleum , with [its great halls and echoing rooms]_{1652-its great halls and echoing rooms} , and no comfortable place in [it]_{1651-such a sounding mausoleum , with its great halls and echoing rooms , and no comfortable place in it for the accommodation of any body} for the accommodation of [any body]_{1653-any body}]_{1651-such a sounding mausoleum , with its great halls and echoing rooms , and no comfortable place in it for the accommodation of any body} ? If [they]_{1650-the enthusiasts} were [orphans]_1654-orphans , would [they]_{1650-the enthusiasts} like to be brought up in [a Grecian temple]_{1655-a grecian temple} ? And then there was [Broad street]_{97-broad street} ! Was n't [it]_{97-broad street} [the broadest]_{1656-the broadest} and [the longest street in [the world]_{5784-the world}]_{1657-the longest street in the world} ? There certainly was no end to it , and even [Ruth]_443-ruth was [Philadelphian]_{128-philadelphian} enough to believe that [a street]_{1659-a street} ought not to have any end , or architectural point upon which [the weary eye]_{1660-the weary eye} could rest . But neither [St. Girard]_{129-st. girard} , nor [Broad street]_{1661-broad street} , neither wonders of [the Mint]_{1662-the mint} nor the glories of the Hall where the ghosts of [[our]_1663-our fathers]_{1664-our fathers} sit always signing the Declaration ; impressed [the visitors]_{831-the visitors} so much as the splendors of the Chestnut street windows , and the bargains on [Eighth street]_{130-eighth street} . The truth is that [the country cousins]_{1666-the country cousins} had come to [town]_6662-town to attend the Yearly Meeting , and the amount of shopping that preceded that religious event was scarcely exceeded by the preparations for the opera in more worldly circles . “ Is [thee]_443-ruth going to the Yearly Meeting , [Ruth]_443-ruth ? ”_{[6276-one of the girls]} asked [one of [the girls]_{6277-the girls}]_{6276-one of the girls} . “ [I]_{1670-that demure person} have nothing to wear , ”_{[1670-that demure person]} replied [that demure person]_{1670-that demure person} . “ If [thee]_443-ruth wants to see new bonnets , orthodox to a shade and conformed to the letter of the true form , [thee]_443-ruth must go to [the Arch Street Meeting]_{131-the arch street meeting} . Any departure from either color or shape would be instantly taken note of . It has occupied [mother]_6171-mother a long time , to find at [the shops]_{6878-the shops} the exact shade for [her]_6171-mother new bonnet . Oh , [thee]_443-ruth must go by all means . But [thee]_443-ruth wo n't see there [a sweeter woman]_{6879-a sweeter woman} than [mother]_6171-mother . ”_{[1670-that demure person]} “ And [thee]_443-ruth wo n't go ? ”_[443-ruth] “ Why should [I]_{1670-that demure person} ? [I]_{1670-that demure person} 've been again and again . If [I]_{1670-that demure person} go to Meeting at all [I]_{1670-that demure person} like best to sit in [the quiet old house in [Germantown]_{132-germantown}]_{6881-the quiet old house in germantown} , where the windows are all open and [I]_{1670-that demure person} can see the trees , and hear the stir of the leaves . It 's such a crush at [the Yearly Meeting at [Arch Street]_{133-arch street}]_{6882-the yearly meeting at arch street} , and then there 's [the row of sleek - looking young men who line the curbstone and stare at [us]_6884-us as [we]_6884-us come out]_{6883-the row of sleek - looking young men who line the curbstone and stare at us as we come out} . No , [I]_{1670-that demure person} do n't feel at [home]_5907-home [there]_840-there . ”_{[1670-that demure person]} That evening [Ruth]_443-ruth and [[her]_443-ruth father]_{1365-her father} sat late by the drawing - room fire , as [they]_1672-they were quite apt to do at night . It was always a time of confidences . “ [Thee]_6887-thee has another letter from [young Sterling]_646-philip , ”_{[479-eli bolton]} said [Eli Bolton]_{479-eli bolton} . “ Yes . [Philip]_646-philip has gone to [the far west]_{6888-the far west} . ”_{[479-eli bolton]} “ How far ? ”_[443-ruth] “ [He]_646-philip does n't say , but it 's on [the frontier]_{1547-the frontier} , and on the map everything beyond [it]_{1547-the frontier} is marked ' Indians ' and ' [desert]_6890-desert , ' and looks as desolate as [a Wednesday Meeting]_{6891-a wednesday meeting} . ”_{[1670-that demure person]} “ [Humph]_480-humph . It was time for [him]_646-philip to do something . Is [he]_646-philip going to start a daily newspaper among [the Kick - a - poos]_{6892-the kick - a - poos} ? ”_{[479-eli bolton]} “ [Father]_418-father , [thee]_6887-thee 's unjust to [Philip]_646-philip . [He]_646-philip 's going into business . ”_[443-ruth] “ What sort of business can [a young man]_{6648-a young man} go into without capital ? ”_{[1670-that demure person]} “ [He]_646-philip does n't say exactly what it is , ”_[443-ruth] said [Ruth]_443-ruth a little dubiously , “ but it 's something about [land]_6894-land and railroads , and [thee]_6887-thee knows , [father]_6129-father , that fortunes are made [nobody]_5874-nobody knows exactly how , in [a new country]_{6742-a new country} . ”_[443-ruth] “ [I]_{1670-that demure person} should think so , [you]_6887-thee innocent puss , and in an old one too . But [Philip]_646-philip is honest , and [he]_646-philip has talent enough , if [he]_646-philip will stop scribbling , to make [his]_646-philip way . But [thee]_6887-thee may as well take care of [theeself]_6887-thee , [Ruth]_443-ruth , and not go dawdling along with [a young man]_{6648-a young man} in [his]_646-philip adventures , until [thy]_6887-thee own mind is a little more settled what [thee]_6887-thee wants . ”_{[1670-that demure person]} This excellent advice did not seem to impress [Ruth]_443-ruth greatly , for [she]_443-ruth was looking away with that abstraction of vision which often came into [her]_443-ruth grey eyes , and at length [she]_443-ruth exclaimed , with a sort of impatience , “ [I]_443-ruth wish [I]_443-ruth could go [west]_6899-west , or [south]_6900-south , or somewhere . What a box [women]_6076-women are put into , measured for it , and put in young ; if [we]_6902-we go anywhere it 's in a box , veiled and pinioned and shut in by [disabilities]_{6903-disabilities} . [Father]_418-father , [I]_443-ruth should like to break things and get loose ! ”_[443-ruth] What [a sweet - voiced little innocent , it was to be sure]_{1673-a sweet - voiced little innocent , it was to be sure} . “ [Thee]_6887-thee will no doubt break things enough when [thy]_6887-thee time comes , [child]_5824-child ; [women]_6076-women always have ; but what does [thee]_6887-thee want now that [thee]_6887-thee has n't ? ”_[443-ruth] “ [I]_443-ruth want to be something , to make [myself]_443-ruth something , to do something . Why should [I]_443-ruth rust , and be stupid , and sit in inaction because [I]_443-ruth am [a girl]_{1014-a girl} ? What would happen to [me]_443-ruth if [thee]_6887-thee should lose [thy]_6887-thee property and die ? What one useful thing could [I]_443-ruth do for a living , for the support of [mother]_6171-mother and [the children]_{788-the children} ? And if [I]_443-ruth had a fortune , would [thee]_6887-thee want [me]_443-ruth to lead a useless life ? ”_[443-ruth] “ Has [[thy]_443-ruth mother]_{6909-thy mother} led a useless life ? ”_[443-ruth] “ Somewhat that depends upon whether [[her]_{6909-thy mother} children]_{6910-her children} amount to anything , ”_[443-ruth] retorted [the sharp little disputant]_{1674-the sharp little disputant} . “ What 's the good , [father]_6129-father , of a series of [human beings who do n't advance any]_{6912-human beings who do n't advance any} ? ”_[443-ruth] [Friend Eli]_{481-friend eli} , who had long ago laid aside the Quaker dress , and was out of Meeting , and who in fact after a youth of doubt could not yet define [his]_{481-friend eli} belief , nevertheless looked with some wonder at [this fierce young eagle of [his]_{481-friend eli} , hatched in a [Friend]_{481-friend eli} 's dove - cote]_{1675-this fierce young eagle of his , hatched in a friend 's dove - cote} . But [he]_{481-friend eli} only said , “ Has [thee]_443-ruth consulted [[thy]_443-ruth mother]_{6909-thy mother} about a career , [I]_{481-friend eli} suppose it is a career [thee]_443-ruth wants ? ”_{[481-friend eli]} [Ruth]_443-ruth did not reply directly ; [she]_443-ruth complained that [[her]_443-ruth mother]_{6128-her mother} did n't understand [her]_443-ruth . But [that wise and placid woman]_{1677-that wise and placid woman} understood the sweet rebel a great deal better than [Ruth]_443-ruth understood [herself]_443-ruth . [She]_443-ruth also had a history , possibly , and had sometime beaten [her]_443-ruth young wings against the cage of custom , and indulged in dreams of a new social order , and had passed through that fiery period when it seems possible for one mind , which has not yet tried its limits , to break up and re - arrange [the world]_{5784-the world} . [Ruth]_443-ruth replied to [Philip]_646-philip 's letter in due time and in the most cordial and unsentimental manner . [Philip]_646-philip liked the letter , as [he]_646-philip did everything [she]_443-ruth did ; but [he]_646-philip had a dim notion that there was more about [herself]_443-ruth in the letter than about [him]_646-philip . [He]_646-philip took it with [him]_646-philip from [the Southern Hotel]_{6753-the southern hotel} , when [he]_646-philip went to walk , and read it over and again in [an unfrequented street]_{1680-an unfrequented street} as [he]_646-philip stumbled along . The rather common - place and unformed hand - writing seemed to [him]_646-philip peculiar and characteristic , different from that of [any other woman]_{1681-any other woman} . [Ruth]_443-ruth was glad to hear that [Philip]_646-philip had made a push into [the world]_{5784-the world} , and [she]_443-ruth was sure that [his]_646-philip talent and courage would make a way for [him]_646-philip . [She]_443-ruth should pray for [his]_646-philip success at any rate , and especially that [the Indians]_465-indians , in [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} , would not take [his]_646-philip scalp . [Philip]_646-philip looked rather dubious at this sentence , and wished that [he]_646-philip had written nothing about [Indians]_465-indians . CHAPTER XV . [Eli Bolton]_{479-eli bolton} and [[his]_{479-eli bolton} wife]_{839-his wife} talked over [Ruth]_443-ruth 's case , as [they]_1684-they had often done before , with no little anxiety . Alone of all [[their]_1684-they children]_{1685-their children} [she]_443-ruth was impatient of the restraints and monotony of [the Friends]_{1686-the friends} ' Society , and wholly indisposed to accept the “ inner light ”_[443-ruth] as a guide into a life of acceptance and inaction . When [Margaret]_476-margaret told [[her]_476-margaret husband]_{6214-her husband} of [Ruth]_443-ruth 's newest project , [he]_{6214-her husband} did not exhibit so much surprise as [she]_476-margaret hoped for . In fact [he]_{6214-her husband} said that [he]_{6214-her husband} did not see why [a woman]_{6290-a woman} should not enter the medical profession if [she]_{6290-a woman} felt a call to it . “ But , ”_{[476-margaret]} said [Margaret]_476-margaret , “ consider [her]_{6290-a woman} total inexperience of [the world]_{5784-the world} , and [her]_{6290-a woman} frail health . Can [such a slight little body]_{6915-such a slight little body} endure the ordeal of the preparation for , or the strain of , the practice of the profession ? ”_{[476-margaret]} “ Did [thee]_476-margaret ever think , [Margaret]_476-margaret , whether , [she]_{6290-a woman} can endure being thwarted in an object on which [she]_{6290-a woman} has so set [her]_{6290-a woman} heart , as [she]_{6290-a woman} has on this ? [Thee]_476-margaret has trained [her]_{6290-a woman} thyself at [home]_5907-home , in [her]_{6290-a woman} enfeebled childhood , and [thee]_476-margaret knows how strong [her]_{6290-a woman} will is , and what [she]_{6290-a woman} has been able to accomplish in self - culture by the simple force of [her]_{6290-a woman} determination . [She]_{6290-a woman} never will be satisfied until [she]_{6290-a woman} has tried [her]_{6290-a woman} own strength . ”_{[6214-her husband]} “ [I]_476-margaret wish , ”_{[476-margaret]} said [Margaret]_476-margaret , with an inconsequence that is not exclusively feminine , “ that [she]_{6290-a woman} were in the way to fall in love and marry by and by . [I]_476-margaret think that would cure [her]_{6290-a woman} of some of [her]_{6290-a woman} notions . [I]_476-margaret am not sure but if [she]_{6290-a woman} went away , to [some distant school]_{6917-some distant school} , into an entirely new life , [her]_{6290-a woman} thoughts would be diverted . ”_{[476-margaret]} [Eli Bolton]_{479-eli bolton} almost laughed as [he]_{479-eli bolton} regarded [[his]_{479-eli bolton} wife]_{839-his wife} , with eyes that never looked at [her]_{839-his wife} except fondly , and replied , “ Perhaps [thee]_6918-thee remembers that [thee]_6918-thee had notions also , before [we]_6919-we were married , and before [thee]_6918-thee became [a member of [Meeting]_482-meeting]_{6920-a member of meeting} . [I]_{479-eli bolton} think [Ruth]_443-ruth comes honestly by certain tendencies which [thee]_6918-thee has hidden under [the Friend]_{6921-the friend} 's dress . ”_{[479-eli bolton]} [Margaret]_476-margaret could not say no to this , and while [she]_476-margaret paused , it was evident that memory was busy with suggestions to shake [her]_476-margaret present opinions . “ Why not let [Ruth]_443-ruth try the study for a time , ”_{[479-eli bolton]} suggested [Eli]_{479-eli bolton} ; “ there is a fair beginning of [[a Woman]_{6290-a woman} 's Medical College in [the city]_{796-the city}]_{6923-a woman 's medical college in the city} . Quite likely [she]_443-ruth will soon find that [she]_443-ruth needs first a more general culture , and fall in with [thy]_{479-eli bolton} wish that [she]_443-ruth should see more of [the world]_{5784-the world} at [some large school]_{6926-some large school} . ”_{[479-eli bolton]} There really seemed to be nothing else to be done , and [Margaret]_476-margaret consented at length without approving . And it was agreed that [Ruth]_443-ruth , in order to spare [her]_443-ruth fatigue , should take lodgings with [friends]_5905-friends near [the college]_{1691-the college} and make a trial in the pursuit of that science to which [we]_1692-we all owe [our]_1692-we lives , and sometimes as by a miracle of escape . That day [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} brought [home]_5907-home [a stranger]_{5910-a stranger} to dinner , [Mr. Bigler of the great firm of Pennybacker , Bigler & amp]_{1695-mr. bigler of the great firm of pennybacker , bigler & amp} ; [Small , railroad contractors]_{1696-small , railroad contractors} . [He]_{440-mr. bolton} was always bringing [home]_5907-home [somebody]_{5942-somebody} , who had a scheme ; to build [a road]_{1699-a road} , or open [a mine]_{1700-a mine} , or plant [a swamp with cane to grow paper - stock]_{1701-a swamp with cane to grow paper - stock} , or found [a hospital]_{1702-a hospital} , or invest in a patent shad - bone separator , or start [a college somewhere on [the frontier]_{1547-the frontier} , contiguous to a land speculation]_{1703-a college somewhere on the frontier , contiguous to a land speculation} . [The Bolton house]_{1705-the bolton house} was [a sort of hotel for [this kind of people]_{1707-this kind of people}]_{1706-a sort of hotel for this kind of people} . [They]_{1707-this kind of people} were always coming . [Ruth]_443-ruth had known [them]_{1707-this kind of people} from childhood , and [she]_443-ruth used to say that [[her]_443-ruth father]_{1365-her father} attracted [them]_{1707-this kind of people} as naturally as [a sugar hogshead]_{1709-a sugar hogshead} does flies . [Ruth]_443-ruth had an idea that [a large portion of [the world]_{5784-the world}]_{1710-a large portion of the world} lived by getting [the rest of [the world]_{5784-the world}]_{1712-the rest of the world} into schemes . [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} never could say “ no ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} to any of [them]_{1707-this kind of people} , not even , said [Ruth]_443-ruth again , to the society for stamping oyster shells with scripture texts before they were sold at retail . [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} 's plan this time , about which [he]_{440-mr. bolton} talked loudly , with [his]_{440-mr. bolton} mouth full , all dinner time , was the building of [the [Tunkhannock]_{135-tunkhannock} , Rattlesnake and Youngwomans Town Railroad]_{134-the tunkhannock , rattlesnake and youngwomans town railroad} , which would not only be [a great highway to [the west]_{6679-the west} , but would open to [market inexhaustible coal - fields]_{1716-market inexhaustible coal - fields} and untold millions of lumber]_{1714-a great highway to the west , but would open to market inexhaustible coal - fields and untold millions of lumber} . The plan of operations was very simple . “ [We]_6927-we 'll buy [the lands]_{6928-the lands} , ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} explained [he]_{440-mr. bolton} , “ on long time , backed by the notes of [good men]_{6929-good men} ; and then mortgage [them]_{6928-the lands} for money enough to get [the road]_{6930-the road} well on . Then get [the towns on the line]_{6931-the towns on the line} to issue [their]_{6931-the towns on the line} bonds for stock , and sell [their]_{6931-the towns on the line} bonds for enough to complete [the road]_{6930-the road} , and partly stock it , especially if [we]_6927-we mortgage [each section]_{6933-each section} as [we]_6927-we complete it . [We]_6927-we can then sell the rest of the stock on the prospect of the business of [the road]_{6930-the road} through [an improved country]_{6935-an improved country} , and also sell [the lands]_{6928-the lands} at a big advance , on the strength of [the road]_{6930-the road} . All [we]_6927-we want , ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} continued [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} in [his]_{440-mr. bolton} frank manner , “ is a few thousand dollars to start the surveys , and arrange things in the legislature . There is [some parties]_{6938-some parties} will have to be seen , who might make [us]_6927-we trouble . ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} “ It will take a good deal of money to start the enterprise , ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} remarked [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} , who knew very well what “ seeing ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} a [Pennsylvania Legislature]_{136-pennsylvania legislature} meant , but was too polite to tell [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} what [he]_{440-mr. bolton} thought of [him]_{440-mr. bolton} , while [he]_{440-mr. bolton} was [[his]_{440-mr. bolton} guest]_{1717-his guest} ; “ what security would [one]_893-one have for it ? ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} smiled a hard kind of smile , and said , “ [You]_{440-mr. bolton} 'd be inside , [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} , and [you]_{440-mr. bolton} 'd have the first chance in the deal . ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} This was rather unintelligible to [Ruth]_443-ruth , who was nevertheless somewhat amused by the study of a type of character [she]_443-ruth had seen before . At length [she]_443-ruth interrupted the conversation by asking , “ [You]_{440-mr. bolton} 'd sell the stock , [I]_443-ruth suppose , [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} , to [anybody who was attracted by the prospectus]_{6940-anybody who was attracted by the prospectus} ? ”_[443-ruth] “ O , certainly , serve [all alike]_{6941-all alike} , ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} said [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} , now noticing [Ruth]_443-ruth for the first time , and a little puzzled by the serene , intelligent face that was turned towards [him]_{440-mr. bolton} . “ Well , what would become of [the poor people who had been led to put [their]_{6942-the poor people who had been led to put their little money into the speculation , when you got out of it and left it half way} little money into the speculation , when [you]_{440-mr. bolton} got out of it and left it half way]_{6942-the poor people who had been led to put their little money into the speculation , when you got out of it and left it half way} ? ”_[443-ruth] It would be no more true to say of [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} that [he]_{440-mr. bolton} was or could be embarrassed , than to say that a brass counterfeit dollar - piece would change color when refused ; the question annoyed [him]_{440-mr. bolton} a little , in [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} 's presence . “ Why , yes , [Miss]_6943-miss , of course , in a great enterprise for the benefit of [the community]_{6944-the community} there will little things occur , which , which -- and , of course , [the poor]_{6945-the poor} ought to be looked to ; [I]_{1718-the contractor} tell [[my]_{1718-the contractor} wife]_{1019-my wife} , that [the poor]_{6945-the poor} must be looked to ; if [you]_{1019-my wife} can tell [who are poor]_{6948-who are poor} -- there 's [so many impostors]_{6949-so many impostors} . And then , there 's so many poor in [the legislature]_{6950-the legislature} to be looked after , ”_{[1718-the contractor]} said [the contractor]_{1718-the contractor} with a sort of a chuckle , “ is n't that so , [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} ? ”_{[1718-the contractor]} [Eli Bolton]_{479-eli bolton} replied that [he]_{479-eli bolton} never had much to do with [the legislature]_{6950-the legislature} . “ Yes , ”_{[1720-this public benefactor]} continued [this public benefactor]_{1720-this public benefactor} , “ an uncommon poor lot this year , uncommon . Consequently an expensive lot . The fact is , [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} , that the price is raised so high on [United States Senator]_{6951-united states senator} now , that it affects the whole market ; [you]_{1019-my wife} ca n't get any public improvement through on reasonable terms . [Simony]_483-simony is what [I]_{440-mr. bolton} call it , [Simony]_483-simony , ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} repeated [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} , as if [he]_{440-mr. bolton} had said a good thing . [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} went on and gave some very interesting details of the intimate connection between railroads and politics , and thoroughly entertained [himself]_{440-mr. bolton} all dinner time , and as much disgusted [Ruth]_443-ruth , who asked no more questions , and [[her]_443-ruth father]_{1365-her father} who replied in monosyllables : “ [I]_443-ruth wish , ”_[443-ruth] said [Ruth]_443-ruth to [[her]_443-ruth father]_{1365-her father} , after [the guest]_{1723-the guest} had gone , “ that [you]_{1365-her father} would n't bring [home]_5907-home [any more such horrid men]_{6953-any more such horrid men} . Do [all men who wear big diamond breast - pins]_{6954-all men who wear big diamond breast - pins} , flourish [their]_{6954-all men who wear big diamond breast - pins} knives at table , and use bad grammar , and cheat ? ”_[443-ruth] “ O , [child]_5824-child , [thee]_5824-child must n't be too observing . [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} is [one of [the most important men in [the state]_{1194-the state}]_{6957-the most important men in the state}]_{6956-one of the most important men in the state} ; [nobody]_5874-nobody has more influence at [Harrisburg]_{137-harrisburg} . [I]_443-ruth do n't like [him]_{440-mr. bolton} any more than [thee]_5824-child does , but [I]_443-ruth 'd better lend [him]_{440-mr. bolton} a little money than to have [his]_{440-mr. bolton} ill will . ”_[443-ruth] “ [Father]_418-father , [I]_443-ruth think [thee'd]_418-father better have [his]_{440-mr. bolton} ill - will than [his]_{440-mr. bolton} company . Is it true that [he]_{440-mr. bolton} gave money to help build [the pretty little church of St. James the Less]_{6960-the pretty little church of st. james the less} , and that [he]_{440-mr. bolton} is , [one of [the vestrymen]_{6962-the vestrymen}]_{6961-one of the vestrymen} ? ”_[443-ruth] “ Yes . [He]_{440-mr. bolton} is not such [a bad fellow]_{6963-a bad fellow} . [One of [the men in [Third street]_{6966-third street}]_{6965-the men in third street}]_{6964-one of the men in third street} asked [him]_{440-mr. bolton} the other day , whether [his]_{440-mr. bolton} was [a high church]_{6967-a high church} or [a low church]_{6968-a low church} ? [Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} said [he]_{440-mr. bolton} did n't know ; [he]_{440-mr. bolton} 'd been in [it]_{440-mr. bolton} once , and [he]_{440-mr. bolton} could touch the ceiling in the side aisle with [his]_{440-mr. bolton} hand . ”_[443-ruth] “ [I]_443-ruth think [he]_{440-mr. bolton} 's just horrid , ”_[443-ruth] was [Ruth]_443-ruth 's final summary of [him]_1724-him , after the manner of the swift judgment of [women]_6076-women , with no consideration of the extenuating circumstances . [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} had no idea that [he]_{440-mr. bolton} had not made a good impression on [the whole family]_{6388-the whole family} ; [he]_{440-mr. bolton} certainly intended to be agreeable . [Margaret]_476-margaret agreed with [[her]_476-margaret daughter]_{1478-her daughter} , and though [she]_476-margaret never said anything to [such people]_{1728-such people} , [she]_476-margaret was grateful to [Ruth]_443-ruth for sticking at least one pin into [him]_1724-him . Such was the serenity of [the Bolton household]_{1729-the bolton household} that [a stranger in it]_{1730-a stranger in it} would never have suspected there was any opposition to [Ruth]_443-ruth 's going to [the Medical School]_{1731-the medical school} . And [she]_443-ruth went quietly to take [her]_443-ruth residence in [town]_6662-town , and began [her]_443-ruth attendance of the lectures , as if it were the most natural thing in [the world]_{5784-the world} . [She]_443-ruth did not heed , if [she]_443-ruth heard , the busy and wondering gossip of [relations]_{1734-relations} and [acquaintances]_{1735-acquaintances} , gossip that has no less currency among [the Friends]_{1686-the friends} than elsewhere because it is whispered slyly and creeps about in an undertone . [Ruth]_443-ruth was absorbed , and for the first time in [her]_443-ruth life thoroughly happy ; happy in the freedom of [her]_443-ruth life , and in the keen enjoyment of the investigation that broadened its field day by day . [She]_443-ruth was in high spirits when [she]_443-ruth came [home]_5907-home to spend First Days ; [the house]_{878-the house} was full of [her]_443-ruth gaiety and [her]_443-ruth merry laugh , and [the children]_{788-the children} wished that [Ruth]_443-ruth would never go away again . But [[her]_443-ruth mother]_{6128-her mother} noticed , with a little anxiety , the sometimes flushed face , and the sign of an eager spirit in the kindling eyes , and , as well , the serious air of determination and endurance in [her]_443-ruth face at unguarded moments . [The college]_{1691-the college} was a small one and it sustained [itself]_{1691-the college} not without difficulty in [this city]_{1742-this city} , which is so conservative , and is yet the origin of so many radical movements . There were [not more than a dozen attendants on the lectures]_{1743-not more than a dozen attendants on the lectures} all together , so that the enterprise had the air of an experiment , and the fascination of pioneering for [those engaged in it]_{1744-those engaged in it} . There was [one woman physician driving about [town]_6662-town in [[her]_{1745-one woman physician driving about town in her carriage , attacking the most violent diseases in all quarters with persistent courage , like a modern bellona in her war chariot , who was popularly supposed to gather in fees to the amount ten to twenty thousand dollars a year} carriage]_{1747-her carriage} , attacking the most violent diseases in all quarters with persistent courage , like a modern Bellona in [[her]_{1745-one woman physician driving about town in her carriage , attacking the most violent diseases in all quarters with persistent courage , like a modern bellona in her war chariot , who was popularly supposed to gather in fees to the amount ten to twenty thousand dollars a year} war chariot]_{1748-her war chariot} , who was popularly supposed to gather in fees to the amount ten to twenty thousand dollars a year]_{1745-one woman physician driving about town in her carriage , attacking the most violent diseases in all quarters with persistent courage , like a modern bellona in her war chariot , who was popularly supposed to gather in fees to the amount ten to twenty thousand dollars a year} . Perhaps [some of [these students]_{1750-these students}]_{1749-some of these students} looked forward to the near day when [they]_{1749-some of these students} would support such a practice and [a husband]_{1751-a husband} besides , but it is unknown that any of [them]_{1750-these students} ever went further than practice in [hospitals]_{1752-hospitals} and in [[their]_{1750-these students} own nurseries]_{1753-their own nurseries} , and it is feared that [some of [them]_{1750-these students}]_{1754-some of them} were quite as ready as [[their]_{1754-some of them} sisters]_{1755-their sisters} , in emergencies , to “ call [a man . ”]_{6969-a man . ”[443-ruth]} If [Ruth]_443-ruth had any exaggerated expectations of a professional life , [she]_443-ruth kept them to [herself]_443-ruth , and was known to [[her]_443-ruth fellows of [the class]_{1757-the class}]_{1756-her fellows of the class} simply as [a cheerful , sincere student]_{1758-a cheerful , sincere student} , eager in [her]_443-ruth investigations , and never impatient at anything , except an insinuation that [women]_6076-women had not as much mental capacity for science as [men]_814-men . “ [They]_6970-they really say , ”_{[1761-one young quaker sprig]} said [one young Quaker sprig]_{1761-one young quaker sprig} to [another youth of [his]_{1761-one young quaker sprig} age]_{1762-another youth of his age} , “ that [Ruth Bolton]_439-ruth is really going to be a saw - bones , attends lectures , cuts up bodies , and all that . [She]_439-ruth 's cool enough for [a surgeon]_{6971-a surgeon} , anyway . ”_{[1761-one young quaker sprig]} [He]_{1761-one young quaker sprig} spoke feelingly , for [he]_{1761-one young quaker sprig} had very likely been weighed in [Ruth]_439-ruth 's calm eyes sometime , and thoroughly scared by the little laugh that accompanied a puzzling reply to one of [his]_{1761-one young quaker sprig} conversational nothings . [Such young gentlemen]_{1763-such young gentlemen} , at this time , did not come very distinctly into [Ruth]_439-ruth 's horizon , except as amusing circumstances . About the details of [her]_439-ruth student life , [Ruth]_439-ruth said very little to [[her]_439-ruth friends]_{6131-her friends} , but [they]_{6131-her friends} had reason to know , afterwards , that it required all [her]_439-ruth nerve and the almost complete exhaustion of [her]_439-ruth physical strength , to carry [her]_439-ruth through . [She]_439-ruth began [her]_439-ruth anatomical practice upon detached portions of the human frame , which were brought into [the demonstrating room]_{1765-the demonstrating room} -- dissecting the eye , the ear , and a small tangle of muscles and nerves -- an occupation which had not much more savor of death in it than the analysis of a portion of a plant out of which the life went when it was plucked up by the roots . Custom inures [the most sensitive persons]_{1766-the most sensitive persons} to that which is at first most repellant ; and in the late war [we]_1767-we saw [the most delicate women , who could not at home endure the sight of blood , become so used to scenes of carnage]_{1768-the most delicate women , who could not at home endure the sight of blood , become so used to scenes of carnage} , that [they]_{1768-the most delicate women , who could not at home endure the sight of blood , become so used to scenes of carnage} walked [the hospitals]_{1769-the hospitals} and the margins of [battle - fields]_{1770-battle - fields} , amid the poor remnants of torn humanity , with as perfect self - possession as if [they]_{1768-the most delicate women , who could not at home endure the sight of blood , become so used to scenes of carnage} were strolling in [a flower garden]_{1771-a flower garden} . It happened that [Ruth]_439-ruth was one evening deep in a line of investigation which [she]_439-ruth could not finish or understand without demonstration , and so eager was [she]_439-ruth in it , that it seemed as if [she]_439-ruth could not wait till the next day . [She]_439-ruth , therefore , persuaded [a fellow student]_{1772-a fellow student} , who was reading that evening with [her]_439-ruth , to go down to [the dissecting room of [the college]_{1691-the college}]_{1773-the dissecting room of the college} , and ascertain what [they]_{1768-the most delicate women , who could not at home endure the sight of blood , become so used to scenes of carnage} wanted to know by an hour 's work [there]_840-there . Perhaps , also , [Ruth]_439-ruth wanted to test [her]_439-ruth own nerve , and to see whether the power of association was stronger in [her]_439-ruth mind than [her]_439-ruth own will . [The janitor of [the shabby and comfortless old building]_{1777-the shabby and comfortless old building}]_{1776-the janitor of the shabby and comfortless old building} admitted [the girls]_{6277-the girls} , not without suspicion , and gave [them]_{6277-the girls} lighted candles , which [they]_{6277-the girls} would need , without other remark than “ there 's a new one , [Miss]_6972-miss , ”_{[1776-the janitor of the shabby and comfortless old building]} as [the girls]_{6277-the girls} went up the broad stairs . [They]_{6277-the girls} climbed to [the third story]_{1780-the third story} , and paused before a door , which [they]_{6277-the girls} unlocked , and which admitted [them]_{6277-the girls} into [a long apartment]_{1781-a long apartment} , with a row of windows on one side and one at the end . [The room]_{862-the room} was without light , save from the stars and the candles [the girls]_{6277-the girls} carried , which revealed to [them]_{6277-the girls} dimly two long and several small tables , a few benches and chairs , a couple of skeletons hanging on the wall , a sink , and cloth - covered heaps of something upon the tables here and there . The windows were open , and the cool night wind came in strong enough to flutter a white covering now and then , and to shake the loose casements . But all the sweet odors of the night could not take from [the room]_{862-the room} a faint suggestion of mortality . [The young ladies]_{1785-the young ladies} paused a moment . [The room]_{862-the room} itself was familiar enough , but night makes almost any chamber eerie , and especially such [a room of detention as this where the mortal parts of the unburied might -- almost be supposed to be , visited , on the sighing night winds , by]_{1787-a room of detention as this where the mortal parts of the unburied might -- almost be supposed to be , visited , on the sighing night winds , by} [the wandering spirits of [[their]_{6277-the girls} late tenants]_{1789-their late tenants}]_{1788-the wandering spirits of their late tenants} . Opposite and at some distance across the roofs of [lower buildings]_{1790-lower buildings} , [the girls]_{6277-the girls} saw [a tall edifice]_{1792-a tall edifice} , the long upper story of which seemed to be [a dancing hall]_{1793-a dancing hall} . The windows of that were also open , and through [them]_{6277-the girls} [they]_{6277-the girls} heard the scream of the jiggered and tortured violin , and the pump , pump of the oboe , and saw the moving shapes of [men]_814-men and [women]_6076-women in quick transition , and heard [the prompter]_{1796-the prompter} 's drawl . “ [I]_439-ruth wonder , ”_[439-ruth] said [Ruth]_439-ruth , “ what [the girls dancing there]_{6973-the girls dancing there} would think if [they]_{6973-the girls dancing there} saw [us]_{6277-the girls} , or knew that there was such [a room as this so near]_{6974-a room as this so near} [them]_{6973-the girls dancing there} . ”_[439-ruth] [She]_439-ruth did not speak very loud , and , perhaps unconsciously , [the girls]_{6277-the girls} drew near to [each other]_{5887-each other} as [they]_{6277-the girls} approached the long table in the centre of [the room]_{862-the room} . A straight object lay upon it , covered with a sheet . This was doubtless “ the new one ”_[439-ruth] of which [the janitor]_{1800-the janitor} spoke . [Ruth]_439-ruth advanced , and with a not very steady hand lifted the white covering from the upper part of the figure and turned it down . Both [the girls]_{6277-the girls} started . It was [a negro]_{1802-a negro} . The black face seemed to defy the pallor of death , and asserted an ugly life - likeness that was frightful . [Ruth]_439-ruth was as pale as the white sheet , and [[her]_439-ruth comrade]_{1803-her comrade} whispered , “ Come away , [Ruth]_439-ruth , it is awful . ”_[439-ruth] Perhaps it was the wavering light of the candles , perhaps it was only the agony from a death of pain , but [the repulsive black face]_{1804-the repulsive black face} seemed to wear a scowl that said , “ Have n't [you]_439-ruth yet done with [the outcast]_{6975-the outcast} , [persecuted black man]_{6976-persecuted black man} , but [you]_439-ruth must now haul [him]_{1805-this dead man} from [his]_{1805-this dead man} grave , and send even [[your]_439-ruth women]_{6977-your women} to dismember [his]_{1805-this dead man} body ? ”_{[1804-the repulsive black face]} Who is [this dead man]_{1805-this dead man} , one of [thousands who died yesterday , and will be dust anon]_{1806-thousands who died yesterday , and will be dust anon} , to protest that science shall not turn [his]_{1805-this dead man} worthless carcass to some account ? [Ruth]_439-ruth could have had no such thought , for with a pity in [her]_439-ruth sweet face , that for the moment overcame fear and disgust , [she]_439-ruth reverently replaced the covering , and went away to [her]_439-ruth own table , as [[her]_439-ruth companion]_{1807-her companion} did to [hers]_439-ruth . And there for an hour [they]_1808-they worked at [their]_1808-they several problems , without speaking , but not without an awe of the presence there , “ the new one , ”_[439-ruth] and not without an awful sense of life itself , as [they]_1808-they heard the pulsations of the music and the light laughter from [the dancing - hall]_{1809-the dancing - hall} . When , at length , [they]_1808-they went away , and locked [the dreadful room]_{1810-the dreadful room} behind [them]_1808-they , and came out into [the street]_{6286-the street} , where [people]_5798-people were passing , [they]_1808-they , for the first time , realized , in the relief [they]_1808-they felt , what a nervous strain [they]_1808-they had been under . CHAPTER XVI . While [Ruth]_439-ruth was thus absorbed in [her]_439-ruth new occupation , and the spring was wearing away , [Philip]_646-philip and [[his]_646-philip friends]_{5849-his friends} were still detained at [the Southern Hotel]_{6753-the southern hotel} . [The great contractors]_{1815-the great contractors} had concluded [their]_{1815-the great contractors} business with [the state and railroad officials]_{1816-the state and railroad officials} and with [the lesser contractors]_{1817-the lesser contractors} , and departed for [the East]_{114-the east} . But the serious illness of [one of [the engineers]_{1566-the engineers}]_{1818-one of the engineers} kept [Philip]_646-philip and [Henry]_393-harry in [the city]_{796-the city} and occupied in alternate watchings . [Philip]_646-philip wrote to [Ruth]_439-ruth of the new acquaintance [they]_1808-they had made , [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth , [an enthusiastic and hospitable gentleman]_{1821-an enthusiastic and hospitable gentleman} , very much interested in the development of [the country]_{797-the country} , and in [their]_1808-they success . [They]_1808-they had not had an opportunity to visit at [[his]_{1821-an enthusiastic and hospitable gentleman} place]_{1823-his place} “ up in [the country]_{797-the country} ”_{[6205-the colonel]} yet , but [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} often dined with [them]_1808-they , and in confidence , confided to [them]_1808-they [his]_{6205-the colonel} projects , and seemed to take a great liking to [them]_1808-they , especially to [[his]_{6205-the colonel} friend]_{1825-his friend} [Harry]_393-harry . It was true that [he]_{6205-the colonel} never seemed to have ready money , but [he]_{6205-the colonel} was engaged in very large operations . The correspondence was not very brisk between [these two young persons]_{1826-these two young persons} , so differently occupied ; for though [Philip]_646-philip wrote long letters , [he]_646-philip got brief ones in reply , full of sharp little observations however , such as one concerning [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth , namely , that [such men]_{1827-such men} dined at [[their]_{1827-such men} house]_{1828-their house} every week . [Ruth]_439-ruth 's proposed occupation astonished [Philip]_646-philip immensely , but while [he]_646-philip argued it and discussed it , [he]_646-philip did not dare hint to [her]_439-ruth [his]_646-philip fear that it would interfere with [his]_646-philip most cherished plans . [He]_646-philip too sincerely respected [Ruth]_439-ruth 's judgment to make any protest , however , and [he]_646-philip would have defended [her]_439-ruth course against [the world]_{5784-the world} . This enforced waiting at [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} was very irksome to [Philip]_646-philip . [His]_646-philip money was running away , for one thing , and [he]_646-philip longed to get into [the field]_{6413-the field} , and see for [himself]_646-philip what chance there was for a fortune or even an occupation . [The contractors]_{1831-the contractors} had given [the young men]_{1832-the young men} leave to join [the engineer corps]_{1833-the engineer corps} as soon as [they]_{1831-the contractors} could , but otherwise had made no provision for [them]_{1832-the young men} , and in fact had left [them]_{1832-the young men} with only the most indefinite expectations of something large in the future . [Harry]_393-harry was entirely happy ; in [his]_393-harry circumstances . [He]_393-harry very soon knew [everybody]_{5858-everybody} , from [the governor of [the state]_{1194-the state}]_{1835-the governor of the state} down to [the waiters at [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel}]_{1837-the waiters at the hotel} . [He]_393-harry had the Wall street slang at [his]_393-harry tongue 's end ; [he]_393-harry always talked like [a capitalist]_{1839-a capitalist} , and entered with enthusiasm into all the land and railway schemes with which the air was thick . [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth and [Harry]_393-harry talked together by the hour and by the day . [Harry]_393-harry informed [[his]_393-harry new friend]_{908-his new friend} that [he]_393-harry was going out with [the engineer corps of [the Salt Lick Pacific Extension]_{1570-the salt lick pacific extension}]_{1841-the engineer corps of the salt lick pacific extension} , but that was n't [his]_393-harry real business . “ [I]_393-harry 'm to have , with [another party]_{6979-another party} , ”_[393-harry] said [Harry]_393-harry , “ a big contract in [the road]_{6930-the road} , as soon as it is let ; and , meantime , [I]_393-harry 'm with [the engineers]_{1566-the engineers} to spy out [the best land]_{6982-the best land} and [the depot sites]_{6983-the depot sites} . ”_[393-harry] “ It 's everything , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} suggested [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , “ in knowing where to invest . [I]_{6205-the colonel} 've known [people]_5798-people throwaway [their]_5798-people money because [they]_5798-people were too consequential to take [Sellers]_439-ruth ' advice . [Others]_1157-others , again , have made [their]_1157-others pile on taking it . [I]_{6205-the colonel} 've looked over the ground ; [I]_{6205-the colonel} 've been studying it for twenty years . [You]_6986-you ca n't put [your]_6986-you finger on a spot in the map of [Missouri]_9-missouri that [I]_{6205-the colonel} do n't know as if [I]_{6205-the colonel} 'd made it . When [you]_6986-you want to place anything , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} continued [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , confidently , “ just let [Beriah Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} know . That 's all . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Oh , [I]_393-harry have n't got much in ready money [I]_393-harry can lay [my]_393-harry hands on now , but if [a fellow]_{6987-a fellow} could do anything with fifteen or twenty thousand dollars , as a beginning , [I]_393-harry shall draw for that when [I]_393-harry see the right opening . ”_[393-harry] “ Well , that 's something , that 's something , fifteen or twenty thousand dollars , say twenty -- as an advance , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} said [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} reflectively , as if turning over [his]_{6205-the colonel} mind for a project that could be entered on with such a trifling sum . “ [I]_{6205-the colonel} 'll tell [you]_6986-you what it is -- but only to [you]_6986-you [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry , only to [you]_6986-you , mind ; [I]_{6205-the colonel} 've got a little project that [I]_{6205-the colonel} 've been keeping . [It]_6988-it looks small , looks small on paper , but it 's got a big future . What should [you]_6986-you say , [sir]_980-sir , to [a city]_{6165-a city} , built up like the rod of [Aladdin]_484-aladdin had touched [it]_6988-it , built up in two years , where now [you]_6986-you would n't expect [it]_6988-it any more than [you]_6986-you 'd expect [a light - house on the top of [Pilot Knob]_{138-pilot knob}]_{6991-a light - house on the top of pilot knob} ? and [you]_6986-you could own [the land]_{6123-the land} ! It can be done , [sir]_980-sir . It can be done ! ”_{[6205-the colonel]} [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} hitched up [his]_{6205-the colonel} chair close to [Harry]_393-harry , laid [his]_{6205-the colonel} hand on [his]_{6205-the colonel} knee , and , first looking about [him]_{6205-the colonel} , said in a low voice , “ [The Salt Lick Pacific Extension]_{1570-the salt lick pacific extension} is going to run through [Stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing} ! [The Almighty]_{6995-the almighty} never laid out [a cleaner piece of level prairie for [a city]_{6165-a city}]_{6996-a cleaner piece of level prairie for a city} ; and it 's [the natural center of all [that region of hemp and tobacco]_{6999-that region of hemp and tobacco}]_{6998-the natural center of all that region of hemp and tobacco} . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ What makes [you]_{6205-the colonel} think [the road]_{6930-the road} will go [there]_840-there ? It 's twenty miles , on the map , off the straight line of [the road]_{6930-the road} ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ [You]_6986-you ca n't tell what is the straight line till [the engineers]_{1566-the engineers} have been over [it]_7004-it . Between [us]_7005-us , [I]_{375-col . sellers} have talked with [Jeff Thompson]_441-jeff , [the division engineer]_{7006-the division engineer} . [He]_441-jeff understands the wants of [Stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing} , and the claims of [the inhabitants]_{7007-the inhabitants} -- who are to be [there]_840-there . [Jeff]_441-jeff says that a railroad is for -- the accommodation of [the people]_{891-the people} and not for the benefit of [gophers]_7010-gophers ; and if , [he]_441-jeff do n't run this to [[Stone]_485-stone 's Landing]_{7011-stone 's landing} [he]_441-jeff 'll be damned ! [You]_7012-you ought to know [Jeff]_441-jeff ; [he]_441-jeff 's [one of [the most enthusiastic engineers in [this western country]_{7015-this western country}]_{7014-the most enthusiastic engineers in this western country}]_{7013-one of the most enthusiastic engineers in this western country} , and one of [the best fellows that ever looked through the bottom of a glass]_{7016-the best fellows that ever looked through the bottom of a glass} . ”_{[375-col . sellers]} The recommendation was not undeserved . There was nothing that [Jeff]_441-jeff would n't do , to accommodate [a friend]_{1097-a friend} , from sharing [his]_441-jeff last dollar with [him]_441-jeff , to winging [him]_441-jeff in a duel . When [he]_441-jeff understood from [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} . how [the land]_{6123-the land} lay at [Stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing} , [he]_441-jeff cordially shook hands with [that gentleman]_{1849-that gentleman} , asked [him]_{1849-that gentleman} to drink , and fairly roared out , “ Why , God bless [my]_441-jeff soul , [Colonel]_{442-the colonel} , a word from [one Virginia gentleman]_{7017-one virginia gentleman} to another is 'nuff ced . ' There 's [Stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing} been waiting for [a railroad]_{7018-a railroad} more than four thousand years , and damme if [she]_7019-she sha n't have it . ”_[441-jeff] [Philip]_646-philip had not so much faith as [Harry]_393-harry in [Stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing} , when [the latter]_{1850-the latter} opened the project to [him]_646-philip , but [Harry]_393-harry talked about it as if [he]_393-harry already owned [that incipient city]_{1851-that incipient city} . [Harry]_393-harry thoroughly believed in all [his]_393-harry projects and inventions , and lived day by day in [their]_1852-their golden atmosphere . [Everybody]_{5858-everybody} liked [the young fellow]_{1854-the young fellow} , for how could [they]_{5858-everybody} help liking one of such engaging manners and large fortune ? [The waiters at [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel}]_{1837-the waiters at the hotel} would do more for [him]_393-harry than for [any other guest]_{1857-any other guest} , and [he]_393-harry made a great many acquaintances among [the people of [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} , who liked [his]_393-harry sensible and liberal views about the development of [the western country]_{1859-the western country} , and about [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis}]_{1858-the people of st. louis , who liked his sensible and liberal views about the development of the western country , and about st. louis} . [He]_393-harry said [it]_{31-st. louis} ought to be [the national capital]_{1860-the national capital} . [Harry]_393-harry made partial arrangements with [several of [the merchants]_{1862-the merchants}]_{1861-several of the merchants} for furnishing supplies for [his]_393-harry contract on [the Salt Lick Pacific Extension]_{139-the salt lick pacific extension} ; consulted the maps with [the engineers]_{1566-the engineers} , and went over the profiles with [the contractors]_{1831-the contractors} , figuring out estimates for bids . [He]_393-harry was exceedingly busy with those things when [he]_393-harry was not at the bedside of [[his]_393-harry sick acquaintance]_{1865-his sick acquaintance} , or arranging the details of [his]_393-harry speculation with [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} . Meantime the days went along and the weeks , and the money in [Harry]_393-harry 's pocket got lower and lower . [He]_393-harry was just as liberal with what [he]_393-harry had as before , indeed it was [his]_393-harry nature to be free with [his]_393-harry money or with that of [others]_1157-others , and [he]_393-harry could lend or spend a dollar with an air that made it seem like ten . At length , at the end of one week , when [his]_393-harry hotel bill was presented , [Harry]_393-harry found not a cent in [his]_393-harry pocket to meet it . [He]_393-harry carelessly remarked to [the landlord]_{1867-the landlord} that [he]_393-harry was not that day in funds , but [he]_393-harry would draw on [New York]_{88-new york} , and [he]_393-harry sat down and wrote to [the contractors in [that city]_{1869-that city}]_{1868-the contractors in that city} a glowing letter about the prospects of [the road]_{6930-the road} , and asked [them]_{1868-the contractors in that city} to advance a hundred or two , until [he]_393-harry got at work . No reply came . [He]_393-harry wrote again , in an unoffended business like tone , suggesting that [he]_393-harry had better draw at three days . A short answer came to this , simply saying that money was very tight in [Wall street]_{140-wall street} just then , and that [he]_393-harry had better join [the engineer corps]_{1833-the engineer corps} as soon as [he]_393-harry could . But the bill had to be paid , and [Harry]_393-harry took it to [Philip]_646-philip , and asked [him]_646-philip if [he]_646-philip thought [he]_646-philip had n't better draw on [[his]_646-philip uncle]_{6688-his uncle} . [Philip]_646-philip had not much faith in [Harry]_393-harry 's power of “ drawing , ”_[646-philip] and told [him]_393-harry that [he]_393-harry would pay the bill [himself]_393-harry . [Whereupon Harry]_486-harry dismissed the matter then and thereafter from [his]_393-harry thoughts , and , like [a light - hearted good fellow]_{1873-a light - hearted good fellow} as [he]_393-harry was , gave [himself]_393-harry no more trouble about [his]_393-harry board - bills . [Philip]_646-philip paid them , swollen as they were with a monstrous list of extras ; but [he]_646-philip seriously counted the diminishing bulk of [his]_646-philip own hoard , which was all the money [he]_646-philip had in [the world]_{5784-the world} . Had [he]_646-philip not tacitly agreed to share with [Harry]_486-harry to the last in this adventure , and would not [the generous fellow]_{1875-the generous fellow} divide with [him]_646-philip if [he]_646-philip , [Philip]_646-philip , were in want and [Harry]_486-harry had anything ? The fever at length got tired of tormenting [the stout young engineer , who lay sick at [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel}]_{1876-the stout young engineer , who lay sick at the hotel} , and left [him]_{1876-the stout young engineer , who lay sick at the hotel} , very thin , a little sallow but [an “ acclimated ”_{[1878-an “ acclimated ” man]} man]_{1878-an “ acclimated ” man} . [Everybody]_{5858-everybody} said [he]_{1876-the stout young engineer , who lay sick at the hotel} was “ acclimated ”_{[5858-everybody]} now , and said it cheerfully . What it is to be acclimated to western fevers [no two persons]_{1880-no two persons} exactly agree . [Some]_1881-some say it is a sort of vaccination that renders death by some malignant type of fever less probable . [Some]_1881-some regard it as a sort of initiation , like that into [the Odd Fellows]_{1883-the odd fellows} , which renders [one]_893-one liable to [his]_893-one regular dues thereafter . [Others]_1157-others consider it merely the acquisition of a habit of taking every morning before breakfast a dose of bitters , composed of whiskey and assafoetida , out of the acclimation jug . [Jeff Thompson]_441-jeff afterwards told [Philip]_646-philip that [he]_441-jeff once asked [Senator Atchison]_{487-senator atchison} , then [acting Vice - President of [the United States]_{6450-the united states}]_{1886-acting vice - president of the united states} , about the possibility of acclimation ; [he]_441-jeff thought the opinion of [the second officer of [our]_1889-our great government]_{1888-the second officer of our great government} would be valuable on this point . [They]_1890-they were sitting together on a bench before [a country tavern]_{1891-a country tavern} , in the free converse permitted by [our]_1889-our democratic habits . “ [I]_441-jeff suppose , [Senator]_7020-senator , that [you]_7020-senator have become acclimated to [this country]_{6455-this country} ? ”_[441-jeff] “ Well , ”_{[1892-the vice - president]} said [the Vice - President]_{1892-the vice - president} , crossing [his]_{1892-the vice - president} legs , pulling [his]_{1892-the vice - president} wide - awake down over [his]_{1892-the vice - president} forehead , causing a passing chicken to hop quickly one side by the accuracy of [his]_{1892-the vice - president} aim , and speaking with senatorial deliberation , “ [I]_{1892-the vice - president} think [I]_{1892-the vice - president} have . [I]_{1892-the vice - president} 've been [here]_5846-here twenty - five years , and dash , dash [my]_{1892-the vice - president} dash to dash , if [I]_{1892-the vice - president} have n't entertained twenty - five separate and distinct earthquakes , one a year . [The niggro]_{488-the niggro} is [the only person who can stand the fever and ague of]_{7023-the only person who can stand the fever and ague of} [this region]_{7024-this region} . ”_{[1892-the vice - president]} The convalescence of [the engineer]_{1893-the engineer} was the signal for breaking up quarters at [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} , and [the young fortune - hunters]_{1894-the young fortune - hunters} started up [the river]_{920-the river} in good spirits . It was only the second time either of [them]_{1894-the young fortune - hunters} had been upon [a Mississippi steamboat]_{1896-a mississippi steamboat} , and nearly everything [they]_{1894-the young fortune - hunters} saw had the charm of novelty . [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} was at [the landing]_{1897-the landing} to bid [them]_{1894-the young fortune - hunters} good - bye . “ [I]_{375-col . sellers} shall send [you]_{1894-the young fortune - hunters} up that basket of champagne by [the next boat]_{7025-the next boat} ; no , no ; no thanks ; [you]_{1894-the young fortune - hunters} 'll find it not bad in [camp]_916-camp , ”_{[375-col . sellers]} [he]_{375-col . sellers} cried out as the plank was hauled in . “ [My]_{375-col . sellers} respects to [Thompson]_441-jeff . Tell [him]_441-jeff to sight for [Stone]_485-stone 's . Let [me]_{375-col . sellers} know , [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry , when [you]_{1894-the young fortune - hunters} are ready to locate ; [I]_{375-col . sellers} 'll come over from [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye . Goodbye . ”_{[375-col . sellers]} And the last [the young fellows]_{6758-the young fellows} saw of [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , [he]_{6205-the colonel} was waving [his]_{6205-the colonel} hat , and beaming prosperity and good luck . The voyage was delightful , and was not long enough to become monotonous . [The travelers]_{1900-the travelers} scarcely had time indeed to get accustomed to the splendors of [the great saloon where the tables were spread for meals]_{1901-the great saloon where the tables were spread for meals} , a marvel of paint and gilding , [its]_{1901-the great saloon where the tables were spread for meals} ceiling hung with fancifully cut tissue - paper of many colors , festooned and arranged in endless patterns . The whole was more beautiful than [a barber 's shop]_{1902-a barber 's shop} . The printed bill of fare at dinner was longer and more varied , [the proprietors]_{1903-the proprietors} justly boasted , than that of [any hotel in [New York]_{88-new york}]_{1904-any hotel in new york} . It must have been the work of [an author of talent and imagination]_{1905-an author of talent and imagination} , and it surely was not [his]_{1905-an author of talent and imagination} fault if the dinner itself was to a certain extent a delusion , and if [the guests]_{1906-the guests} got something that tasted pretty much the same whatever dish [they]_{1906-the guests} ordered ; nor was it [his]_{1905-an author of talent and imagination} fault if a general flavor of rose in all the dessert dishes suggested that [they]_{1906-the guests} had passed through [[the barber]_{6738-the barber} 's saloon]_{1908-the barber 's saloon} on [their]_{1906-the guests} way from [the kitchen]_{838-the kitchen} . [The travelers]_{1900-the travelers} landed at [a little settlement]_{1911-a little settlement} on [the left bank]_{1912-the left bank} , and at once took horses for [the camp]_{1913-the camp} in [the interior]_{6178-the interior} , carrying [their]_{1900-the travelers} clothes and blankets strapped behind the saddles . [Harry]_393-harry was dressed as [we]_1915-we have seen [him]_393-harry once before , and [his]_393-harry long and shining boots attracted not a little the attention of [the few persons [they]_{1900-the travelers} met on [the road]_{6930-the road}]_{1916-the few persons they met on the road} , and especially of [the bright faced wenches who lightly stepped along [the highway]_{6366-the highway}]_{1918-the bright faced wenches who lightly stepped along the highway} , picturesque in [their]_{1918-the bright faced wenches who lightly stepped along the highway} [colored kerchiefs , carrying light baskets , or riding upon mules and balancing before them a heavier load]_{1920-colored kerchiefs , carrying light baskets , or riding upon mules and balancing before them a heavier load} . [Harry]_393-harry sang fragments of operas and talked about [their]_{1900-the travelers} fortune . [Philip]_646-philip even was excited by the sense of freedom and adventure , and the beauty of [the landscape]_{781-the landscape} . [The prairie]_{1571-the prairie} , with [its]_{1571-the prairie} new grass and unending acres of brilliant flowers -- chiefly the innumerable varieties of phlox -- bore the look of years of cultivation , and the occasional open groves of white oaks gave [it]_{1571-the prairie} a park - like appearance . It was hardly unreasonable to expect to see at any moment , the gables and square windows of [an Elizabethan mansion in one of [the well kept groves]_{1924-the well kept groves}]_{1923-an elizabethan mansion in one of the well kept groves} . Towards sunset of the third day , when [the young gentlemen]_{1601-the young gentlemen} thought [they]_{1601-the young gentlemen} ought to be near [the town of [Magnolia]_141-magnolia]_{1926-the town of magnolia} , near which [they]_{1601-the young gentlemen} had been directed to find [[the engineers]_{1566-the engineers} ' camp]_{1928-the engineers ' camp} , [they]_{1601-the young gentlemen} descried [a log house]_{1929-a log house} and drew up before [it]_{1929-a log house} to enquire the way . Half [the building]_{1930-the building} was [store]_1931-store , and half was [dwelling house]_{1932-dwelling house} . At the door of the latter stood a negress with a bright turban on [her]_1933-her head , to whom [Philip]_646-philip called , “ Can [you]_{1934-the woman} tell [me]_646-philip , [auntie]_7027-auntie , how far it is to [the town of [Magnolia]_141-magnolia]_{1926-the town of magnolia} ? ”_[646-philip] “ Why , bress [you]_646-philip chile , ”_{[1934-the woman]} laughed [the woman]_{1934-the woman} , “ [you]_646-philip 's dere now . ”_{[1934-the woman]} It was true . [This log house]_{1935-this log house} was [the compactly built town]_{1936-the compactly built town} , and all creation was [[its]_{1935-this log house} suburbs]_{1937-its suburbs} . [The engineers ' camp]_{1928-the engineers ' camp} was only two or three miles distant . “ [You]_646-philip 's boun ' to find it , ”_[489-auntie] directed [auntie]_489-auntie , “ if [you]_646-philip do n't [keah]_7029-keah nuffin 'bout [de road]_{7030-de road} , and go fo ' de sun - down . ”_[489-auntie] A brisk gallop brought [the riders]_{1939-the riders} in sight of the twinkling light of [the camp]_{1913-the camp} , just as the stars came out . [It]_{1928-the engineers ' camp} lay in [a little hollow , where [a small stream]_{1942-a small stream} ran through [a sparse grove of young white oaks]_{1943-a sparse grove of young white oaks}]_{1941-a little hollow , where a small stream ran through a sparse grove of young white oaks} . [A half dozen tents]_{1944-a half dozen tents} were pitched under the trees , horses and [oxen]_1945-oxen were corraled at a little distance , and [a group of [men]_814-men]_{1946-a group of men} sat on camp stools or lay on blankets about a bright fire . The twang of a banjo became audible as [they]_{1939-the riders} drew nearer , and [they]_{1939-the riders} saw [a couple of negroes]_{1948-a couple of negroes} , from [some neighboring plantation]_{1949-some neighboring plantation} , “ breaking down ”_{[1948-a couple of negroes]} a juba in approved style , amid the “ hi , hi 's ”_{[1948-a couple of negroes]} of [the spectators]_{1950-the spectators} . [Mr. Jeff Thompson]_441-jeff , for it was [the camp of this redoubtable engineer]_{1951-the camp of this redoubtable engineer} , gave [the travelers]_{1900-the travelers} a hearty welcome , offered [them]_{1900-the travelers} ground room in [[his]_441-jeff own tent]_{1953-his own tent} , ordered supper , and set out a small jug , a drop from which [he]_441-jeff declared necessary on account of the chill of the evening . “ [I]_441-jeff never saw [an Eastern man]_{7031-an eastern man} , ”_[441-jeff] said [Jeff]_441-jeff , “ who knew how to drink from a jug with one hand . It 's as easy as lying . So . ”_[441-jeff] [He]_441-jeff grasped the handle with the right hand , threw the jug back upon [his]_441-jeff arm , and applied [his]_441-jeff lips to the nozzle . It was an act as graceful as it was simple . “ Besides , ”_[441-jeff] said [Mr. Thompson]_441-jeff , setting it down , “ it puts [every man]_{7032-every man} on [his]_{7032-every man} honor as to quantity . ”_[441-jeff] Early to turn in was the rule of [the camp]_{1913-the camp} , and by nine o'clock [everybody]_{5858-everybody} was under [his]_441-jeff blanket , except [Jeff]_441-jeff [himself]_441-jeff , who worked awhile at [his]_441-jeff table over [his]_441-jeff field - book , and then arose , stepped outside the tent door and sang , in a strong and not unmelodious tenor , the Star Spangled Banner from beginning to end . It proved to be [his]_441-jeff nightly practice to let off the unexpended steam of [his]_441-jeff conversational powers , in the words of this stirring song . It was a long time before [Philip]_646-philip got to sleep . [He]_441-jeff saw the fire light , [he]_441-jeff saw the clear stars through the tree - tops , [he]_441-jeff heard the gurgle of [the stream]_{5970-the stream} , the stamp of the horses , the occasional barking of the dog which followed [the cook]_{1957-the cook} 's wagon , the hooting of an owl ; and when these failed [he]_441-jeff saw [Jeff]_441-jeff , standing on a battlement , mid the rocket 's red glare , and heard [him]_441-jeff sing , “ Oh , say , can [you]_441-jeff see ? ”_[441-jeff] It was the first time [he]_441-jeff had ever slept on [the ground]_{1958-the ground} . CHAPTER XVII . ----“We have view'd it , And measur'd it within all , by the scale [The richest tract of land]_{7033-the richest tract of land} , love , in [the kingdom]_{7034-the kingdom} ! There will be made seventeen or eighteeen millions , Or more , as't may be handled ! ”_{[1959-the devil]} [The Devil]_{1959-the devil} is [an Ass]_{1960-an ass} . [Nobody]_5874-nobody dressed more like [an engineer]_{1537-an engineer} than [Mr. Henry Brierly]_393-harry . The completeness of [his]_393-harry appointments was the envy of [the corps]_{1963-the corps} , and [the gay fellow]_{1964-the gay fellow} [himself]_{1964-the gay fellow} was the admiration of [the camp servants]_{1965-the camp servants} , [axemen]_1966-axemen , [teamsters]_{1967-teamsters} and [cooks]_1968-cooks . “ [I]_{1969-the tall missouri youth who acted as commissary 's assistant} reckon [you]_{1971-the butternut lad} did n't git [them]_7035-them boots no wher 's [this side o ' Sent [Louis]_142-louis]_{7036-this side o ' sent louis} ? ”_{[1969-the tall missouri youth who acted as commissary 's assistant]} queried [the tall Missouri youth who acted as [commissary 's assistant]_{1970-commissary 's assistant}]_{1969-the tall missouri youth who acted as commissary 's assistant} . “ No , [New York]_{88-new york} . ”_{[1969-the tall missouri youth who acted as commissary 's assistant]} “ [Yas]_{1971-the butternut lad} , [I]_{1971-the butternut lad} 've heern o ' [New York]_{88-new york} , ”_{[1971-the butternut lad]} continued [the butternut lad]_{1971-the butternut lad} , attentively studying each item of [Harry]_393-harry 's dress , and endeavoring to cover [his]_{1971-the butternut lad} design with interesting conversation . “ ' N there 's [Massachusetts]_{143-massachusetts} . ”_{[1969-the tall missouri youth who acted as commissary 's assistant]} , “ [It]_{143-massachusetts} 's not far off . ”_{[1969-the tall missouri youth who acted as commissary 's assistant]} “ [I]_{1969-the tall missouri youth who acted as commissary 's assistant} 've heern [Massachusetts]_{143-massachusetts} was a-----of [a place]_{7037-a place} . [Les]_490-les , see , [what state 's [Massachusetts]_{143-massachusetts} in]_{7038-what state 's massachusetts in} ? ”_{[1969-the tall missouri youth who acted as commissary 's assistant]} “ [Massachusetts]_{143-massachusetts} , ”_[393-harry] kindly replied [Harry]_393-harry , “ is in [the state of [Boston]_89-boston]_{7039-the state of boston} . ”_[393-harry] “ Abolish'n wan't it ? [They]_7040-they must a cost right smart , ”_{[1969-the tall missouri youth who acted as commissary 's assistant]} referring to the boots . [Harry]_393-harry shouldered [his]_393-harry rod and went to [the field]_{6413-the field} , tramped over [the prairie]_{1571-the prairie} by day , and figured up results at night , with the utmost cheerfulness and industry , and plotted the line on the profile paper , without , however , the least idea of engineering practical or theoretical . Perhaps there was not a great deal of scientific knowledge in [the entire corps]_{1974-the entire corps} , nor was very much needed . [They]_{1974-the entire corps} were making , what is called a preliminary survey , and the chief object of a preliminary survey was to get up an excitement about [the road]_{6930-the road} , to interest [every town in that part of [the state]_{1194-the state}]_{1976-every town in that part of the state} in [it]_{6930-the road} , under the belief that [the road]_{6930-the road} would run through [it]_{6930-the road} , and to get the aid of [every planter]_{1979-every planter} upon the prospect that [a station]_{6360-a station} would be on [[his]_{1979-every planter} land]_{1981-his land} . [Mr. Jeff Thompson]_441-jeff was [the most popular engineer who could be found for this work]_{1982-the most popular engineer who could be found for this work} . [He]_441-jeff did not bother [himself]_441-jeff much about details or practicabilities of location , but ran merrily along , sighting from the top of one divide to the top of another , and striking “ plumb ”_[441-jeff] [every town]_{1983-every town} site and [big plantation within twenty or thirty miles of [his]_441-jeff route]_{1984-big plantation within twenty or thirty miles of his route} . In [his]_441-jeff own language [he]_441-jeff “ just went booming . ”_[441-jeff] This course gave [Harry]_393-harry an opportunity , as [he]_393-harry said , to learn the practical details of engineering , and it gave [Philip]_646-philip a chance to see [the country]_{797-the country} , and to judge for [himself]_646-philip what prospect of a fortune it offered . Both [he]_393-harry and [Harry]_393-harry got the “ refusal ”_[393-harry] of more than [one plantation]_{1986-one plantation} as [they]_1987-they went along , and wrote urgent letters to [[their]_1987-they eastern correspondents]_{1988-their eastern correspondents} , upon the beauty of [the land]_{6123-the land} and the certainty that [it]_{6123-the land} would quadruple in value as soon as [the road]_{6930-the road} was finally located . It seemed strange to [them]_1987-they that [capitalists]_{1991-capitalists} did not flock out there and secure [this land]_{5794-this land} . [They]_1987-they had not been in [the field]_{6413-the field} over two weeks when [Harry]_393-harry wrote to [[his]_393-harry friend]_{1825-his friend} [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} that [he]_393-harry 'd better be on the move , for the line was certain to go to [Stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing} . [Any one who looked at the line on the map , as it was laid down from day to day]_{1995-any one who looked at the line on the map , as it was laid down from day to day} , would have been uncertain which way it was going ; but [Jeff]_441-jeff had declared that in [his]_441-jeff judgment the only practicable route from the point [they]_1987-they then stood on was to follow the divide to [Stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing} , and it was generally understood that [that town]_{1996-that town} would be the next one hit . “ [We]_1987-they 'll make it , [boys]_816-boys , ”_{[1997-the chief]} said [the chief]_{1997-the chief} , “ if [we]_1987-they have to go in a balloon . ”_{[1997-the chief]} And make it [they]_1987-they did . In less than a week , [this indomitable engineer]_{1998-this indomitable engineer} had carried [[his]_{1998-this indomitable engineer} moving caravan]_{1999-his moving caravan} over slues and branches , across [bottoms]_2000-bottoms and along divides , and pitched [his]_{1998-this indomitable engineer} tents in [the very heart of [the city of [Stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing}]_{2002-the city of stone 's landing}]_{2001-the very heart of the city of stone 's landing} . “ Well , [I]_441-jeff 'll be dashed , ”_[441-jeff] was heard the cheery voice of [Mr. Thompson]_441-jeff , as [he]_441-jeff stepped outside the tent door at sunrise next morning . “ If this do n't get [me]_441-jeff . [I]_441-jeff say , yon [Grayson]_491-grayson , get out [your]_491-grayson sighting iron and see if [you]_491-grayson can find [[old Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} ' town]_{7042-old sellers ' town} . Blame [me]_441-jeff if [we]_7043-we would n't have run plumb by it if twilight had held on a little longer . Oh ! [Sterling]_646-philip , [Brierly]_393-harry , get up and see [the city]_{796-the city} . There 's [a steamboat]_{1044-a steamboat} just coming round the bend . ”_[441-jeff] And [Jeff]_441-jeff roared with laughter . “ [The mayor'll]_{7046-the mayor'll} be round [here]_5846-here to breakfast . ”_[441-jeff] [The fellows]_{2003-the fellows} turned out of [the tents]_{2004-the tents} , rubbing [their]_{2003-the fellows} eyes , and stared about [them]_{2003-the fellows} . [They]_{2003-the fellows} were camped on [the second bench of [the narrow bottom of a crooked , sluggish stream]_{2006-the narrow bottom of a crooked , sluggish stream}]_{2005-the second bench of the narrow bottom of a crooked , sluggish stream} , that was some five rods wide in the present good stage of water . Before [them]_{2003-the fellows} were [a dozen log cabins , with stick and mud chimneys]_{2007-a dozen log cabins , with stick and mud chimneys} , irregularly disposed on either side of [a not very well defined road]_{2008-a not very well defined road} , which did not seem to know [its]_{2008-a not very well defined road} own mind exactly , and , after straggling through [the town]_{6313-the town} , wandered off over [the rolling prairie]_{2010-the rolling prairie} in an uncertain way , as if it had started for nowhere and was quite likely to reach [its]_{2008-a not very well defined road} destination . Just as [it]_{2008-a not very well defined road} left [the town]_{6313-the town} , however , it was cheered and assisted by a guide - board , upon which was the legend “ 10 Mils to [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye . ”_[441-jeff] [The road]_{6930-the road} had never been made except by the travel over [it]_{6930-the road} , and at this season -- the rainy June -- it was a way of ruts cut in the black soil , and of fathomless mud - holes . In [the principal street of [the city]_{796-the city}]_{2013-the principal street of the city} , [it]_{6930-the road} had received more attention ; for hogs , great and small , rooted about in [it]_{6930-the road} and wallowed in it , turning [the street]_{6286-the street} into a liquid quagmire which could only be crossed on pieces of plank thrown here and there . About [the chief cabin]_{2016-the chief cabin} , which was [the store and grocery of [this mart of trade]_{2018-this mart of trade}]_{2017-the store and grocery of this mart of trade} , the mud was more liquid than elsewhere , and the rude platform in front of [it]_{2016-the chief cabin} and the dry - goods boxes mounted thereon were places of refuge for [all the loafers of [the place]_{845-the place}]_{2019-all the loafers of the place} . Down by [the stream]_{5970-the stream} was [a dilapidated building which served for [a hemp warehouse]_{2023-a hemp warehouse}]_{2022-a dilapidated building which served for a hemp warehouse} , and [a shaky wharf]_{2024-a shaky wharf} extended out from [it]_{2022-a dilapidated building which served for a hemp warehouse} , into [the water]_{6012-the water} . In fact [a flat - boat]_{2026-a flat - boat} was there moored by [it]_{2022-a dilapidated building which served for a hemp warehouse} , it 's setting poles lying across the gunwales . Above [the town]_{6313-the town} [the stream]_{5970-the stream} was crossed by [a crazy wooden bridge]_{2029-a crazy wooden bridge} , the supports of which leaned all ways in the soggy soil ; the absence of a plank here and there in the flooring made the crossing of [the bridge]_{2030-the bridge} faster than a walk an offense not necessary to be prohibited by law . “ This , [gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} , ”_[441-jeff] said [Jeff]_441-jeff , “ is [Columbus River]_{145-columbus river} , alias [Goose Run]_{146-goose run} . If [it]_{145-columbus river} was widened , and deepened , and straightened , and made , long enough , it would be [one of the finest rivers in [the western country]_{1859-the western country}]_{7049-one of the finest rivers in the western country} . ”_{[2040-the chief engineer]} As the sun rose and sent [his]_441-jeff level beams along [the stream]_{5970-the stream} , the thin stratum of mist , or malaria , rose also and dispersed , but the light was not able to enliven the dull water nor give any hint of [its]_{5970-the stream} apparently fathomless depth . Venerable mud - turtles crawled up and roosted upon the old logs in [the stream]_{5970-the stream} , [their]_2033-their backs glistening in the sun , [the first inhabitants of [the metropolis]_{6696-the metropolis}]_{2034-the first inhabitants of the metropolis} to begin the active business of the day . It was not long , however , before smoke began to issue from the city chimneys ; and before [the engineers]_{1566-the engineers} had finished [their]_{1566-the engineers} breakfast [they]_{1566-the engineers} were the object of the curious inspection of [six or eight boys]_{2037-six or eight boys} and [men]_814-men , who lounged into [the camp]_{1913-the camp} and gazed about [them]_{1566-the engineers} with languid interest , [their]_{1566-the engineers} hands in [their]_{1566-the engineers} pockets every one . “ Good morning ; [gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} , ”_{[2041-the spokesman of the party]} called out [the chief engineer]_{2040-the chief engineer} , from the table . “ Good mawning , ”_{[2041-the spokesman of the party]} drawled out [the spokesman of [the party]_{915-the party}]_{2041-the spokesman of the party} . “ [I]_{2040-the chief engineer} allow thish - yers [the railroad]_{5830-the railroad} , [I]_{2040-the chief engineer} heern it was a - comin ' . ”_{[2040-the chief engineer]} “ Yes , this is [the railroad]_{5830-the railroad} ; all but the rails and the ironhorse . ”_{[2043-the first speaker]} “ [I]_441-jeff reckon [you]_441-jeff kin git all the rails [you]_441-jeff want oaten [my]_441-jeff white oak timber over , [thar]_7054-thar , ”_[441-jeff] replied [the first speaker]_{2043-the first speaker} , who appeared to be [a man of property and willing to strike up a trade]_{2044-a man of property and willing to strike up a trade} . “ [You]_{2040-the chief engineer} 'll have to negotiate with [the contractors]_{1831-the contractors} about the rails , [sir]_980-sir , ”_[441-jeff] said [Jeff]_441-jeff ; “ here 's [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry , [I]_{5861-the man} 've no doubt would like to buy [your]_{2040-the chief engineer} rails when the time comes . ”_{[5861-the man]} “ O , ”_{[5861-the man]} said [the man]_{5861-the man} , “ [I]_492-eph thought maybe [you]_441-jeff 'd fetch the whole bilin along with [you]_441-jeff . But if [you]_441-jeff want rails , [I]_492-eph 've got [em]_7057-em , haint [I]_492-eph [Eph]_492-eph . ”_[492-eph] “ Heaps , ”_[441-jeff] said [Eph]_492-eph , without taking [his]_492-eph eyes off [the group at the table]_{2046-the group at the table} . “ Well , ”_[441-jeff] said [Mr. Thompson]_441-jeff , rising from [his]_441-jeff seat and moving towards [[his]_441-jeff tent]_{2047-his tent} , “ [the railroad]_{5830-the railroad} has come to [[Stone]_485-stone 's Landing]_{7011-stone 's landing} , sure ; [I]_646-philip move [we]_7060-we take a drink on it all round . ”_[646-philip] The proposal met with universal favor . [Jeff]_441-jeff gave prosperity to [Stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing} and navigation to [Goose Run]_{146-goose run} , and the toast was washed down with gusto , in the simple fluid of corn ; and with the return compliment that [a rail road]_{2048-a rail road} was a good thing , and that [Jeff Thompson]_441-jeff was no slouch . About ten o'clock a horse and [wagon]_2049-wagon was descried making a slow approach to [[the camp]_{1913-the camp} over [the prairie]_{1571-the prairie}]_{2051-the camp over the prairie} . As it drew near , [the wagon]_{6195-the wagon} was seen to contain [a portly gentleman , who hitched impatiently forward on [his]_{2054-a portly gentleman , who hitched impatiently forward on his seat} seat]_{2054-a portly gentleman , who hitched impatiently forward on his seat} , shook the reins and gently touched up [his]_{2054-a portly gentleman , who hitched impatiently forward on his seat} horse , in the vain attempt to communicate [his]_{2054-a portly gentleman , who hitched impatiently forward on his seat} own energy to that dull beast , and looked eagerly at [the tents]_{2004-the tents} . When the conveyance at length drew up to [Mr. Thompson]_441-jeff 's door , [the gentleman]_{6791-the gentleman} descended with great deliberation , straightened [himself]_{2054-a portly gentleman , who hitched impatiently forward on his seat} up , rubbed [his]_{2054-a portly gentleman , who hitched impatiently forward on his seat} hands , and beaming satisfaction from every part of [his]_{2054-a portly gentleman , who hitched impatiently forward on his seat} radiant frame , advanced to the group that was gathered to welcome [him]_{2054-a portly gentleman , who hitched impatiently forward on his seat} , and which had saluted [him]_{2054-a portly gentleman , who hitched impatiently forward on his seat} by name as soon as [he]_{2054-a portly gentleman , who hitched impatiently forward on his seat} came within hearing . “ Welcome to [Napoleon]_27-napoleon , [gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} , welcome . [I]_646-philip am proud to see [you]_441-jeff here [Mr. Thompson]_441-jeff . [You]_441-jeff are , looking well [Mr. Sterling]_{493-mr. sterling} . This is [the country]_{797-the country} , [sir]_980-sir . Right glad to see [you]_441-jeff [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry . [You]_441-jeff got that basket of champagne ? No ? [Those blasted river thieves]_{7064-those blasted river thieves} ! [I]_646-philip 'll never send anything more by ['em]_7065-'em . [The best brand]_{7066-the best brand} , [Roederer]_494-roederer . The last [I]_646-philip had in [[my]_646-philip cellar]_{7067-my cellar} , from a lot sent [me]_646-philip by [Sir George Gore]_{495-sir george gore} -- took [him]_{495-sir george gore} out on a buffalo hunt , when [he]_{495-sir george gore} visited [[our]_7068-our country]_{6803-our country} . Is always sending [me]_646-philip some trifle . [You]_441-jeff have n't looked about any yet , [gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} ? It 's in the rough yet , in the rough . [Those buildings]_{7071-those buildings} will all have to come down . That 's the place for [the public square]_{7072-the public square} , [Court House]_{7073-court house} , [hotels]_7074-hotels , [churches]_{7075-churches} , [jail]_7076-jail -- all that sort of thing . About where [we]_7068-our stand , [the deepo]_{7077-the deepo} . How does that strike [your]_441-jeff engineering eye , [Mr. Thompson]_441-jeff ? Down yonder [the business streets]_{7078-the business streets} , running to [the wharves]_{7079-the wharves} . [The University]_{7080-the university} up there , on rising ground , sightly place , see [the river]_{920-the river} for miles . [That 's [Columbus]_{145-columbus river} river]_{7082-that 's columbus river} , only forty - nine miles to [the Missouri]_9-missouri . [You]_441-jeff see what it is , placid , steady , no current to interfere with navigation , wants widening in places and dredging , dredge out [the harbor]_{7083-the harbor} and raise a levee in front of [the town]_{6313-the town} ; made by nature on purpose for [a mart]_{7085-a mart} . Look at all [this country]_{6455-this country} , not [another building within ten miles]_{7087-another building within ten miles} , [no other navigable stream]_{7088-no other navigable stream} , lay of [the land points right here]_{7089-the land points right here} ; hemp , tobacco , corn , must come here . [The railroad]_{5830-the railroad} will do it , [Napoleon]_27-napoleon wo n't know [itself]_{5830-the railroad} in a year . ”_[646-philip] “ Do n't now evidently , ”_[646-philip] said [Philip]_646-philip aside to [Harry]_393-harry . “ Have [you]_393-harry breakfasted [Colonel]_{442-the colonel} ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Hastily . Cup of coffee . Ca n't trust any coffee [I]_{6205-the colonel} do n't import [myself]_{6205-the colonel} . But [I]_{6205-the colonel} put up a basket of [provisions,--wife]_{7091-provisions,--wife} would put in a few delicacies , [women]_6076-women always will , and a half dozen of that Burgundy , [I]_{6205-the colonel} was telling [you]_393-harry of [Mr. Briefly]_{497-mr. briefly} . By the way , [you]_393-harry never got to dine with [me]_{6205-the colonel} . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} And [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} strode away to [the wagon]_{6195-the wagon} and looked under the seat for the basket . Apparently it was not there . For [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} raised up the flap , looked in front and behind , and then exclaimed , “ Confound it . That comes of not doing a thing [yourself]_393-harry . [I]_{6205-the colonel} trusted to [the women folks]_{7093-the women folks} to set that basket in [the wagon]_{6195-the wagon} , and it ai n't [there]_840-there . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} [The camp cook]_{2060-the camp cook} speedily prepared a savory breakfast for [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , broiled chicken , eggs , corn - bread , and coffee , to which [he]_{2060-the camp cook} did ample justice , and topped off with a drop of Old Bourbon , from [[Mr. Thompson]_441-jeff 's private store]_{2062-mr. thompson 's private store} , a brand which [he]_{2060-the camp cook} said [he]_{2060-the camp cook} knew well , [he]_{2060-the camp cook} should think it came from [his]_{2060-the camp cook} own sideboard . While [the engineer corps]_{1833-the engineer corps} went to [the field]_{6413-the field} , to run back a couple of miles and ascertain , approximately , if [a road]_{1699-a road} could ever get down to [the Landing]_{151-the landing} , and to sight ahead across [the Run]_{152-the run} , and see if it could ever get out again , [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} and [Harry]_393-harry sat down and began to roughly map out [the city of [Napoleon]_27-napoleon]_{2066-the city of napoleon} on a large piece of drawing paper . “ [I]_{6205-the colonel} 've got the refusal of a mile square here , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} said [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , “ in [our]_{1833-the engineer corps} names , for a year , with a quarter interest reserved for [the four owners]_{7096-the four owners} . ”_{[2084-one of whom]} [They]_{1833-the engineer corps} laid out [the town]_{6313-the town} liberally , not lacking room , leaving space for [the railroad]_{5830-the railroad} to come in , and for [the river]_{920-the river} as it was to be when improved . [The engineers]_{1566-the engineers} reported that [the railroad]_{5830-the railroad} could come in , by taking a little sweep and crossing [the stream]_{5970-the stream} on [a high bridge]_{2074-a high bridge} , but the grades would be steep . [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} said [he]_{375-col . sellers} did n't care so much about the grades , if [the road]_{6930-the road} could only be made to reach [the elevators on [the river]_{920-the river}]_{2076-the elevators on the river} . The next day [Mr. Thompson]_441-jeff made a hasty survey of [the stream]_{5970-the stream} for a mile or two , so that [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} and [Harry]_393-harry were enabled to show on [their]_{1833-the engineer corps} map how nobly that would accommodate [the city]_{796-the city} . [Jeff]_441-jeff took a little writing from [the Colonel]_{442-the colonel} and [Harry]_393-harry for a prospective share but [Philip]_646-philip declined to join in , saying that [he]_646-philip had no money , and did n't want to make engagements [he]_646-philip could n't fulfill . The next morning [the camp]_{1913-the camp} moved on , followed till [it]_{1913-the camp} was out of sight by the listless eyes of [the group in front of [the store]_{836-the store}]_{2082-the group in front of the store} , [one of whom]_{2084-one of whom} remarked that , “ [he]_646-philip 'd be doggoned if [he]_646-philip ever expected to see [that railroad]_{7097-that railroad} any mo ' . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} [Harry]_393-harry went with [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} to [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye to complete [their]_{1833-the engineer corps} arrangements , a part of which was the preparation of a petition to congress for the improvement of [the navigation of [Columbus River]_{145-columbus river}]_{2086-the navigation of columbus river} . CHAPTER XVIII . Eight years have passed since the death of [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} . Eight years are not many in the life of [a nation]_{2087-a nation} or the history of [a state]_{2088-a state} , but they may be years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following . Such years were those that followed the little scrimmage on [Lexington Common]_{153-lexington common} . Such years were those that followed the double - shotted demand for the surrender of [Fort Sumter]_{498-fort sumter} . History is never done with inquiring of these years , and summoning [witnesses]_{2089-witnesses} about [them]_2090-them , and trying to understand their significance . The eight years in [America]_61-america from 1860 to 1868 uprooted institutions that were centuries old , changed the politics of [a people]_{2091-a people} , transformed the social life of [half]_2092-half [the country]_{797-the country} , and wrought so profoundly upon the entire national character that the influence can not be measured short of two or three generations . As [we]_2094-we are accustomed to interpret the economy of providence , the life of [the individual]_{2095-the individual} is as nothing to that of [the nation]_{2096-the nation} or [the race]_{2097-the race} ; but who can say , in the broader view and the more intelligent weight of values , that the life of [one man]_{5811-one man} is not more than that of a nationality , and that there is not a tribunal where the tragedy of [one human soul]_{2099-one human soul} shall not seem more significant than the overturning of any human institution whatever ? When [one]_893-one thinks of the tremendous forces of the upper and the nether world which play for the mastery of the soul of [a woman]_{6290-a woman} during the few years in which [she]_{6290-a woman} passes from plastic girlhood to the ripe maturity of womanhood , [he]_893-one may well stand in awe before the momentous drama . What capacities [she]_{6290-a woman} has of purity , tenderness , goodness ; what capacities of vileness , bitterness and evil . Nature must needs be lavish with [the mother and creator of [men]_814-men]_{2102-the mother and creator of men} , and centre in [her]_{6290-a woman} all the possibilities of life . And a few critical years can decide whether [her]_{6290-a woman} life is to be full of sweetness and light , whether [she]_{6290-a woman} is to be the vestal of [a holy temple]_{2104-a holy temple} , or whether [she]_{6290-a woman} will be [the fallen priestess of [a desecrated shrine]_{2106-a desecrated shrine}]_{2105-the fallen priestess of a desecrated shrine} . There are [women]_6076-women , it is true , who seem to be capable neither of rising much nor of falling much , and whom a conventional life saves from any special development of character . But [Laura]_403-laura was not [one of [them]_6076-women]_{2108-one of them} . [She]_403-laura had the fatal gift of beauty , and that more fatal gift which does not always accompany mere beauty , the power of fascination , a power that may , indeed , exist without beauty . [She]_403-laura had will , and pride and courage and ambition , and [she]_403-laura was left to be very much [[her]_403-laura own guide]_{2109-her own guide} at the age when romance comes to the aid of passion , and when the awakening powers of [her]_403-laura vigorous mind had little object on which to discipline [themselves]_{2110-themselves} . The tremendous conflict that was fought in [this girl]_{2111-this girl} 's soul [none of those about [her]_403-laura]_{2112-none of those about her} knew , and very few knew that [her]_403-laura life had in it anything unusual or romantic or strange . Those were troublous days in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye as well as in [most other Missouri towns]_{2113-most other missouri towns} , days of confusion , when between [Unionist]_154-unionist and [Confederate]_{155-confederate} occupations , sudden maraudings and bush - whackings and raids , [individuals]_{2114-individuals} escaped observation or comment in actions that would have filled [the town]_{6313-the town} with scandal in quiet times . Fortunately [we]_2116-we only need to deal with [Laura]_403-laura 's life at this period historically , and look back upon such portions of it as will serve to reveal [the woman]_{1934-the woman} as [she]_403-laura was at the time of the arrival of [Mr. Harry Brierly]_393-harry in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye . [The Hawkins family]_{6168-the hawkins family} were settled [there]_840-there , and had a hard enough struggle with poverty and the necessity of keeping up appearances in accord with [[their]_{6168-the hawkins family} own family]_{2120-their own family} pride and the large expectations [they]_{6168-the hawkins family} secretly cherished of a fortune in [the Knobs of [East Tennessee]_{2-east tennessee}]_{2121-the knobs of east tennessee} . How pinched [they]_{6168-the hawkins family} were perhaps [no one]_{6130-no one} knew but [Clay]_405-clay , to whom [they]_{6168-the hawkins family} looked for almost [their]_{6168-the hawkins family} whole support . [Washington]_{382-washington} had been in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye off and on , attracted away occasionally by some tremendous speculation , from which [he]_{382-washington} invariably returned to [[Gen. Boswell]_{499-gen. boswell} 's office]_{2123-gen. boswell 's office} as poor as [he]_{382-washington} went . [He]_{382-washington} was [the inventor of]_{2124-the inventor of} [no one]_{6130-no one} knew how many useless contrivances , which were not worth patenting , and [his]_{382-washington} years had been passed in dreaming and planning to no purpose ; until [he]_{382-washington} was now [a man of about thirty , without a profession or a permanent occupation]_{2126-a man of about thirty , without a profession or a permanent occupation} , [a tall , brown - haired , dreamy person of the best intentions and the frailest resolution]_{2127-a tall , brown - haired , dreamy person of the best intentions and the frailest resolution} . Probably however the eight years had been happier to [him]_{382-washington} than to [any others in [his]_{382-washington} circle]_{2128-any others in his circle} , for the time had been mostly spent in a blissful dream of the coming of enormous wealth . [He]_{382-washington} went out with [a company from [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye]_{2129-a company from hawkeye} to the war , and was not wanting in courage , but [he]_{382-washington} would have been [a better soldier]_{2130-a better soldier} if [he]_{382-washington} had been less engaged in contrivances for circumventing [the enemy]_{6095-the enemy} by strategy unknown to the books . It happened to [him]_{382-washington} to be captured in one of [his]_{382-washington} self - appointed expeditions , but [the federal colonel]_{2132-the federal colonel} released [him]_{382-washington} , after a short examination , satisfied that [he]_{382-washington} could most injure [the confederate forces opposed to [the Unionists]_{2134-the unionists}]_{2133-the confederate forces opposed to the unionists} by returning [him]_{382-washington} to [[his]_{382-washington} regiment]_{2135-his regiment} . [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} was of course [a prominent man during the war]_{2136-a prominent man during the war} . [He]_{375-col . sellers} was [captain of [the home guards in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye]_{2138-the home guards in hawkeye}]_{2137-captain of the home guards in hawkeye} , and [he]_{375-col . sellers} never left [home]_5907-home except upon one occasion , when on the strength of a rumor , [he]_{375-col . sellers} executed a flank movement and fortified [[Stone]_485-stone 's Landing]_{7011-stone 's landing} , [a place which [no one unacquainted with]_{2142-no one unacquainted with} [the country]_{797-the country} would be likely to find]_{2141-a place which no one unacquainted with the country would be likely to find} . “ Gad , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} said [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} afterwards , “ [the Landing]_{1897-the landing} is the key to upper [Missouri]_9-missouri , and it is [the only place [the enemy]_{6095-the enemy} never captured]_{7099-the only place the enemy never captured} . If [other places]_{7101-other places} had been defended as well as that was , the result would have been different , [sir]_980-sir . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} had [his]_{6205-the colonel} own theories about war as [he]_{6205-the colonel} had in other things . If [everybody]_{5858-everybody} had stayed at [home]_5907-home as [he]_{6205-the colonel} did , [he]_{6205-the colonel} said , [the South]_{5860-the south} never would have been conquered . For what would there have been to conquer ? [Mr. Jeff Davis]_{500-mr. jeff davis} was constantly writing [him]_{6205-the colonel} to take command of [a corps in [the confederate army]_{2150-the confederate army}]_{2149-a corps in the confederate army} , but [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} said , no , [his]_{375-col . sellers} duty was at [home]_5907-home . And [he]_{375-col . sellers} was by no means idle . [He]_{375-col . sellers} was the inventor of the famous air torpedo , which came very near destroying [the Union armies in [Missouri]_9-missouri]_{2152-the union armies in missouri} , and [the city of [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis}]_{2153-the city of st. louis} [itself]_{2153-the city of st. louis} . [His]_{375-col . sellers} plan was to fill a torpedo with Greek fire and poisonous and deadly missiles , attach it to a balloon , and then let it sail away over [the hostile camp]_{2154-the hostile camp} and explode at the right moment , when the time - fuse burned out . [He]_{375-col . sellers} intended to use this invention in the capture of [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} , exploding [his]_{375-col . sellers} torpedoes over [the city]_{796-the city} , and raining destruction upon it until [the army of occupation]_{2156-the army of occupation} would gladly capitulate . [He]_{375-col . sellers} was unable to procure the Greek fire , but [he]_{375-col . sellers} constructed a vicious torpedo which would have answered the purpose , but the first one prematurely exploded in [[his]_{375-col . sellers} wood - house]_{2157-his wood - house} , blowing it clean away , and setting fire to [[his]_{375-col . sellers} house]_{776-his house} . [The neighbors]_{887-the neighbors} helped [him]_{375-col . sellers} put out the conflagration , but [they]_{887-the neighbors} discouraged any more experiments of that sort . [The patriotic old gentleman]_{2160-the patriotic old gentleman} , however , planted so much powder and so many explosive contrivances in [the roads leading into [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye]_{2161-the roads leading into hawkeye} , and then forgot the exact spots of danger , that [people]_5798-people were afraid to travel [the highways]_{2163-the highways} , and used to come to [town]_6662-town across [the fields]_{2165-the fields} . [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} 's motto was , “ Millions for defence but not one cent for tribute . ”_[403-laura] When [Laura]_403-laura came to [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye [she]_403-laura might have forgotten the annoyances of [the gossips of [Murpheysburg]_{156-murpheysburg}]_{2167-the gossips of murpheysburg} and have out lived the bitterness that was growing in [her]_403-laura heart , if [she]_403-laura had been thrown less upon [herself]_403-laura , or if the surroundings of [her]_403-laura life had been more congenial and helpful . But [she]_403-laura had little society , less and less as [she]_403-laura grew older that was congenial to [her]_403-laura , and [her]_403-laura mind preyed upon itself ; and the mystery of [her]_403-laura birth at once chagrined [her]_403-laura and raised in [her]_403-laura the most extravagant expectations . [She]_403-laura was proud and [she]_403-laura felt the sting of poverty . [She]_403-laura could not but be conscious of [her]_403-laura beauty also , and [she]_403-laura was vain of that , and came to take a sort of delight in the exercise of [her]_403-laura fascinations upon [the rather loutish young men who came in [her]_403-laura way and whom [she]_403-laura despised]_{2168-the rather loutish young men who came in her way and whom she despised} . There was another world opened to [her]_403-laura -- a world of books . But it was not the best world of that sort , for [the small libraries [she]_403-laura had access to in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye]_{2169-the small libraries she had access to in hawkeye} were decidedly miscellaneous , and largely made up of romances and fictions which fed [her]_403-laura imagination with the most exaggerated notions of life , and showed [[her]_403-laura men]_{2170-her men} and [women]_6076-women in a very false sort of heroism . From these stories [she]_403-laura learned what [a woman of keen intellect and some culture joined to beauty and fascination of manner]_{2172-a woman of keen intellect and some culture joined to beauty and fascination of manner} , might expect to accomplish in society as [she]_403-laura read of it ; and along with these ideas [she]_403-laura imbibed other very crude ones in regard to the emancipation of [woman]_1148-woman . There were also other books -- histories , biographies of [distinguished people]_{2174-distinguished people} , travels in [far lands]_{2175-far lands} , poems , especially those of [Byron]_448-byron , [Scott]_449-scott and [Shelley]_501-shelley and [Moore]_502-moore , which [she]_403-laura eagerly absorbed , and appropriated therefrom what was to [her]_403-laura liking . [Nobody in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye]_{2176-nobody in hawkeye} had read so much or , after a fashion , studied so diligently as [Laura]_403-laura . [She]_403-laura passed for [an accomplished girl]_{2177-an accomplished girl} , and no doubt thought [herself]_403-laura one , as [she]_403-laura was , judged by [any standard near [her]_403-laura]_{2178-any standard near her} . During the war there came to [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye [a confederate officer , [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} , who was stationed [there]_840-there for a time , in command of [that district]_{2181-that district}]_{2179-a confederate officer , col . selby , who was stationed there for a time , in command of that district} . [He]_{391-col . selby} was [a handsome , soldierly man of thirty years]_{2182-a handsome , soldierly man of thirty years} , a graduate of [the University of [Virginia]_14-virginia]_{157-the university of virginia} , and of [distinguished family]_{2183-distinguished family} , if [his]_{391-col . selby} story might be believed , and , it was evident , [a man of the world and of extensive travel and adventure]_{2184-a man of the world and of extensive travel and adventure} . To find in such an out of the way country place [a woman like [Laura]_403-laura]_{2185-a woman like laura} was a piece of good luck upon which [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} congratulated [himself]_{391-col . selby} . [He]_{391-col . selby} was studiously polite to [her]_403-laura and treated [her]_403-laura with a consideration to which [she]_403-laura was unaccustomed . [She]_403-laura had read of [such men]_{1827-such men} , but [she]_403-laura had never seen [one]_893-one before , one so high - bred , so noble in sentiment , so entertaining in conversation , so engaging in manner . It is a long story ; unfortunately it is an old story , and it need not be dwelt on . [Laura]_403-laura loved [him]_{391-col . selby} , and believed that [his]_{391-col . selby} love for [her]_403-laura was as pure and deep as [her]_403-laura own . [She]_403-laura worshipped [him]_{391-col . selby} and would have counted [her]_403-laura life a little thing to give [him]_{391-col . selby} , if [he]_{391-col . selby} would only love [her]_403-laura and let [her]_403-laura feed the hunger of [her]_403-laura heart upon [him]_{391-col . selby} . The passion possessed [her]_403-laura whole being , and lifted [her]_403-laura up , till [she]_403-laura seemed to walk on air . It was all true , then , the romances [she]_403-laura had read , the bliss of love [she]_403-laura had dreamed of . Why had [she]_403-laura never noticed before how blithesome [the world]_{5784-the world} was , how jocund with love ; the birds sang it , the trees whispered it to [her]_403-laura as [she]_403-laura passed , the very flowers beneath [her]_403-laura feet strewed the way as for a bridal march . When [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} went away [they]_2190-they were engaged to be married , as soon as [he]_{391-col . selby} could make certain arrangements which [he]_{391-col . selby} represented to be necessary , and quit [the army]_{2191-the army} . [He]_{391-col . selby} wrote to [her]_403-laura from [Harding]_158-harding , [a small town]_{2192-a small town} in [the southwest corner of [the state]_{1194-the state}]_{2193-the southwest corner of the state} , saying that [he]_{391-col . selby} should be held in the service longer than [he]_{391-col . selby} had expected , but that it would not be more than a few months , then [he]_{391-col . selby} should be at liberty to take [her]_403-laura to [Chicago]_111-chicago where [he]_{391-col . selby} had property , and should have business , either now or as soon as the war was over , which [he]_{391-col . selby} thought could not last long . Meantime why should [they]_2190-they be separated ? [He]_{391-col . selby} was established in [comfortable quarters]_{2195-comfortable quarters} , and if [she]_403-laura could find [company]_2196-company and join [him]_{391-col . selby} , [they]_2190-they would be married , and gain so many more months of happiness . Was [woman]_1148-woman ever prudent when [she]_1148-woman loved ? [Laura]_403-laura went to [Harding]_158-harding , [the neighbors]_{887-the neighbors} supposed to nurse [Washington who had fallen ill [there]_840-there]_{2199-washington who had fallen ill there} . [Her]_403-laura engagement was , of course , known in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye , and was indeed a matter of pride to [[her]_403-laura family]_{2201-her family} . [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} would have told [the first inquirer]_{2202-the first inquirer} that . [Laura]_403-laura had gone to be married ; but [Laura]_403-laura had cautioned [her]_403-laura ; [she]_403-laura did not want to be thought of , [she]_403-laura said , as going in search of [a husband]_{1751-a husband} ; let the news come back after [she]_403-laura was married . So [she]_403-laura traveled to [Harding]_158-harding on the pretence [we]_2204-we have mentioned , and was married . [She]_403-laura was married , but something must have happened on that very day or the next that alarmed [her]_403-laura . [Washington]_{382-washington} did not know then or after what it was , but [Laura]_403-laura bound [him]_{382-washington} not to send news of [her]_403-laura marriage to [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye yet , and to enjoin [[her]_403-laura mother]_{6128-her mother} not to speak of it . Whatever cruel suspicion or nameless dread this was , [Laura]_403-laura tried bravely to put it away , and not let it cloud [her]_403-laura happiness . Communication that summer , as may be imagined , was neither regular nor frequent between [the remote confederate camp]_{2206-the remote confederate camp} at [Harding]_158-harding and [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye , and [Laura]_403-laura was in a measure lost sight of -- indeed , [everyone]_{2207-everyone} had troubles enough of [his]_{2207-everyone} own without borrowing from [[his]_{2207-everyone} neighbors]_{2208-his neighbors} . [Laura]_403-laura had given [herself]_403-laura utterly to [[her]_403-laura husband]_{6214-her husband} , and if [he]_{6214-her husband} had faults , if [he]_{6214-her husband} was selfish , if [he]_{6214-her husband} was sometimes coarse , if [he]_{6214-her husband} was dissipated , [she]_403-laura did not or would not see it . It was the passion of [her]_403-laura life , the time when [her]_403-laura whole nature went to flood tide and swept away all barriers . Was [[her]_403-laura husband]_{6214-her husband} ever cold or indifferent ? [She]_403-laura shut [her]_403-laura eyes to everything but [her]_403-laura sense of possession of [[her]_403-laura idol]_{2211-her idol} . Three months passed . One morning [[her]_403-laura husband]_{6214-her husband} informed [her]_403-laura that [he]_{6214-her husband} had been ordered [South]_6900-south , and must go within two hours . “ [I]_403-laura can be ready , ”_[403-laura] said [Laura]_403-laura , cheerfully . “ But [I]_403-laura ca n't take [you]_{6214-her husband} . [You]_{6214-her husband} must go back to [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye . ”_[403-laura] “ Can't - take - [me]_403-laura ? ”_[403-laura] [Laura]_403-laura asked , with wonder in [her]_403-laura eyes . “ [I]_{6205-the colonel} ca n't live without [you]_{6214-her husband} . [You]_{6214-her husband} said----- ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ O bother what [I]_{6205-the colonel} said,”--and_{[6205-the colonel]} [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} took up [his]_{6205-the colonel} sword to buckle it on , and then continued coolly , “ the fact is [Laura]_403-laura , [our]_7103-our romance is played out . ”_[403-laura] [Laura]_403-laura heard , but [she]_403-laura did not comprehend . [She]_403-laura caught [his]_{6205-the colonel} arm and cried , “ [George]_{391-col . selby} , how can [you]_{6205-the colonel} joke so cruelly ? [I]_{6205-the colonel} will go any where with [you]_{6205-the colonel} . [I]_{6205-the colonel} will wait any where . [I]_{6205-the colonel} ca n't go back to [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Well , go where [you]_403-laura like . Perhaps , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} continued [he]_{6205-the colonel} with a sneer , “ [you]_403-laura would do as well to wait here , for [another colonel]_{7104-another colonel} . ”_[403-laura] [Laura]_403-laura 's brain whirled . [She]_403-laura did not yet comprehend . “ What does this mean ? Where are [you]_{6205-the colonel} going ? ”_{[2215-the officer]} “ It means , ”_{[2215-the officer]} said [the officer]_{2215-the officer} , in measured words , “ that [you]_403-laura have n't anything to show for a legal marriage , and that [I]_403-laura am going to [New Orleans]_{11-new orleans} . ”_[403-laura] “ It 's a lie , [George]_{391-col . selby} , it 's a lie . [I]_403-laura am [[your]_{6205-the colonel} wife]_{7105-your wife} . [I]_403-laura shall go . [I]_403-laura shall follow [you]_403-laura to [New Orleans]_{11-new orleans} . ”_[403-laura] “ Perhaps [[my]_506-philip wife]_{1019-my wife} might not like it ! ”_[506-philip] [Laura]_403-laura raised [her]_403-laura head , [her]_403-laura eyes flamed with fire , [she]_403-laura tried to utter a cry , and fell senseless on the floor . When [she]_403-laura came to [herself]_403-laura [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} was gone . [Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} stood at [her]_403-laura bedside . Did [she]_403-laura come to [herself]_403-laura ? Was there anything left in [her]_403-laura heart but hate and bitterness , a sense of an infamous wrong at the hands of [the only man [she]_403-laura had ever loved]_{2217-the only man she had ever loved} ? [She]_403-laura returned to [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye . With the exception of [Washington]_{382-washington} and [[his]_{382-washington} mother]_{5882-his mother} , [no one]_{6130-no one} knew what had happened . [The neighbors]_{887-the neighbors} supposed that the engagement with [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} had fallen through . [Laura]_403-laura was ill for a long time , but [she]_403-laura recovered ; [she]_403-laura had that resolution in [her]_403-laura that could conquer death almost . And with [her]_403-laura health came back [her]_403-laura beauty , and an added fascination , a something that might be mistaken for sadness . Is there a beauty in the knowledge of evil , a beauty that shines out in the face of [a person whose inward life is transformed by some terrible experience]_{2221-a person whose inward life is transformed by some terrible experience} ? Is the pathos in the eyes of [the Beatrice Cenci]_{503-the beatrice cenci} from [her]_{503-the beatrice cenci} guilt or [her]_{503-the beatrice cenci} innocence ? [Laura]_403-laura was not much changed . [The lovely woman]_{2222-the lovely woman} had a devil in [her]_{2222-the lovely woman} heart . That was all . Part 3 . CONTENTS CHAPTER XIX [Harry Brierly Infatuated With Laura]_{504-harry brierly infatuated with laura} and Proposes [She]_403-laura Visit [Washington]_{382-washington} CHAPTER XX Senator Abner Dilwortliy Visits [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye -- Addresses [the People]_{891-the people} and Makes the Acquaintance of [Laura]_{504-harry brierly infatuated with laura} 186 CHAPTER XXI [Ruth Bolton]_439-ruth at [Fallkill]_159-fallkill Seminary -- [The Montagues]_{2224-the montagues} -- [Ruth]_439-ruth Becomes Quite Gay -- [Alice Montague]_505-alice CHAPTER XXII [Philip and Harry]_506-philip Visit [Fallkill]_159-fallkill -- [Harry]_506-philip Does the Agreeable to [Ruth]_439-ruth CHAPTER XXIII Harry at [Washington]_{382-washington} Lobbying For An Appropriation For [Stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing} --Philip in [New York]_{88-new york} [Studying Engineering CHAPTER XXIV Washington and]_{160-studying engineering chapter xxiv washington and} [Its]_2225-its Sights -- The Appropriation Bill Reported From the Committee and [Passed CHAPTER XXV Energetic Movements at Stone 's Landing]_{161-passed chapter xxv energetic movements at stone 's landing} -- Everything Booming -- [A Grand Smash Up CHAPTER XXVI The Boltons]_{2226-a grand smash up chapter xxvi the boltons} -- [Ruth]_439-ruth at [Home]_5907-home -- [Visitors]_{2228-visitors} and Speculations CHAPTER XXVII [Col Sellers Comforts]_{507-col sellers comforts} [[His]_{507-col sellers comforts} Wife]_{839-his wife} With [His]_{507-col sellers comforts} Views on the Prospects ILLUSTRATIONS 64 . NOT EASILY REFERRED 65 . ORDER , [GENTLEMEN]_{1585-gentlemen} 66 . [THE SENATOR 'S WALK]_{2231-the senator 's walk} 67 . [RESIDENCE OF SQUIRE MONTAGUE]_{2232-residence of squire montague} 68 . [INSIDE THE MANSION]_{2233-inside the mansion} 69 . [RUTH]_439-ruth DISSIPATING 70 . [TAIL PIECE]_{162-tail piece} 71 . ANTICIPATION 72 . [REALITY]_163-reality 73 . [PHILIP HEARS HARRY ENTERTAINING RUTH]_506-philip 74 . [AN ENTERTAINING FELLOW]_{2234-an entertaining fellow} 75 . [HARRY EXPLAINS]_{508-harry explains} BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE 76 . [PHILIP STUDYING]_506-philip 77 . “ KEEP OUT OF [HERE]_164-here , [SIR]_980-sir ! ”_[506-philip] 78 . [AN OLD ONE]_{165-an old one} 79 . [A PROMENADE OUTFIT]_{166-a promenade outfit} 80 . [REARED BY A GRATEFUL COUNTRY]_{2235-reared by a grateful country} 81 . [BENEFIT OF POLITICAL INFLUENCE]_{2236-benefit of political influence} 82 . [TAIL PIECE]_{162-tail piece} 83 . VISIONS OF [A HAPPY MAN]_{2237-a happy man} 84 . [EXODUS OF [THE NATIVES]_{2238-the natives}]_{167-exodus of the natives} 85 . [HARRY BRIERLY FLIES]_{509-harry brierly flies} FROM [THE MOB]_{168-the mob} 86 . ENJOYING [THE BONFIRE]_{169-the bonfire} 87 . [BROTHER PLUM]_{510-brother plum} 88 . RUTH AT [HOME]_5907-home 89 . MAP OF [THE SALT LICK BRANCH OF THE PACIFIC R. R.]_{2240-the salt lick branch of the pacific r. r.} 90 . [RESULT OF A STRAIGHT LINE CHAPTER XIX]_{2241-result of a straight line chapter xix} . [Mr. Harry Brierly]_393-harry drew [his]_393-harry pay as [an engineer]_{1537-an engineer} while [he]_393-harry was living at [the City Hotel in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye]_{170-the city hotel in hawkeye} . [Mr. Thompson]_441-jeff had been kind enough to say that it did n't make any difference whether [he]_393-harry was with [the corps]_{1963-the corps} or not ; and although [Harry]_393-harry protested to [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} daily and to [Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} that [he]_393-harry must go back at once to the line and superintend the lay - out with reference to [his]_393-harry contract , yet [he]_393-harry did not go , but wrote instead long letters to [Philip]_506-philip , instructing [him]_506-philip to keep [his]_506-philip eye out , and to let [him]_506-philip know when any difficulty occurred that required [his]_506-philip presence . [Meantime Harry]_506-philip blossomed out in [the society of [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye]_{2245-the society of hawkeye} , as [he]_393-harry did in any society where fortune cast [him]_393-harry and [he]_393-harry had the slightest opportunity to expand . Indeed the talents of [a rich and accomplished young fellow like [Harry]_506-philip]_{2246-a rich and accomplished young fellow like harry} were not likely to go unappreciated in such a place . [A land operator , engaged in vast speculations]_{2247-a land operator , engaged in vast speculations} , [a favorite in [the select circles of [New York]_{88-new york}]_{2249-the select circles of new york}]_{2248-a favorite in the select circles of new york} , in correspondence with [brokers]_2250-brokers and [bankers]_2251-bankers , intimate with [public men at [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{2252-public men at washington} , [one who could play the guitar and touch the banjo lightly]_{2253-one who could play the guitar and touch the banjo lightly} , and who had an eye for [a pretty girl]_{2254-a pretty girl} , and knew the language of flattery , was welcome everywhere in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye . Even [Miss Laura Hawkins]_403-laura thought it worth while to use [her]_403-laura fascinations upon [him]_506-philip , and to endeavor to entangle [the volatile fellow]_{2255-the volatile fellow} in the meshes of [her]_403-laura attractions . “ Gad , ”_[506-philip] says [Harry]_506-philip to [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , “ [she]_403-laura 's [a superb creature]_{7108-a superb creature} , [she]_403-laura 'd make a stir in [New York]_{88-new york} , money or no money . There are [men]_814-men [I]_{6205-the colonel} know would give [her]_403-laura [a railroad]_{7018-a railroad} or [an opera house]_{7111-an opera house} , or whatever [she]_403-laura wanted -- at least [they]_814-men 'd promise . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} [Harry]_506-philip had a way of looking at [women]_6076-women as [he]_506-philip looked at anything else in [the world]_{5784-the world} [he]_506-philip wanted , and [he]_506-philip half resolved to appropriate [Miss Laura]_403-laura , during [his]_506-philip stay in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye . Perhaps [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} divined [his]_{6205-the colonel} thoughts , or was offended at [Harry]_506-philip 's talk , for [he]_{6205-the colonel} replied , “ No nonsense , [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry . Nonsense wo n't do in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye , not with [[my]_{6205-the colonel} friends]_{7112-my friends} . [The Hawkins]_403-laura ' blood is good blood , all the way from [Tennessee]_17-tennessee . [The Hawkinses]_{379-the hawkinses} are under the weather now , but [[their]_{379-the hawkinses} [Tennessee]_17-tennessee property]_{7113-their tennessee property} is millions when it comes into market . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Of course , [Colonel]_1066-colonel . Not the least offense intended . But [you]_1066-colonel can see [she]_403-laura is [a fascinating woman]_{7115-a fascinating woman} . [I]_{6205-the colonel} was only thinking , as to this appropriation , now , what [such a woman]_{7116-such a woman} could do in [Washington]_{382-washington} . All correct , too , all correct . Common thing , [I]_{6205-the colonel} assure [you]_1066-colonel in [Washington]_{382-washington} ; [the wives of [senators]_{7118-senators}]_{7117-the wives of senators} , [representatives]_{7119-representatives} , [cabinet officers]_{7120-cabinet officers} , [all sorts of wives]_{7121-all sorts of wives} , and [some who are not [wives]_7123-wives]_{7122-some who are not wives} , use [their]_{7122-some who are not wives} influence . [You]_1066-colonel want an appointment ? Do [you]_1066-colonel go to [Senator X]_{511-senator x} ? Not much . [You]_1066-colonel get on the right side of [[his]_{511-senator x} wife]_{839-his wife} . Is it an appropriation ? [You]_1066-colonel 'd go straight to [the Committee]_{7125-the committee} , or to [the Interior office]_{7126-the interior office} , [I]_{6205-the colonel} suppose ? [You]_1066-colonel 'd learn better than that . It takes [a woman]_{6290-a woman} to get any thing through [the Land Office]_{7128-the land office} : [I]_{6205-the colonel} tell [you]_1066-colonel , [Miss Laura]_403-laura would fascinate an appropriation right through [the Senate]_{171-the senate} and [the House of Representatives]_{7129-the house of representatives} in one session , if [she]_403-laura was in [Washington]_{382-washington} , as [[your]_1066-colonel friend]_{7130-your friend} , [Colonel]_1066-colonel , of course as [[your]_1066-colonel friend]_{7130-your friend} . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Would [you]_1066-colonel have [her]_403-laura sign [our]_7133-our petition ? ”_[393-harry] asked [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , innocently . [Harry]_393-harry laughed . “ [Women]_6076-women do n't get anything by petitioning [Congress]_{1435-congress} ; [nobody]_5874-nobody does , that 's for form . Petitions are referred somewhere , and that 's the last of them ; [you]_1066-colonel ca n't refer [a handsome woman]_{7137-a handsome woman} so easily , when [she]_{7137-a handsome woman} is present . [They]_6076-women prefer 'em mostly . ”_[393-harry] The petition however was elaborately drawn up , with a glowing description of [Napoleon]_27-napoleon and [the adjacent country]_{2261-the adjacent country} , and a statement of the absolute necessity to the prosperity of [that region]_{2262-that region} and of [one of [the stations on the great through route to [the Pacific]_{172-the pacific}]_{2264-the stations on the great through route to the pacific}]_{2263-one of the stations on the great through route to the pacific} , of [the immediate improvement of [Columbus River]_{145-columbus river}]_{2265-the immediate improvement of columbus river} ; to this was appended a map of [the city]_{796-the city} and a survey of [the river]_{920-the river} . It was signed by [all the people at [[Stone]_485-stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing} who could write [their]_{2268-all the people at stone 's landing who could write their names , by col . beriah sellers , and the colonel agreed to have the names headed by all the senators and representatives from the state and by a sprinkling of ex - governors and ex - members of congress} names , by [Col . Beriah Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} , and [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} agreed to have the names headed by [all the senators and representatives from [the state]_{1194-the state} and by a sprinkling of [ex - governors]_{2272-ex - governors} and [ex - members of congress]_{2273-ex - members of congress}]_{2270-all the senators and representatives from the state and by a sprinkling of ex - governors and ex - members of congress}]_{2268-all the people at stone 's landing who could write their names , by col . beriah sellers , and the colonel agreed to have the names headed by all the senators and representatives from the state and by a sprinkling of ex - governors and ex - members of congress} . When completed it was a formidable document . [Its]_2274-its preparation and that of [more minute plots of [the new city]_{2276-the new city}]_{2275-more minute plots of the new city} consumed the valuable time of [Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} and [Harry]_393-harry for many weeks , and served to keep [them]_2277-them both in the highest spirits . In the eyes of [Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} , [Harry]_393-harry was [a superior being]_{2278-a superior being} , [a man who was able to bring things to pass in a way that excited [his]_393-harry enthusiasm]_{2279-a man who was able to bring things to pass in a way that excited his enthusiasm} . [He]_393-harry never tired of listening to [his]_393-harry stories of what [he]_393-harry had done and of what [he]_393-harry was going to do . As for [Washington]_{382-washington} , [Harry]_393-harry thought [he]_393-harry was [a man of ability and comprehension]_{2280-a man of ability and comprehension} , but “ too visionary , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} [he]_393-harry told [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} . [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} said [he]_{6205-the colonel} might be right , but [he]_{6205-the colonel} had never noticed anything visionary about [him]_393-harry . “ [He]_393-harry 's got [his]_393-harry plans , [sir]_980-sir . God bless [my]_403-laura soul , at [his]_393-harry age , [I]_403-laura was full of plans . But experience sobers [a man]_{795-a man} , [I]_403-laura never touch any thing now that has n't been weighed in [my]_403-laura judgment ; and when [Beriah Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} puts [his]_{375-col . sellers} judgment on a thing , there it is . ”_[403-laura] Whatever might have been [Harry]_393-harry 's intentions with regard to [Laura]_403-laura , [he]_393-harry saw more and more of [her]_403-laura every day , until [he]_393-harry got to be restless and nervous when [he]_393-harry was not with [her]_403-laura . [That consummate artist in passion]_{2283-that consummate artist in passion} allowed [him]_393-harry to believe that the fascination was mainly on [his]_393-harry side , and so worked upon [his]_393-harry vanity , while inflaming [his]_393-harry ardor , that [he]_393-harry scarcely knew what [he]_393-harry was about . [Her]_403-laura coolness and coyness were even made to appear the simple precautions of a modest timidity , and attracted [him]_393-harry even more than the little tendernesses into which [she]_403-laura was occasionally surprised . [He]_393-harry could never be away from [her]_403-laura long , day or evening ; and in a short time [their]_2284-their intimacy was the town talk . [She]_403-laura played with [him]_393-harry so adroitly that [Harry]_393-harry thought [she]_403-laura was absorbed in love for [him]_393-harry , and yet [he]_393-harry was amazed that [he]_393-harry did not get on faster in [his]_393-harry conquest . And when [he]_393-harry thought of it , [he]_393-harry was piqued as well . [A country girl]_{2285-a country girl} , poor enough , that was evident ; living with [[her]_403-laura family]_{2201-her family} in [a cheap and most unattractive frame house]_{2287-a cheap and most unattractive frame house} , such as carpenters build in [America]_61-america , scantily furnished and unadorned ; without the adventitious aids of dress or jewels or the fine manners of society -- [Harry]_393-harry could n't understand it . But [she]_403-laura fascinated [him]_393-harry , and held [him]_393-harry just beyond the line of absolute familiarity at the same time . While [he]_393-harry was with [her]_403-laura [she]_403-laura made [him]_393-harry forget that [[the Hawkins]_{2288-the hawkins} ' house]_{2289-the hawkins ' house} was nothing but [a wooden tenement , with [four small square rooms on the ground floor and a half story]_{2291-four small square rooms on the ground floor and a half story} ; it might have been [a palace for aught [he]_393-harry knew]_{2292-a palace for aught he knew}]_{2290-a wooden tenement , with four small square rooms on the ground floor and a half story ; it might have been a palace for aught he knew} . Perhaps [Laura]_403-laura was older than [Harry]_393-harry . [She]_403-laura was , at any rate , at that ripe age when beauty in [woman]_1148-woman seems more solid than in the budding period of girlhood , and [she]_403-laura had come to understand [her]_403-laura powers perfectly , and to know exactly how much of the susceptibility and archness of [the girl]_{6320-the girl} it was profitable to retain . [She]_403-laura saw that [many women]_{2295-many women} , with the best intentions , make a mistake of carrying too much girlishness into womanhood . [Such a woman]_{7116-such a woman} would have attracted [Harry]_393-harry at any time , but only [a woman with a cool brain and exquisite art]_{2297-a woman with a cool brain and exquisite art} could have made [him]_393-harry lose [his]_393-harry head in this way ; for [Harry]_393-harry thought [himself]_393-harry [a man of [the world]_{5784-the world}]_{2298-a man of the world} . [The young fellow]_{1854-the young fellow} never dreamed that [he]_{1854-the young fellow} was merely being experimented on ; [he]_{1854-the young fellow} was to [her]_403-laura [a man of another society and another culture , different from that [she]_403-laura had any knowledge of except in books]_{2301-a man of another society and another culture , different from that she had any knowledge of except in books} , and [she]_403-laura was not unwilling to try on [him]_{1854-the young fellow} the fascinations of [her]_403-laura mind and person . For [Laura]_403-laura had [her]_403-laura dreams . [She]_403-laura detested the narrow limits in which [her]_403-laura lot was cast , [she]_403-laura hated poverty . Much of [her]_403-laura reading had been of modern works of fiction , written by [her]_403-laura own sex , which had revealed to [her]_403-laura something of [her]_403-laura own powers and given [her]_403-laura indeed , an exaggerated notion of the influence , the wealth , the position [a woman may attain who has beauty and talent and ambition and a little culture]_{2302-a woman may attain who has beauty and talent and ambition and a little culture} , and is not too scrupulous in the use of [them]_2303-them . [She]_403-laura wanted to be rich , [she]_403-laura wanted luxury , [she]_403-laura wanted [men]_814-men at [her]_403-laura feet , [[her]_403-laura slaves]_{2305-her slaves} , and [she]_403-laura had not -- thanks to some of the novels [she]_403-laura had read -- the nicest discrimination between notoriety and reputation ; perhaps [she]_403-laura did not know how fatal notoriety usually is to the bloom of womanhood . With [the other Hawkins children]_{2306-the other hawkins children} [Laura]_403-laura had been brought up in the belief that [they]_{2306-the other hawkins children} had inherited a fortune in [the Tennessee Lands]_{2307-the tennessee lands} . [She]_403-laura did not by any means share all the delusion of [the family]_{5795-the family} ; but [her]_403-laura brain was not seldom busy with schemes about it . [Washington]_{382-washington} seemed to [her]_403-laura only to dream of it and to be willing to wait for its riches to fall upon [him]_{382-washington} in a golden shower ; but [she]_403-laura was impatient , and wished [she]_403-laura were [a man to take hold of the business]_{2309-a man to take hold of the business} . “ [[You]_393-harry [men]_814-men]_{7140-you men} must enjoy [your]_393-harry schemes and [your]_393-harry activity and liberty to go about [the world]_{5784-the world} , ”_{[2310-that martyr]} [she]_403-laura said to [Harry]_393-harry one day , when [he]_393-harry had been talking of [New York]_{88-new york} and [Washington]_{382-washington} and [his]_393-harry incessant engagements . “ Oh , yes , ”_{[2310-that martyr]} replied [that martyr]_{2310-that martyr} to business , “ it 's all well enough , if [you]_393-harry do n't have too much of it , but it only has one object . ”_[403-laura] “ What is that ? ”_{[2310-that martyr]} “ If [a woman]_{6290-a woman} does n't know , it 's useless to tell [her]_{6290-a woman} . What do [you]_393-harry suppose [I]_403-laura am staying in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye for , week after week , when [I]_403-laura ought to be with [[my]_403-laura corps]_{7144-my corps} ? ”_[403-laura] “ [I]_403-laura suppose it 's [your]_393-harry business with [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} about [Napoleon]_27-napoleon , [you]_393-harry 've always told [me]_403-laura so , ”_[403-laura] answered [Laura]_403-laura , with a look intended to contradict [her]_403-laura words . “ And now [I]_403-laura tell [you]_2311-you that is all arranged , [I]_403-laura suppose [you]_2311-you 'll tell [me]_403-laura [I]_403-laura ought to go ? ”_[403-laura] “ [Harry]_393-harry ! ”_[403-laura] exclaimed [Laura]_403-laura , touching [his]_2311-you arm and letting [her]_403-laura pretty hand rest there a moment . “ Why should [I]_393-harry want [you]_2311-you to go away ? [The only person in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye who understands [me]_393-harry]_{7145-the only person in hawkeye who understands me} . ”_[393-harry] “ But [you]_403-laura refuse to understand [me]_393-harry , ”_[393-harry] replied [Harry]_393-harry , flattered but still petulant . “ [You]_403-laura are like an iceberg , when [we]_7146-we are alone . ”_[403-laura] [Laura]_403-laura looked up with wonder in [her]_403-laura great eyes , and something like a blush suffusing [her]_403-laura face , followed by a look of langour that penetrated [Harry]_393-harry 's heart as if it had been longing . “ Did [I]_393-harry ever show any want of confidence in [you]_2311-you , [Harry]_393-harry ? ”_[393-harry] And [she]_403-laura gave [him]_2311-you [her]_403-laura hand , which [Harry]_393-harry pressed with effusion -- something in [her]_403-laura manner told [him]_2311-you that [he]_2311-you must be content with that favor . It was always so . [She]_403-laura excited [his]_2311-you hopes and denied [him]_2311-you , inflamed [his]_2311-you passion and restrained it , and wound [him]_2311-you in [her]_403-laura toils day by day . To what purpose ? It was keen delight to [Laura]_403-laura to prove that [she]_403-laura had power over [men]_814-men . [Laura]_403-laura liked to hear about life at [the east]_{1455-the east} , and especially about [the luxurious society in which [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry moved when [he]_393-harry was at [home]_5907-home]_{2314-the luxurious society in which mr. brierly moved when he was at home} . It pleased [her]_403-laura imagination to fancy [herself]_403-laura [a queen]_{2316-a queen} in it . “ [You]_403-laura should be a winter in [Washington]_{382-washington} , ”_[393-harry] [Harry]_393-harry said . “ But [I]_403-laura have [no acquaintances]_{7147-no acquaintances} [there]_840-there . ”_[403-laura] “ Do n't know [any of [the families of [the congressmen]_{7151-the congressmen}]_{7150-the families of the congressmen}]_{7149-any of the families of the congressmen} ? [They]_{7150-the families of the congressmen} like to have [a pretty woman]_{7152-a pretty woman} staying with [them]_{7150-the families of the congressmen} . ”_[393-harry] “ [Not one]_{7153-not one} . ”_[393-harry] “ Suppose [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} should , have business [there]_840-there ; say , about this Columbus River appropriation ? ”_[403-laura] “ [Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} ! ”_[403-laura] and [Laura]_403-laura laughed . “ [You]_403-laura need n't laugh . Queerer things have happened . [Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} knows everybody from [Missouri]_9-missouri , and from [the West]_{91-the west} , too , for that matter . [He]_{375-col . sellers} 'd introduce [you]_403-laura to [Washington]_{382-washington} life quick enough . It does n't need a crowbar to break [your]_403-laura way into society there as it does in [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} . It 's democratic , [Washington]_{382-washington} is . Money or beauty will open any door . If [I]_403-laura were [a handsome woman]_{7137-a handsome woman} , [I]_403-laura should n't want any better place than [the capital]_{7156-the capital} to pick up [a prince or a fortune]_{7157-a prince or a fortune} . ”_[403-laura] “ Thank [you]_393-harry , ”_[403-laura] replied [Laura]_403-laura . “ But [I]_{375-col . sellers} prefer the quiet of [home]_5907-home , and the love of those [I]_{375-col . sellers} know ; ”_{[375-col . sellers]} and [her]_403-laura face wore a look of sweet contentment and unworldliness that finished [Mr. Harry Brierly]_393-harry for the day . Nevertheless , the hint that [Harry]_393-harry had dropped fell upon good ground , and bore fruit an hundred fold ; it worked in [her]_403-laura mind until [she]_403-laura had built up a plan on it , and almost a career for [herself]_403-laura . Why not , [she]_403-laura said , why should n't [I]_0-i do as [other women]_{2317-other women} have done ? [She]_403-laura took the first opportunity to see [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} , and to sound [him]_{375-col . sellers} about the [Washington]_{382-washington} visit . How was [he]_{375-col . sellers} getting on with [his]_{375-col . sellers} navigation scheme , would it be likely to take [him]_{375-col . sellers} from [home]_5907-home to [Jefferson City]_{176-jefferson city} ; or to [Washington]_{382-washington} , perhaps ? “ Well , maybe . If [the people of [Napoleon]_27-napoleon]_{7159-the people of napoleon} want [me]_{2327-the young lady} to go to [Washington]_{382-washington} , and look after that matter , [I]_{2327-the young lady} might tear [myself]_{2327-the young lady} from [[my]_{2327-the young lady} home]_{6816-my home} . It 's been suggested to [me]_{2327-the young lady} , but -- not a word of it to [Mrs. Sellers]_{424-mrs. sellers} and [the children]_{788-the children} . Maybe [they]_{788-the children} would n't like to think of [[their]_{788-the children} father]_{6398-their father} in [Washington]_{382-washington} . But [Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} , [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} , says to [me]_{2327-the young lady} , ' [Colonel]_1066-colonel , [you]_1066-colonel are [the man]_{5861-the man} , [you]_1066-colonel could influence more votes than [any one else on such a measure]_{7165-any one else on such a measure} , [an old settler]_{7166-an old settler} , [a man of [the people]_{891-the people}]_{7167-a man of the people} , [you]_1066-colonel know the wants of [Missouri]_9-missouri ; [you]_1066-colonel 've a respect for religion too , says [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} , and know how the cause of the gospel goes with improvements : Which is true enough , [Miss Laura]_403-laura , and has n't been enough thought of in connection with [Napoleon]_27-napoleon . [He]_{478-senator dilworthy} 's [an able man]_{7169-an able man} , [Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} , and [a good man]_{7170-a good man} . [A man]_{795-a man} has got to be good to succeed as [he]_{795-a man} has . [He]_{478-senator dilworthy} 's only been in [Congress]_521-congress a few years , and [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} must be worth a million . First thing in the morning when [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} stayed with [me]_{2327-the young lady} [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} asked about family prayers , whether [we]_7172-we had 'em before or after breakfast . [I]_{2327-the young lady} hated to disappoint [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} , but [I]_{2327-the young lady} had to out with it , tell [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} [we]_7172-we did n't have 'em , not steady . [He]_{478-senator dilworthy} said [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} understood , business interruptions and all that , [some men]_{7174-some men} were well enough without , but as for [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} never neglected the ordinances of religion . [He]_{478-senator dilworthy} doubted if the [Columbus River]_{145-columbus river} appropriation would succeed if [we]_7172-we did not invoke the Divine Blessing on it . ”_{[2327-the young lady]} Perhaps it is unnecessary to say to [the reader]_{1460-the reader} that [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} had not stayed with [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} while [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} was in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye ; this visit to [[his]_{478-senator dilworthy} house]_{776-his house} being only one of [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} 's hallucinations -- one of those instant creations of [his]_{478-senator dilworthy} fertile fancy , which were always flashing into [his]_{478-senator dilworthy} brain and out of [his]_{478-senator dilworthy} mouth in the course of any conversation and without interrupting the flow of it . During the summer [Philip]_506-philip rode across [the country]_{797-the country} and made a short visit in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye , giving [Harry]_506-philip an opportunity to show [him]_506-philip the progress that [he]_506-philip and [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} had made in [their]_2324-their operation at [[Stone]_485-stone 's Landing]_{7011-stone 's landing} , to introduce [him]_506-philip also to [Laura]_403-laura , and to borrow a little money when [he]_506-philip departed . [Harry]_506-philip bragged about [his]_506-philip conquest , as was [his]_506-philip habit , and took [Philip]_506-philip round to see [his]_506-philip western prize . [Laura]_403-laura received [Mr. Philip]_{512-mr. philip} with a courtesy and a slight hauteur that rather surprised and not a little interested [him]_{512-mr. philip} . [He]_{512-mr. philip} saw at once that [she]_403-laura was older than [Harry]_506-philip , and soon made up [his]_{512-mr. philip} mind that [she]_403-laura was leading [[his]_{512-mr. philip} friend]_{1825-his friend} a country dance to which [he]_{512-mr. philip} was unaccustomed . At least [he]_{512-mr. philip} thought [he]_{512-mr. philip} saw that , and half hinted as much to [Harry]_506-philip , who flared up at once ; but on a second visit [Philip]_506-philip was not so sure , [the young lady]_{2327-the young lady} was certainly kind and friendly and almost confiding with [Harry]_506-philip , and treated [Philip]_506-philip with the greatest consideration . [She]_{2327-the young lady} deferred to [his]_506-philip opinions , and listened attentively when [he]_506-philip talked , and in time met [his]_506-philip frank manner with an equal frankness , so that [he]_506-philip was quite convinced that whatever [she]_{2327-the young lady} might feel towards [Harry]_506-philip , [she]_{2327-the young lady} was sincere with [him]_506-philip . Perhaps [his]_506-philip manly way did win [her]_{2327-the young lady} liking . Perhaps in [her]_{2327-the young lady} mind , [she]_{2327-the young lady} compared [him]_506-philip with [Harry]_506-philip , and recognized in [him]_506-philip a man to whom [a woman]_{6290-a woman} might give [her]_{6290-a woman} whole soul , recklessly and with little care if [she]_{6290-a woman} lost it . [Philip]_506-philip was not invincible to [her]_{2327-the young lady} beauty nor to the intellectual charm of [her]_{2327-the young lady} presence . The week seemed very short that [he]_506-philip passed in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye , and when [he]_506-philip bade [Laura good]_403-laura by , [he]_506-philip seemed to have known [her]_{2327-the young lady} a year . “ [We]_7175-we shall see [you]_506-philip again , [Mr. Sterling]_{493-mr. sterling} , ”_{[2327-the young lady]} [she]_{2327-the young lady} said as [she]_{2327-the young lady} gave [him]_506-philip [her]_{2327-the young lady} hand , with just a shade of sadness in [her]_{2327-the young lady} handsome eyes . And when [he]_506-philip turned away [she]_{2327-the young lady} followed [him]_506-philip with a look that might have disturbed [his]_506-philip serenity , if [he]_506-philip had not at the moment had a little square letter in [his]_506-philip breast pocket , dated at [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} , and signed “ [Ruth]_439-ruth . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} CHAPTER XX . The visit of [Senator Abner Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} was an event in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye . When [a Senator]_{2329-a senator} , whose place is in [Washington]_{382-washington} moving among [the Great and guiding the destinies of [the nation]_{2096-the nation}]_{2330-the great and guiding the destinies of the nation} , condescends to mingle among [the people]_{891-the people} and accept the hospitalities of [such a place as [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye]_{2333-such a place as hawkeye} , the honor is not considered a light one . [All parties]_{2334-all parties} are flattered by it and politics are forgotten in the presence of one so distinguished among [[his]_{2329-a senator} fellows]_{2335-his fellows} . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} , who was from [a neighboring state]_{2336-a neighboring state} , had been [a Unionist in the darkest days of [[his]_{478-senator dilworthy} country]_{2338-his country}]_{2337-a unionist in the darkest days of his country} , and had thriven by it , but was that any reason why [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth , who had been [a confederate and had not thriven by it]_{2339-a confederate and had not thriven by it} , should give [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} the cold shoulder ? [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} was [the guest of [[his]_{7173-the senator} old friend]_{2342-his old friend} [Gen. Boswell]_{499-gen. boswell}]_{2341-the guest of his old friend gen. boswell} , but it almost appeared that [he]_{7173-the senator} was indebted to [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth for [the unreserved hospitalities of [the town]_{6313-the town}]_{2343-the unreserved hospitalities of the town} . [It]_2345-it was [the large hearted Colonel]_{2346-the large hearted colonel} who , in a manner , gave [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} the freedom of [the city]_{796-the city} . “ [You]_{478-senator dilworthy} are known [here]_5846-here , [sir]_980-sir , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} said [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , “ and [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye is proud of [you]_{478-senator dilworthy} . [You]_{478-senator dilworthy} will find every door open , and a welcome at every hearthstone . [I]_{478-senator dilworthy} should insist upon [your]_{478-senator dilworthy} going to [[my]_{478-senator dilworthy} house]_{5782-my house} , if [you]_{478-senator dilworthy} were not claimed by [[your]_{478-senator dilworthy} older friend]_{7179-your older friend} [Gen. Boswell]_{499-gen. boswell} . But [you]_{478-senator dilworthy} will mingle with [[our]_7180-our people]_{7181-our people} , and [you]_{478-senator dilworthy} will see here developments that will surprise [you]_{478-senator dilworthy} . ”_{[478-senator dilworthy]} [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} was so profuse in [his]_{6205-the colonel} hospitality that [he]_{6205-the colonel} must have made the impression upon [himself]_{6205-the colonel} that [he]_{6205-the colonel} had entertained [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} at [[his]_{6205-the colonel} own mansion]_{2351-his own mansion} during [his]_{6205-the colonel} stay ; at any rate , [he]_{6205-the colonel} afterwards always spoke of [him]_{7173-the senator} as [[his]_{6205-the colonel} guest]_{1717-his guest} , and not seldom referred to [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} 's relish of certain viands on [his]_{6205-the colonel} table . [He]_{6205-the colonel} did , in fact , press [him]_{7173-the senator} to dine upon the morning of the day [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} was going away . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} was large and portly , though not tall -- [a pleasant spoken man]_{2355-a pleasant spoken man} , [a popular man with [the people]_{891-the people}]_{2356-a popular man with the people} . [He]_{478-senator dilworthy} took a lively interest in [the town]_{6313-the town} and [all the surrounding country]_{2359-all the surrounding country} , and made many inquiries as to the progress of agriculture , of education , and of religion , and especially as to the condition of [the emancipated race]_{2360-the emancipated race} . “ [Providence]_{417-providence} , ”_{[478-senator dilworthy]} [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} said , “ has placed them in [our]_7182-our hands , and although [you]_7183-you and [I]_439-ruth , [General]_7184-general , might have chosen a different destiny for [them]_{2360-the emancipated race} , under the Constitution , yet [Providence]_{417-providence} knows best . ”_[439-ruth] “ [You]_7183-you ca n't do much with 'em , ”_[439-ruth] interrupted [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth . “ [They]_{2360-the emancipated race} are a speculating race , [sir]_980-sir , disinclined to work for [white folks]_{7186-white folks} without security , planning how to live by only working for [themselves]_{2360-the emancipated race} . [Idle]_7187-idle , [sir]_980-sir , there 's [[my]_{478-senator dilworthy} garden]_{7189-my garden} just a ruin of weeds . Nothing practical in 'em . ”_{[478-senator dilworthy]} “ There is some truth in [your]_7183-you observation , [Colonel]_1066-colonel , but [you]_7183-you must educate [them]_{2360-the emancipated race} . ”_{[478-senator dilworthy]} “ [You]_7183-you educate [the niggro]_{488-the niggro} and [you]_7183-you make [him]_{488-the niggro} more speculating than [he]_{488-the niggro} was before . If [he]_{488-the niggro} wo n't stick to any industry except for [himself]_{488-the niggro} now , what will [he]_{488-the niggro} do then ? ”_[439-ruth] “ But , [Colonel]_1066-colonel , [the negro when educated]_{7192-the negro when educated} will be more able to make [his]_{488-the niggro} speculations fruitful . ”_{[478-senator dilworthy]} “ Never , [sir]_980-sir , never . [He]_{488-the niggro} would only have a wider scope to injure [himself]_{488-the niggro} . [A niggro]_{7194-a niggro} has no grasp , [sir]_980-sir . Now , [a white man]_{7196-a white man} can conceive great operations , and carry them out ; a niggro ca n't . ”_{[7173-the senator]} “ Still , ”_{[7173-the senator]} replied [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} , “ granting that [he]_{488-the niggro} might injure [himself]_{488-the niggro} in a worldly point of view , [his]_{488-the niggro} elevation through education would multiply [his]_{488-the niggro} chances for the hereafter -- which is the important thing after all , [Colonel]_1066-colonel . And no matter what the result is , [we]_7198-we must fulfill [our]_7198-we duty by this being . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ [I]_{6205-the colonel} 'd elevate [his]_{488-the niggro} soul , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} promptly responded [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} ; “ that 's just it ; [you]_{6205-the colonel} ca n't make [his]_{488-the niggro} soul too immortal , but [I]_{7173-the senator} would n't touch [him]_{488-the niggro} , [himself]_{488-the niggro} . Yes , [sir]_980-sir ! make [his]_{488-the niggro} soul immortal , but do n't disturb the niggro as [he]_{488-the niggro} is . ”_{[7173-the senator]} Of course one of the entertainments offered [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} was a public reception , held in [the court house]_{2364-the court house} , at which [he]_{7173-the senator} made a speech to [[his]_{7173-the senator} fellow citizens]_{2365-his fellow citizens} . [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth was [master of ceremonies]_{2366-master of ceremonies} . [He]_{2366-master of ceremonies} escorted [the band]_{2367-the band} from [the city hotel]_{2368-the city hotel} to [[Gen. Boswell]_{499-gen. boswell} 's]_{2369-gen. boswell 's} ; [he]_{2366-master of ceremonies} marshalled the procession of [Masons]_2370-masons , of [Odd Fellows]_{2371-odd fellows} , and of [Firemen]_2372-firemen , [the Good Templars]_{513-the good templars} , [the Sons of Temperance]_{2373-the sons of temperance} , [the Cadets of Temperance]_{2374-the cadets of temperance} , [the Daughters of [Rebecca]_514-rebecca]_{2375-the daughters of rebecca} , [the Sunday School children]_{2376-the sunday school children} , and [citizens]_{2377-citizens} generally , which followed [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} to [the court house]_{2364-the court house} ; [he]_{7173-the senator} bustled about [the room]_{862-the room} long after [every one else]_{2381-every one else} was seated , and loudly cried “ Order ! ”_{[7173-the senator]} in the dead silence which preceded the introduction of [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} by [Gen. Boswell]_{499-gen. boswell} . The occasion was one to call out [his]_{7173-the senator} finest powers of personal appearance , and one [he]_{7173-the senator} long dwelt on with pleasure . This not being an edition of the Congressional Globe it is impossible to give [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} 's speech in full . [He]_{7173-the senator} began somewhat as follows : “ [Fellow citizens]_{7200-fellow citizens} : It gives [me]_{7173-the senator} great pleasure to thus meet and mingle with [you]_{7200-fellow citizens} , to lay aside for a moment the heavy duties of [an official and burdensome station]_{7201-an official and burdensome station} , and confer in familiar converse with [[my]_{7173-the senator} friends]_{7112-my friends} in [your]_{7200-fellow citizens} great state . The good opinion of [[my]_{7173-the senator} fellow citizens]_{7203-my fellow citizens} of all sections is the sweetest solace in all [my]_{7173-the senator} anxieties . [I]_{7173-the senator} look forward with longing to the time when [I]_{7173-the senator} can lay aside the cares of office-- ”_{[7173-the senator]} [ “ dam sight , ”_{[7173-the senator]} shouted [a tipsy fellow near the door]_{2383-a tipsy fellow near the door} . Cries of “ put [him]_{7173-the senator} out . ”_{[7173-the senator]} ] “ [[My]_{7173-the senator} friends]_{7112-my friends} , do not remove [him]_{7173-the senator} . Let [the misguided man]_{7205-the misguided man} stay . [I]_{7173-the senator} see that [he]_{7173-the senator} is a victim of that evil which is swallowing up public virtue and sapping the foundation of society . As [I]_{7173-the senator} was saying , when [I]_{7173-the senator} can lay down the cares of office and retire to the sweets of private life in [some such sweet , peaceful , intelligent , wide - awake and patriotic place as [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye ( applause )]_{7206-some such sweet , peaceful , intelligent , wide - awake and patriotic place as hawkeye ( applause )} . [I]_{7173-the senator} have traveled much , [I]_{7173-the senator} have seen all parts of [[our]_2385-our glorious union]_{7207-our glorious union} , but [I]_{7173-the senator} have never seen [a lovelier village than yours]_{7208-a lovelier village than yours} , or [one that has more signs of commercial and industrial and religious]_{7209-one that has more signs of commercial and industrial and religious} prosperity--(more applause ) . ”_{[7173-the senator]} [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} then launched into a sketch of [[our]_2385-our great country]_{2386-our great country} , and dwelt for an hour or more upon [its]_{2386-our great country} prosperity and the dangers which threatened [it]_{2386-our great country} . [He]_{7173-the senator} then touched reverently upon the institutions of religion , and upon the necessity of private purity , if [we]_2385-our were to have any public morality . “ [I]_{7173-the senator} trust , ”_{[7173-the senator]} [he]_{7173-the senator} said , “ that there are [children]_{6077-children} within the sound of [my]_{7173-the senator} voice , ”_{[7173-the senator]} and after some remarks to [them]_2387-them , [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} closed with an apostrophe to “ the genius of American Liberty , walking with the Sunday School in one hand and [Temperance]_{515-temperance} in the other up the glorified steps of [the National Capitol]_{7211-the national capitol} . ”_{[7173-the senator]} [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth did not of course lose the opportunity to impress upon [so influential a person]_{2389-so influential a person} as [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} the desirability of improving [the navigation of [Columbus river]_{145-columbus river}]_{2086-the navigation of columbus river} . [He]_{7173-the senator} and [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry took [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} over to [Napoleon]_27-napoleon and opened to [him]_27-napoleon [their]_2385-our plan . It was a plan that [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} could understand without a great deal of explanation , for [he]_{7173-the senator} seemed to be familiar with the like improvements elsewhere . When , however , [they]_2385-our reached [[Stone]_485-stone 's [Landing]_{151-the landing}]_{7011-stone 's landing} [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} looked about [him]_27-napoleon and inquired , “ Is this [Napoleon]_27-napoleon ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ This is the nucleus , the nucleus , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} said [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , unrolling [his]_{6205-the colonel} map . “ Here is [the deepo]_{7077-the deepo} , [the church]_{6716-the church} , [the City Hall]_{7214-the city hall} and so on . ”_{[7173-the senator]} “ Ah , [I]_{6194-the citizens} see . How far from here is [Columbus River]_{145-columbus river} ? Does [that stream]_{7215-that stream} empty---- ”_{[6194-the citizens]} “ That , why , that 's [Goose Run]_{146-goose run} . [Thar]_7216-thar ai n't no [Columbus]_{145-columbus river} , thout'n it 's over to [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye , ”_{[6194-the citizens]} interrupted [one of [the citizens]_{6194-the citizens} , who had come out to stare at [the strangers]_{2399-the strangers}]_{2397-one of the citizens , who had come out to stare at the strangers} . “ A railroad come [here]_5846-here last summer , but it haint been here no mo ' . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Yes , [sir]_980-sir , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} hastened to explain , “ in the old records [Columbus River]_{145-columbus river} is called [Goose Run]_{146-goose run} . [You]_980-sir see how it sweeps round [the town]_{6313-the town} -- forty - nine miles to [the Missouri]_9-missouri ; sloop navigation all the way pretty much drains [this whole country]_{7220-this whole country} ; when it 's improved [steamboats]_{854-steamboats} will run right up here . [It]_{145-columbus river} 's got to be enlarged , deepened . [You]_980-sir see by the map . [Columbus River]_{145-columbus river} . [This country]_{6455-this country} must have water communication ! ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ [You]_980-sir 'll want a considerable appropriation , [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i should say a million ; is that [your]_0-i figure [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry . ” “_{[6205-the colonel]} According to [our]_2401-our surveys , ” said [Harry]_393-harry , “_[0-i] a million would do it ; a million spent on [the river]_{920-the river} would make [Napoleon]_27-napoleon worth two millions at least . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i see , ” nodded [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} . “_[2403-you] But [you]_2403-you 'd better begin by asking only for two or three hundred thousand , the usual way . [You]_2403-you can begin to sell [town]_6662-town lots on that appropriation [you]_2403-you know . ” [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} , [himself]_{7173-the senator} , to do [him]_{7173-the senator} justice , was not very much interested in [the country]_{797-the country} or [the stream]_{5970-the stream} , but [he]_{7173-the senator} favored the appropriation , and [he]_{7173-the senator} gave [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} and [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry to understand that [he]_{7173-the senator} would endeavor to get it through . [Harry]_393-harry , who thought [he]_393-harry was shrewd and understood [Washington]_{382-washington} , suggested an interest . But [he]_393-harry saw that [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} was wounded by the suggestion . “_[2403-you] [You]_2403-you will offend [me]_0-i by repeating such an observation , ” [he]_0-i said . “_[0-i] Whatever [I]_0-i do will be for the public interest . [It]_2405-it will require a portion of the appropriation for necessary expenses , and [I]_0-i am sorry to say that there are [members who will have to be seen]_{2406-members who will have to be seen} . But [you]_2403-you can reckon upon [my]_0-i humble services . ” This aspect of the subject was not again alluded to . [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} possessed [himself]_{7173-the senator} of the facts , not from [his]_{7173-the senator} observation of the ground , but from the lips of [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth , and laid the appropriation scheme away among [his]_{7173-the senator} other plans for benefiting [the public]_{7230-the public} . It was on this visit also that [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} made the acquaintance of [Mr. Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} , and was greatly taken with [his]_{7173-the senator} innocence , [his]_{7173-the senator} guileless manner and perhaps with [his]_{7173-the senator} ready adaptability to enter upon any plan proposed . [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth was pleased to see this interest that [Washington]_{382-washington} had awakened , especially since it was likely to further [his]_{7173-the senator} expectations with regard to [the Tennessee lands]_{2307-the tennessee lands} ; [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} having remarked to [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , that [he]_{7173-the senator} delighted to help [any deserving young man , when the promotion of a private advantage]_{7235-any deserving young man , when the promotion of a private advantage} could at the same time be made to contribute to the general good . And [he]_{7173-the senator} did not doubt that this was an opportunity of that kind . The result of several conferences with [Washington]_{382-washington} was that [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} proposed that [he]_{7173-the senator} should go to [Washington]_{382-washington} with [him]_{7173-the senator} and become [[his]_{7173-the senator} private secretary]_{7237-his private secretary} and [the secretary of [[his]_{7173-the senator} committee]_{7239-his committee}]_{7238-the secretary of his committee} ; a proposal which was eagerly accepted . [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} spent Sunday in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye and attended [church]_7241-church . [He]_{7173-the senator} cheered the heart of [the worthy and zealous minister]_{7242-the worthy and zealous minister} by an expression of [his]_{7173-the senator} sympathy in [his]_{7173-the senator} labors , and by many inquiries in regard to the religious state of [the region]_{7243-the region} . It was not [a very promising state]_{7244-a very promising state} , and [the good man]_{7245-the good man} felt how much lighter [his]_{7245-the good man} task would be , if [he]_{7245-the good man} had the aid of [such a man as [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy}]_{7246-such a man as senator dilworthy} . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am glad to see , [[my]_0-i dear sir]_{2407-my dear sir} , ” said [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} , “_{[2413-an old fool]} that [you]_{2407-my dear sir} give [them]_2408-them the doctrines . It is owing to a neglect of the doctrines , that there is such a fearful falling away in [the country]_{797-the country} . [I]_0-i wish that [we]_2410-we might have [you]_{2407-my dear sir} in [Washington]_{382-washington} -- as [chaplain]_{2411-chaplain} , now , in [the senate]_{1436-the senate} . ” [The good man]_{7245-the good man} could not but be a little flattered , and if sometimes , thereafter , in [his]_{7245-the good man} discouraging work , [he]_{7245-the good man} allowed the thought that [he]_{7245-the good man} might perhaps be called to [Washington]_{382-washington} as [chaplain of [the Senate]_{1436-the senate}]_{7249-chaplain of the senate} , to cheer [him]_{7245-the good man} , who can wonder . [The Senator]_{478-senator dilworthy} 's commendation at least did one service for [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} , it elevated [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} in the opinion of [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye . [Laura]_403-laura was at [church]_7241-church alone that day , and [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry walked [home]_5907-home with [her]_403-laura . A part of [their]_7253-their way lay with that of [General Boswell]_{433-general boswell} and [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} , and introductions were made . [Laura]_403-laura had [her]_403-laura own reasons for wishing to know [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} , and [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} was not [a man who could be called indifferent to charms such as [hers]_403-laura]_{7256-a man who could be called indifferent to charms such as hers} . That [meek young lady]_{7257-meek young lady} so commended [herself]_{7257-meek young lady} to [him]_{7173-the senator} in the short walk , that [he]_{7173-the senator} announced [his]_{7173-the senator} intentions of paying [his]_{7173-the senator} respects to [her]_{7257-meek young lady} the next day , an intention which [Harry]_393-harry received glumly ; and when [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} was out of hearing [he]_{7173-the senator} called [him]_2414-you “_{[2413-an old fool]} [an old fool]_{2413-an old fool} . ” “_{[2413-an old fool]} Fie , ” said [Laura]_403-laura , “_[2414-you] [I]_0-i do believe [you]_2414-you are jealous , [Harry]_393-harry . [He]_2414-you is [a very pleasant man]_{6709-a very pleasant man} . [He]_2414-you said [you]_2414-you were [a young man of great promise]_{2416-a young man of great promise} . ” [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} did call next day , and the result of [his]_{7173-the senator} visit was that [he]_{7173-the senator} was confirmed in [his]_{7173-the senator} impression that there was something about [him]_{7173-the senator} very attractive to [ladies]_7260-ladies . [He]_{7173-the senator} saw [Laura]_403-laura again and again during [his]_{7173-the senator} stay , and felt more and more the subtle influence of [her]_403-laura feminine beauty , which [every man]_{7032-every man} felt who came near [her]_403-laura . [Harry]_393-harry was beside [himself]_393-harry with rage while [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} remained in [town]_6662-town ; [he]_393-harry declared that [women]_6076-women were always ready to drop [any man]_{1270-any man} for higher game ; and [he]_393-harry attributed [his]_393-harry own ill - luck to [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} 's appearance . [The fellow]_{1090-the fellow} was in fact crazy about [her]_403-laura beauty and ready to beat [his]_{1090-the fellow} brains out in chagrin . Perhaps [Laura]_403-laura enjoyed [his]_{1090-the fellow} torment , but [she]_403-laura soothed [him]_{1090-the fellow} with blandishments that increased [his]_{1090-the fellow} ardor , and [she]_403-laura smiled to [herself]_403-laura to think that [he]_{1090-the fellow} had , with all [his]_{1090-the fellow} protestations of love , never spoken of marriage . Probably [the vivacious fellow]_{7268-the vivacious fellow} never had thought of it . At any rate when [he]_{1090-the fellow} at length went away from [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye [he]_{1090-the fellow} was no nearer it . But there was no telling to what desperate lengths [his]_{1090-the fellow} passion might not carry [him]_{1090-the fellow} . [Laura]_403-laura bade [him]_{1090-the fellow} good bye with tender regret , which , however , did not disturb [her]_403-laura peace or interfere with [her]_403-laura plans . The visit of [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} had become of more importance to [her]_403-laura , and it by and by bore the fruit [she]_403-laura longed for , in an invitation to visit [[his]_{478-senator dilworthy} family]_{5948-his family} in [the National Capital]_{1860-the national capital} during the winter session of Congress . CHAPTER XXI . O lift [your]_7271-your natures up : Embrace [our]_7272-our aims : work out [your]_7271-your freedom . [Girls]_963-girls , Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed ; Drink deep until the habits of [the slave]_{7274-the slave} , The sins of emptiness , gossip and spite And slander , die . [The Princess]_{516-the princess} . Whether medicine is a science , or only an empirical method of getting a living out of the ignorance of [the human race]_{7275-the human race} , [Ruth]_439-ruth found before [her]_439-ruth first term was over at [the medical school]_{1731-the medical school} that there were other things [she]_439-ruth needed to know quite as much as that which is taught in medical books , and that [she]_439-ruth could never satisfy [her]_439-ruth aspirations without more general culture . “_{[2418-your doctor]} Does [[your]_2417-your doctor]_{2418-your doctor} know any thing -- [I]_0-i do n't mean about medicine , but about things in general , is [he]_{2418-your doctor} [a man of information and good sense]_{2419-a man of information and good sense} ? ” once asked [an old practitioner]_{7277-an old practitioner} . “_{[2418-your doctor]} If [he]_{2418-your doctor} does n't know anything but medicine the chance is [he]_{2418-your doctor} does n't know that . ” The close application to [her]_439-ruth special study was beginning to tell upon [Ruth]_439-ruth 's delicate health also , and the summer brought with it only weariness and indisposition for any mental effort . In this condition of mind and body the quiet of [[her]_439-ruth home]_{7278-her home} and the unexciting companionship of [those about [her]_439-ruth]_{7279-those about her} were more than ever tiresome . [She]_439-ruth followed with more interest [Philip]_506-philip 's sparkling account of [his]_506-philip life in [the west]_{6679-the west} , and longed for [his]_506-philip experiences , and to know [some of [those people of a world so different from [here]_5846-here]_{7282-those people of a world so different from here} , who alternately amused and displeased [him]_506-philip]_{7281-some of those people of a world so different from here , who alternately amused and displeased him} . [He]_506-philip at least was learning [the world]_{5784-the world} , the good and the bad of it , as must happen to [every one who accomplishes anything in it]_{7285-every one who accomplishes anything in it} . But what , [Ruth]_439-ruth wrote , could [a woman]_{6290-a woman} do , tied up by custom , and cast into particular circumstances out of which it was almost impossible to extricate [herself]_{6290-a woman} ? [Philip]_506-philip thought that [he]_506-philip would go some day and extricate [Ruth]_439-ruth , but [he]_506-philip did not write that , for [he]_506-philip had the instinct to know that this was not the extrication [she]_439-ruth dreamed of , and that [she]_439-ruth must find out by [her]_439-ruth own experience what [her]_439-ruth heart really wanted . [Philip]_506-philip was not [a philosopher]_{7287-a philosopher} , to be sure , but [he]_506-philip had the old fashioned notion , that whatever [a woman]_{6290-a woman} 's theories of life might be , [she]_439-ruth would come round to matrimony , only give [her]_439-ruth time . [He]_506-philip could indeed recall to mind [one woman]_{7289-one woman} -- and [he]_506-philip never knew [a nobler -- whose whole soul was devoted]_{7290-a nobler -- whose whole soul was devoted} and who believed that [her]_439-ruth life was consecrated to [a certain benevolent project in singleness of life , who yielded to the touch of matrimony , as an icicle yields to a sunbeam]_{7291-a certain benevolent project in singleness of life , who yielded to the touch of matrimony , as an icicle yields to a sunbeam} . Neither at [home]_5907-home nor elsewhere did [Ruth]_439-ruth utter any complaint , or admit any weariness or doubt of [her]_439-ruth ability to pursue the path [she]_439-ruth had marked out for [herself]_439-ruth . But [[her]_439-ruth mother]_{6128-her mother} saw clearly enough [her]_439-ruth struggle with infirmity , and was not deceived by either [her]_439-ruth gaiety or by the cheerful composure which [she]_439-ruth carried into all the ordinary duties that fell to [her]_439-ruth . [She]_{6128-her mother} saw plainly enough that [Ruth]_439-ruth needed an entire change of scene and of occupation , and perhaps [she]_{6128-her mother} believed that such a change , with the knowledge of the world it would bring , would divert [Ruth]_439-ruth from a course for which [she]_439-ruth felt [she]_439-ruth was physically entirely unfitted . It therefore suited the wishes of [all concerned]_{7294-all concerned} , when autumn came , that [Ruth]_439-ruth should go away to [school]_6222-school . [She]_439-ruth selected [a large New England Seminary]_{7296-a large new england seminary} , of which [she]_439-ruth had often heard [Philip]_506-philip speak , which was attended by [both sexes]_{7297-both sexes} and offered almost collegiate advantages of education . [Thither]_517-thither [she]_439-ruth went in September , and began for the second time in the year a life new to [her]_439-ruth . [The Seminary]_{7298-the seminary} was the chief feature of [Fallkill]_159-fallkill , [a village of [two to three thousand inhabitants]_{7300-two to three thousand inhabitants}]_{7299-a village of two to three thousand inhabitants} . It was [a prosperous school , with [three hundred students]_{7302-three hundred students}]_{7301-a prosperous school , with three hundred students} , a large corps of [teachers]_{7303-teachers} , [men]_814-men and [women]_6076-women , and with [a venerable rusty row of academic buildings on [the shaded square of [the town]_{6313-the town}]_{7307-the shaded square of the town}]_{7306-a venerable rusty row of academic buildings on the shaded square of the town} . [The students]_{7309-the students} lodged and boarded in [private families in [the place]_{845-the place}]_{7310-private families in the place} , and so it came about that while [the school]_{6843-the school} did a great deal to support [the town]_{6313-the town} , [the town]_{6313-the town} gave [the students]_{7309-the students} society and the sweet influences of [home life]_{7316-home life} . It is at least respectful to say that the influences of [home]_5907-home life are sweet . [[Ruth]_439-ruth 's home]_{7318-ruth 's home} , by the intervention of [Philip]_506-philip , was in [a family]_{6278-a family} -- one of the rare exceptions in life or in fiction -- that had never known better days . [The Montagues]_{518-the montagues} , it is perhaps well to say , had intended to come over in [the Mayflower]_{179-the mayflower} , but were detained at [Delft Haven]_{180-delft haven} by the illness of [a child]_{946-a child} . [They]_{518-the montagues} came over to [Massachusetts Bay]_{181-massachusetts bay} in [another vessel]_{7321-another vessel} , and thus escaped the onus of that brevet nobility under which [the successors of [the Mayflower Pilgrims]_{7323-the mayflower pilgrims}]_{7322-the successors of the mayflower pilgrims} have descended . Having no factitious weight of dignity to carry , [the Montagues]_{518-the montagues} steadily improved [their]_{518-the montagues} condition from the day [they]_{518-the montagues} landed , and [they]_{518-the montagues} were never more vigorous or prosperous than at the date of this narrative . With character compacted by the rigid Puritan discipline of more than two centuries , [they]_{518-the montagues} had retained its strength and purity and thrown off its narrowness , and were now blossoming under the generous modern influences . [Squire Oliver Montague]_{519-squire montague} , [a lawyer who had retired from the practice of [his]_{519-squire montague} profession except in rare cases]_{7324-a lawyer who had retired from the practice of his profession except in rare cases} , dwelt in [a square old fashioned New England mansion]_{7325-a square old fashioned new england mansion} [a quarter of a mile away from [the green]_{7327-the green}]_{7326-a quarter of a mile away from the green} . [It]_{7325-a square old fashioned new england mansion} was called [a mansion]_{7328-a mansion} because [it]_{7325-a square old fashioned new england mansion} stood alone with [ample fields about [it]_{7325-a square old fashioned new england mansion}]_{7329-ample fields about it} , and had an avenue of trees leading to [it]_{7325-a square old fashioned new england mansion} from [the road]_{6930-the road} , and on the west commanded a view of [a pretty little lake with gentle slopes and nodding]_{7331-a pretty little lake with gentle slopes and nodding} were now blossoming under the generous modern influences . But [it]_{7325-a square old fashioned new england mansion} was just [a plain , roomy house , capable of extending to [many guests an unpretending hospitality]_{7333-many guests an unpretending hospitality}]_{7332-a plain , roomy house , capable of extending to many guests an unpretending hospitality} . [The family]_{5795-the family} consisted of [the Squire]_{784-the squire} and [[his]_{784-the squire} wife]_{839-his wife} , [a son]_{7337-a son} and [a daughter]_{7338-a daughter} married and not at [home]_5907-home , [a son in college at [Cambridge]_{182-cambridge}]_{7340-a son in college at cambridge} , [another son at [the Seminary]_{7298-the seminary}]_{7341-another son at the seminary} , and [a daughter [Alice]_505-alice , who was a year or more older than [Ruth]_439-ruth]_{7343-a daughter alice , who was a year or more older than ruth} . Having only riches enough to be able to gratify reasonable desires , and yet make [their]_{5795-the family} gratifications always a novelty and a pleasure , [the family]_{5795-the family} occupied that just mean in life which is so rarely attained , and still more rarely enjoyed without discontent . If [Ruth]_439-ruth did not find so much luxury in [the house]_{878-the house} as in [[her]_439-ruth own home]_{7346-her own home} , there were evidences of culture , of intellectual activity and of a zest in the affairs of all [the world]_{5784-the world} , which greatly impressed [her]_439-ruth . [Every room]_{7348-every room} had [its]_{7348-every room} book - cases or book - shelves , and was more or less [a library]_{7349-a library} ; upon every table was liable to be a litter of new books , fresh periodicals and daily newspapers . There were plants in the sunny windows and some choice engravings on the walls , with bits of color in oil or water - colors ; the piano was sure to be open and strewn with music ; and there were photographs and little souvenirs here and there of foreign travel . An absence of any “_{[2418-your doctor]} what - pots ” in the corners with rows of cheerful shells , and [Hindoo]_520-hindoo gods , and Chinese idols , and nests of useless boxes of lacquered wood , might be taken as denoting a languidness in [the family]_{5795-the family} concerning foreign missions , but perhaps unjustly . At any rate the life of [the world]_{5784-the world} flowed freely into [this hospitable house]_{7352-this hospitable house} , and there was always so much talk there of the news of the day , of the new books and of [authors]_7353-authors , of [Boston]_89-boston radicalism and [New York]_{88-new york} civilization , and the virtue of [Congress]_521-congress , that small gossip stood a very poor chance . All this was in many ways so new to [Ruth]_439-ruth that [she]_439-ruth seemed to have passed into another world , in which [she]_439-ruth experienced a freedom and a mental exhilaration unknown to [her]_439-ruth before . Under this influence [she]_439-ruth entered upon [her]_439-ruth studies with keen enjoyment , finding for a time all the relaxation [she]_439-ruth needed , in the charming social life at [the Montague house]_{7354-the montague house} . It is strange , [she]_439-ruth wrote to [Philip]_506-philip , in one of [her]_439-ruth occasional letters , that [you]_506-philip never told [me]_{2418-your doctor} more about [this delightful family]_{7355-this delightful family} , and scarcely mentioned [Alice]_505-alice who is the life of [it]_{7355-this delightful family} , just [the noblest girl]_{7356-the noblest girl} , unselfish , knows how to do so many things , with lots of talent , with a dry humor , and an odd way of looking at things , and yet quiet and even serious often -- one of [[your]_506-philip “_{[2418-your doctor]} capable ” New England girls]_{7357-your “ capable ” new england girls} . [We]_7358-we shall be [great friends]_{7359-great friends} . It had never occurred to [Philip]_506-philip that there was any thing extraordinary about [the family that needed mention]_{7360-the family that needed mention} . [He]_506-philip knew [dozens of girls like [Alice]_505-alice]_{7361-dozens of girls like alice} , [he]_506-philip thought to [himself]_506-philip , but only one like [Ruth]_439-ruth . [Good friends]_{7362-good friends} [the two girls]_{7363-the two girls} were from the beginning . [Ruth]_439-ruth was a study to [Alice]_505-alice ; the product of a culture entirely foreign to [her]_439-ruth experience , so much [a child]_{946-a child} in some things , so much [a woman in others]_{7365-a woman in others} ; and [Ruth]_439-ruth in turn , it must be confessed , probing [Alice]_505-alice sometimes with [her]_505-alice serious grey eyes , wondered what [her]_505-alice object in life was , and whether [she]_505-alice had any purpose beyond living as [she]_505-alice now saw [her]_505-alice . For [she]_505-alice could scarcely conceive of a life that should not be devoted to the accomplishment of some definite work , and [she]_505-alice had no doubt that in [her]_505-alice own case everything else would yield to the professional career [she]_505-alice had marked out . “_[646-philip] So [you]_2420-you know [Philip Sterling]_646-philip , ” said [Ruth]_439-ruth one day as [the girls]_{6277-the girls} sat at [their]_{6277-the girls} sewing . [Ruth]_439-ruth never embroidered , and never sewed when [she]_439-ruth could avoid it . Bless [her]_439-ruth . “_[646-philip] Oh yes , [we]_2421-we are [old friends]_{1397-old friends} . [Philip]_646-philip used to come to [Fallkill]_159-fallkill often while [he]_646-philip was in college . [He]_646-philip was once rusticated [here]_5846-here for a term . ” “_[646-philip] Rusticated ? ” “_[646-philip] Suspended for [some College scrape]_{2424-some college scrape} . [He]_646-philip was a great favorite here . [Father]_418-father and [he]_646-philip were [famous friends]_{2425-famous friends} . [Father]_418-father said that [Philip]_646-philip had no end of nonsense in [him]_646-philip and was always blundering into something , but [he]_646-philip was [a royal good fellow]_{2426-a royal good fellow} and would come out all right . ” “_[2427-you] Did [you]_2427-you think [he]_646-philip was fickle ? ” “_[646-philip] Why , [I]_0-i never thought whether [he]_646-philip was or not , ” replied [Alice]_505-alice looking up . “_[646-philip] [I]_0-i suppose [he]_646-philip was always in love with [some girl]_{2428-some girl} or another , as [college boys]_{2429-college boys} are . [He]_646-philip used to make [me]_0-i [[his]_646-philip confidant]_{2430-his confidant} now and then , and be terribly in the dumps . ” “_[646-philip] Why did [he]_646-philip come to [you]_2427-you ? ” pursued [Ruth]_439-ruth , “_[0-i] [you]_2427-you were younger than [he]_646-philip . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'm sure [I]_0-i do n't know . [He]_646-philip was at [[our]_2431-we house]_{2432-our house} a good deal . Once at a picnic by [the lake]_{2433-the lake} , at the risk of [his]_646-philip own life , [he]_646-philip saved [sister Millie]_385-emily from drowning , and [we]_2431-we all liked to have [him]_646-philip [here]_5846-here . Perhaps [he]_646-philip thought as [he]_646-philip had saved [one sister]_{2435-one sister} , [the other]_{2436-the other} ought to help [him]_646-philip when [he]_646-philip was in trouble . [I]_0-i do n't know . ” The fact was that [Alice]_505-alice was a person who invited confidences , because [she]_505-alice never betrayed [them]_7367-them , and gave abundant sympathy in return . There are persons , whom [we]_2431-we all know , to [whom human confidences , troubles and heart - aches]_{7368-whom human confidences , troubles and heart - aches} flow as naturally as streams to [a placid lake]_{7369-a placid lake} . This is not a history of [Fallkill]_159-fallkill , nor of [the Montague family , worthy as both are of that honor]_{7370-the montague family , worthy as both are of that honor} , and this narrative can not be diverted into long loitering with [them]_7367-them . If [the reader]_{1460-the reader} visits [the village]_{807-the village} to - day , [he]_{1460-the reader} will doubtless be pointed out [the Montague dwelling]_{7373-the montague dwelling} , where [Ruth]_439-ruth lived , [the cross - lots path [she]_439-ruth traversed to [the Seminary]_{7298-the seminary} , and [the venerable chapel]_{7376-the venerable chapel} with [its]_{7376-the venerable chapel} cracked bell]_{7374-the cross - lots path she traversed to the seminary , and the venerable chapel with its cracked bell} . In [the little society of [the place]_{845-the place}]_{7377-the little society of the place} , [the Quaker girl]_{7379-the quaker girl} was a favorite , and no considerable social gathering or pleasure party was thought complete without [her]_{7379-the quaker girl} . There was something in this seemingly transparent and yet deep character , in [her]_{7379-the quaker girl} childlike gaiety and enjoyment of the society about [her]_{7379-the quaker girl} , and in [her]_{7379-the quaker girl} not seldom absorption in [herself]_{7379-the quaker girl} , that would have made [her]_{7379-the quaker girl} long remembered there if no events had subsequently occurred to recall [her]_{7379-the quaker girl} to mind . To the surprise of [Alice]_505-alice , [Ruth]_439-ruth took to [the small gaieties of [the village]_{807-the village}]_{7380-the small gaieties of the village} with a zest of enjoyment that seemed foreign to one who had devoted [her]_439-ruth life to a serious profession from the highest motives . [Alice]_505-alice liked society well enough , [she]_505-alice thought , but there was nothing exciting in that of [Fallkill]_159-fallkill , nor anything novel in the attentions of [the well - bred young gentlemen one met in it]_{7382-the well - bred young gentlemen one met in it} . It must have worn a different aspect to [Ruth]_439-ruth , for [she]_439-ruth entered into its pleasures at first with curiosity , and then with interest and finally with a kind of staid abandon that [no one]_{6130-no one} would have deemed possible for [her]_439-ruth . Parties , picnics , rowing - matches , moonlight strolls , nutting expeditions in the October woods,--Alice declared that it was a whirl of dissipation . The fondness of [Ruth]_439-ruth , which was scarcely disguised , for the company of [agreeable young fellows , who talked nothings]_{7384-agreeable young fellows , who talked nothings} , gave [Alice]_505-alice opportunity for no end of banter . “_[646-philip] Do [you]_2437-you look upon [them]_2438-them as [I]_0-i subjects , [dear]_1212-dear ? ” [she]_439-ruth would ask . And [Ruth]_439-ruth laughed [her]_439-ruth merriest laugh , and then looked sober again . Perhaps [she]_439-ruth was thinking , after all , whether [she]_439-ruth knew [herself]_439-ruth . If [you]_2437-you should rear a duck in [the heart of [the Sahara]_{183-the sahara}]_{7385-the heart of the sahara} , no doubt it would swim if [you]_2437-you brought it to [the Nile]_{184-the nile} . Surely [no one]_{6130-no one} would have predicted when [Ruth]_439-ruth left [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} that [she]_439-ruth would become absorbed to this extent , and so happy , in a life so unlike that [she]_439-ruth thought [she]_439-ruth desired . But [no one]_{6130-no one} can tell how [a woman]_{6290-a woman} will act under any circumstances . The reason [novelists]_{7389-novelists} nearly always fail in depicting [women]_6076-women when [they]_{7389-novelists} make [them]_6076-women act , is that [they]_{7389-novelists} let [them]_6076-women do what [they]_6076-women have observed [some woman]_{7391-some woman} has done at sometime or another . And that is where [they]_6076-women make a mistake ; for [a woman]_{6290-a woman} will never do again what has been done before . It is this uncertainty that causes [women , considered as materials for fiction]_{7393-women , considered as materials for fiction} , to be so interesting to [themselves]_6076-women and to [others]_1157-others . As the fall went on and the winter , [Ruth]_439-ruth did not distinguish [herself]_439-ruth greatly at the Fallkill Seminary as [a student]_{7395-a student} , a fact that apparently gave [her]_439-ruth no anxiety , and did not diminish [her]_439-ruth enjoyment of a new sort of power which had awakened within [her]_439-ruth . CHAPTER XXII . In mid - winter , an event occurred of unusual interest to [the inhabitants of [the Montague house]_{7354-the montague house}]_{7396-the inhabitants of the montague house} , and to [the friends of [the young ladies who sought [their]_6076-women society]_{7399-the young ladies who sought their society}]_{7398-the friends of the young ladies who sought their society} . This was the arrival at [the Sassacua Hotel]_{7400-the sassacua hotel} of [two young gentlemen from [the west]_{6679-the west}]_{7401-two young gentlemen from the west} . It is the fashion in [New England]_{185-new england} to give Indian names to [the public houses]_{7403-the public houses} , not that [the late lamented savage]_{7404-the late lamented savage} knew how to keep [a hotel]_{6584-a hotel} , but that [his]_{7404-the late lamented savage} warlike name may impress [the traveler who humbly craves shelter there]_{7406-the traveler who humbly craves shelter there} , and make [him]_{7406-the traveler who humbly craves shelter there} grateful to [the noble and gentlemanly clerk]_{7407-the noble and gentlemanly clerk} if [he]_{7406-the traveler who humbly craves shelter there} is allowed to depart with [his]_{7406-the traveler who humbly craves shelter there} scalp safe . [The two young gentlemen]_{7408-the two young gentlemen} were [neither students for [the Fallkill Seminary]_{7410-the fallkill seminary}]_{7409-neither students for the fallkill seminary} , nor [lecturers on physiology]_{7411-lecturers on physiology} , nor yet [life assurance solicitors]_{7412-life assurance solicitors} , three suppositions that almost exhausted the guessing power of [the people]_{891-the people} at [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel} in respect to the names of “_[393-harry] [Philip Sterling]_646-philip and [Henry Brierly]_393-harry , [Missouri]_9-missouri , ” on the register . [They]_{7408-the two young gentlemen} were [handsome enough fellows]_{7415-handsome enough fellows} , that was evident , browned by out - door exposure , and with a free and lordly way about [them]_{7408-the two young gentlemen} that almost awed [the hotel clerk]_{7416-the hotel clerk} [himself]_{7416-the hotel clerk} . Indeed , [he]_{7416-the hotel clerk} very soon set down [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry as [a gentleman of large fortune]_{7417-a gentleman of large fortune} , with enormous interests on [his]_{7416-the hotel clerk} shoulders . [Harry]_393-harry had a way of casually mentioning western investments , through lines , the freighting business , and the route through [the Indian territory]_{7418-the indian territory} to [Lower California]_{186-lower california} , which was calculated to give an importance to [his]_393-harry lightest word . “_[393-harry] [You]_2440-you 've [a pleasant town]_{2441-a pleasant town} here , [sir]_980-sir , and [the most comfortable looking hotel [I]_0-i 've seen out of [New York]_{88-new york}]_{2443-the most comfortable looking hotel i 've seen out of new york} , ” said [Harry]_393-harry to [the clerk]_{6757-the clerk} ; “_[980-sir] [we]_2444-we shall stay [here]_5846-here a few days if [you]_980-sir can give [us]_2444-we [a roomy suite of apartments]_{2446-a roomy suite of apartments} . ” [Harry]_393-harry usually had the best of everything , wherever [he]_393-harry went , as [such fellows]_{7420-such fellows} always do have in [this accommodating world]_{7421-this accommodating world} . [Philip]_646-philip would have been quite content with [less expensive quarters]_{7422-less expensive quarters} , but there was no resisting [Harry]_393-harry 's generosity in such matters . Railroad surveying and real - estate operations were at a standstill during the winter in [Missouri]_9-missouri , and [the young men]_{1832-the young men} had taken advantage of the lull to come east , [Philip]_646-philip to see if there was any disposition in [[his]_646-philip friends]_{5849-his friends} , [the railway contractors]_{7425-the railway contractors} , to give [him]_646-philip a share in [the Salt Lick Union Pacific Extension]_{7426-the salt lick union pacific extension} , and [Harry]_393-harry to open out to [[his]_393-harry uncle]_{6688-his uncle} the prospects of [the new city]_{2276-the new city} at [Stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing} , and to procure congressional appropriations for [the harbor]_{7083-the harbor} and for making [Goose Run]_{146-goose run} navigable . [Harry]_393-harry had with [him]_393-harry a map of [that noble stream]_{7430-that noble stream} and of [the harbor]_{7083-the harbor} , with a perfect net - work of railroads centering in [it]_{7083-the harbor} , pictures of [wharves]_7432-wharves , crowded with [steamboats]_{854-steamboats} , and of huge grain - elevators on the bank , all of which grew out of the combined imaginations of [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth and [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry . [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} had entire confidence in [Harry]_393-harry 's influence with [Wall street]_{7435-wall street} , and with [congressmen]_{7436-congressmen} , to bring about the consummation of [their]_{7436-congressmen} scheme , and [he]_393-harry waited [his]_393-harry return in [the empty house at [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye]_{7437-the empty house at hawkeye} , feeding [[his]_393-harry pinched family]_{7438-his pinched family} upon the most gorgeous expectations with a reckless prodigality . “_[980-sir] Do n't let ['em]_2447-'em into the thing more than is necessary , ” says [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} to [Harry]_393-harry ; “_[2454-we] give ['em]_2447-'em a small interest ; a lot apiece in [the suburbs of [the Landing]_{1897-the landing}]_{2448-the suburbs of the landing} ought to do [a congressman]_{2450-a congressman} , but [I]_0-i reckon [you]_2447-'em 'll have to mortgage [a part of [the city]_{796-the city}]_{2451-a part of the city} itself to [the brokers]_{2453-the brokers} . ” [Harry]_393-harry did not find that eagerness to lend money on [[Stone]_485-stone 's Landing in [Wall street]_{140-wall street}]_{188-stone 's landing in wall street} which [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth had expected , ( it had seen too many such maps as [he]_393-harry exhibited ) , although [[his]_393-harry uncle]_{6688-his uncle} and [some of [the brokers]_{2453-the brokers}]_{7441-some of the brokers} looked with more favor on the appropriation for improving [the navigation of [Columbus River]_{145-columbus river}]_{2086-the navigation of columbus river} , and were not disinclined to form [a company]_{7444-a company} for that purpose . An appropriation was a tangible thing , if [you]_7445-you could get hold of it , and it made little difference what it was appropriated for , so long as [you]_7445-you got hold of it . Pending these weighty negotiations , [Philip]_646-philip has persuaded [Harry]_393-harry to take a little run up to [Fallkill]_159-fallkill , a not difficult task , for [that young man]_{7446-that young man} would at any time have turned [his]_{7446-that young man} back upon [all the land in [the West]_{91-the west}]_{7447-all the land in the west} at sight of a new and pretty face , and [he]_{7446-that young man} had , it must be confessed , a facility in love making which made it not at all an interference with the more serious business of life . [He]_393-harry could not , to be sure , conceive how [Philip]_646-philip could be interested in [a young lady who was studying medicine]_{7448-a young lady who was studying medicine} , but [he]_646-philip had no objection to going , for [he]_646-philip did not doubt that there were [other girls in [Fallkill]_159-fallkill]_{7449-other girls in fallkill} who were worth a week 's attention . [The young men]_{1832-the young men} were received at [the house of [the Montagues]_{518-the montagues}]_{7451-the house of the montagues} with the hospitality which never failed there . “_[2454-we] [We]_2454-we are glad to see [you]_2455-you again , ” exclaimed [the Squire]_{784-the squire} heartily , “_[393-harry] [you]_2455-you are welcome [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry , [any friend of [Phil]_646-philip 's is welcome at [[our]_2454-we house]_{2432-our house}]_{2456-any friend of phil 's is welcome at our house} . ” “_[393-harry] It 's more like [home]_5907-home to [me]_0-i , than any place except [[my]_0-i own home]_{2459-my own home} , ” cried [Philip]_646-philip , as [he]_646-philip looked about [the cheerful house]_{7453-the cheerful house} and went through a general hand - shaking . “_[2455-you] It 's a long time , though , since [you]_2455-you have been here to say so , ” [Alice]_505-alice said , with [[her]_505-alice father]_{1365-her father} 's frankness of manner ; “_[2455-you] and [I]_0-i suspect [we]_2454-we owe the visit now to [your]_2455-you sudden interest in the [Fallkill]_159-fallkill Seminary . ” [Philip]_646-philip 's color came , as it had an awkward way of doing in [his]_646-philip tell - tale face , but before [he]_646-philip could stammer a reply , [Harry]_393-harry came in with , “_[646-philip] That accounts for [Phil]_646-philip 's wish to build [a Seminary at [Stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing}]_{2460-a seminary at stone 's landing} , [[our]_2454-we place in [Missouri]_9-missouri]_{2461-our place in missouri} , when [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth insisted it should be [a University]_{2462-a university} . [Phil]_646-philip appears to have a weakness for Seminaries . ” “_[439-ruth] It would have been better for [[your]_2455-you friend]_{7130-your friend} [Sellers]_439-ruth , ” retorted [Philip]_646-philip , “_[0-i] if [he]_{7130-your friend} had had a weakness for [district schools]_{2464-district schools} . [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth , [Miss Alice]_522-alice , is [a great friend of [Harry]_393-harry 's , who is always trying to build [a house]_{2466-a house} by beginning at the top]_{2465-a great friend of harry 's , who is always trying to build a house by beginning at the top} . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i suppose it 's as easy to build a University on paper as [a Seminary]_{2467-a seminary} , and it looks better , ” was [Harry]_393-harry 's reflection ; at which [the Squire]_{784-the squire} laughed , and said [he]_{784-the squire} quite agreed with [him]_393-harry . [The old gentleman]_{1356-the old gentleman} understood [Stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing} a good deal better than [he]_{1356-the old gentleman} would have done after an hour 's talk with [either of [[it]_{85-stone 's landing} 's expectant proprietors]_{7458-it 's expectant proprietors}]_{7457-either of it 's expectant proprietors} . At this moment , and while [Philip]_646-philip was trying to frame a question that [he]_646-philip found it exceedingly difficult to put into words , the door opened quietly , and [Ruth]_439-ruth entered . Taking in [the group]_{6198-the group} with a quick glance , [her]_439-ruth eye lighted up , and with a merry smile [she]_439-ruth advanced and shook hands with [Philip]_646-philip . [She]_439-ruth was so unconstrained and sincerely cordial , that it made [that hero of the west]_{7460-that hero of the west} feel somehow young , and very ill at ease . For months and months [he]_646-philip had thought of this meeting and pictured it to [himself]_646-philip a hundred times , but [he]_646-philip had never imagined it would be like this . [He]_646-philip should meet [Ruth]_439-ruth unexpectedly , as [she]_439-ruth was walking alone from [the school]_{6843-the school} , perhaps , or entering [the room where [he]_646-philip was waiting for [her]_439-ruth]_{7462-the room where he was waiting for her} , and [she]_439-ruth would cry “_[646-philip] Oh ! [Phil]_646-philip , ” and then check [herself]_439-ruth , and perhaps blush , and [Philip]_646-philip calm but eager and enthusiastic , would reassure [her]_439-ruth by [his]_646-philip warm manner , and [he]_646-philip would take [her]_439-ruth hand impressively , and [she]_439-ruth would look up timidly , and , after [his]_646-philip long absence , perhaps [he]_646-philip would be permitted to-- Good heavens , how many times [he]_646-philip had come to this point , and wondered if it could happen so . Well , well ; [he]_646-philip had never supposed that [he]_646-philip should be [the one embarrassed , and above all by a sincere and cordial welcome]_{7463-the one embarrassed , and above all by a sincere and cordial welcome} . “_[646-philip] [We]_2468-we heard [you]_646-philip were at [the Sassacus House]_{2469-the sassacus house} , ” were [Ruth]_439-ruth 's first words ; “_[0-i] and this [I]_0-i suppose is [[your]_646-philip friend]_{7130-your friend} ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i beg [your]_646-philip pardon , ” [Philip]_646-philip at length blundered out , “_[393-harry] this is [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry of whom [I]_0-i have written [you]_646-philip . ” And [Ruth]_439-ruth welcomed [Harry]_393-harry with a friendliness that [Philip]_646-philip thought was due to [[his]_646-philip friend]_{1825-his friend} , to be sure , but which seemed to [him]_646-philip too level with [her]_439-ruth reception of [himself]_646-philip , but which [Harry]_393-harry received as [his]_393-harry due from [the other sex]_{7465-the other sex} . Questions were asked about the journey and about [the West]_{91-the west} , and the conversation became a general one , until [Philip]_646-philip at length found [himself]_646-philip talking with [the Squire]_{784-the squire} in relation to land and [railroads]_{7467-railroads} and things [he]_646-philip could n't keep [his]_646-philip mind on especially as [he]_646-philip heard [Ruth]_439-ruth and [Harry]_393-harry in an animated discourse , and caught the words “_[646-philip] [New York]_{88-new york} , ” and “_[646-philip] opera , ” and “_[0-i] reception , ” and knew that [Harry]_393-harry was giving [his]_646-philip imagination full range in the world of fashion . [Harry]_393-harry knew all about the opera , [green room]_{7468-green room} and all ( at least [he]_393-harry said so ) and knew a good many of the operas and could make very entertaining stories of [their]_7469-their plots , telling how [the soprano]_{7470-the soprano} came in [here]_5846-here , and the basso here , humming the beginning of [their]_7469-their airs -- tum - ti - tum - ti - ti -- suggesting the profound dissatisfaction of the basso recitative -- down - among - [the - dead - men]_{7472-the - dead - men} -- and touching off the whole with an airy grace quite captivating ; though [he]_646-philip could n't have sung a single air through to save [himself]_646-philip , and [he]_646-philip had n't an ear to know whether it was sung correctly . All the same [he]_646-philip doted on the opera , and kept a box there , into which [he]_646-philip lounged occasionally to hear a favorite scene and meet [[his]_646-philip society friends]_{7473-his society friends} . If [Ruth]_439-ruth was ever in [the city]_{796-the city} [he]_646-philip should be happy to place [his]_646-philip box at the disposal of [Ruth]_439-ruth and [[her]_439-ruth friends]_{6131-her friends} . Needless to say that [she]_439-ruth was delighted with the offer . When [she]_439-ruth told [Philip]_646-philip of it , that [discreet young fellow]_{7476-discreet young fellow} only smiled , and said that [he]_646-philip hoped [she]_439-ruth would be fortunate enough to be in [New York]_{88-new york} some evening when [Harry]_393-harry had not already given the use of [[his]_393-harry private box]_{7477-his private box} to [some other friend]_{7478-some other friend} . [The Squire]_{784-the squire} pressed [the visitors]_{831-the visitors} to let [him]_646-philip send for [their]_{831-the visitors} trunks and urged [them]_{831-the visitors} to stay at [[his]_646-philip house]_{776-his house} , and [Alice]_522-alice joined in the invitation , but [Philip]_646-philip had reasons for declining . [They]_{831-the visitors} staid to supper however , and in the evening [Philip]_646-philip had a long talk apart with [Ruth]_439-ruth , a delightful hour to [him]_646-philip , in which [she]_439-ruth spoke freely of [herself]_439-ruth as of old , of [her]_439-ruth studies at [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} and of [her]_439-ruth plans , and [she]_439-ruth entered into [his]_646-philip adventures and prospects in [the West]_{91-the west} with a genuine and almost sisterly interest ; an interest , however , which did not exactly satisfy [Philip]_646-philip -- it was too general and not personal enough to suit [him]_646-philip . And with all [her]_439-ruth freedom in speaking of [her]_439-ruth own hopes , [Philip]_646-philip could not , detect any reference to [himself]_646-philip in them ; whereas [he]_646-philip never undertook anything that [he]_646-philip did not think of [Ruth]_439-ruth in connection with it , [he]_646-philip never made a plan that had not reference to [her]_439-ruth , and [he]_646-philip never thought of anything as complete if [she]_439-ruth could not share it . [Fortune]_523-fortune , reputation these had no value to [him]_646-philip except in [Ruth]_439-ruth 's eyes , and there were times when it seemed to [him]_646-philip that if [Ruth]_439-ruth was not on [this earth]_{7482-this earth} , [he]_646-philip should plunge off into [some remote wilderness]_{7483-some remote wilderness} and live in a purposeless seclusion . “_[2472-you] [I]_0-i hoped , ” said [Philip]_646-philip ; “_[2472-you] to get a little start in connection with [this new railroad]_{2471-this new railroad} , and make a little money , so that [I]_0-i could come east and engage in something more suited to [my]_0-i tastes . [I]_0-i should n't like to live in [the West]_{91-the west} . Would [you]_2472-you ? “ It never occurred to [me]_2472-you whether [I]_2472-you would or not , ”_[2472-you] was the unembarrassed reply . “ [One of [[our]_7485-our graduates]_{7486-our graduates}]_{7484-one of our graduates} went to [Chicago]_111-chicago , and has a nice practice [there]_840-there . [I]_646-philip do n't know where [I]_646-philip shall go . It would mortify [mother]_6171-mother dreadfully to have [me]_646-philip driving about [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} in [[a doctor]_{6527-a doctor} 's gig]_{7490-a doctor 's gig} . ”_[646-philip] [Philip]_646-philip laughed at the idea of it . “ And does it seem as necessary to [you]_439-ruth to do it as it did before [you]_439-ruth came to [Fallkill]_159-fallkill ? ”_[439-ruth] It was a home question , and went deeper than [Philip]_646-philip knew , for [Ruth]_439-ruth at once thought of practicing [her]_439-ruth profession among [the young gentlemen and ladies of [her]_439-ruth acquaintance in [the village]_{807-the village}]_{2473-the young gentlemen and ladies of her acquaintance in the village} ; but [she]_439-ruth was reluctant to admit to [herself]_439-ruth that [her]_439-ruth notions of a career had undergone any change . “ Oh , [I]_522-alice do n't think [I]_522-alice should come to [Fallkill]_159-fallkill to practice , but [I]_522-alice must do something when [I]_522-alice am through school ; and why not medicine ? ”_[522-alice] [Philip]_646-philip would like to have explained why not , but the explanation would be of no use if it were not already obvious to [Ruth]_439-ruth . [Harry]_393-harry was equally in [his]_393-harry element whether instructing [Squire Montague]_{519-squire montague} about the investment of capital in [Missouri]_9-missouri , the improvement of [Columbus River]_{145-columbus river} , the project [he]_393-harry and [some gentlemen in [New York]_{88-new york}]_{2475-some gentlemen in new york} had for making [a shorter Pacific connection with [the Mississippi]_{26-the mississippi}]_{2476-a shorter pacific connection with the mississippi} than the present one ; or diverting [Mrs. Montague]_{524-mrs. montague} with [his]_393-harry experience in cooking in [camp]_916-camp ; or drawing for [Miss Alice]_522-alice an amusing picture of the social contrasts of [New England]_{185-new england} and [the border where [he]_393-harry had been]_{2478-the border where he had been} . [Harry]_393-harry was [a very entertaining fellow]_{2479-a very entertaining fellow} , having [his]_393-harry imagination to help [his]_393-harry memory , and telling [his]_393-harry stories as if [he]_393-harry believed [them]_2480-them -- as perhaps [he]_393-harry did . [Alice]_522-alice was greatly amused with [Harry]_393-harry and listened so seriously to [his]_393-harry romancing that [he]_393-harry exceeded [his]_393-harry usual limits . [Chance]_525-chance allusions to [[his]_393-harry bachelor establishment in [town]_6662-town]_{2481-his bachelor establishment in town} and [the place of [[his]_393-harry family]_{5948-his family} on [the Hudson]_{189-the hudson}]_{2483-the place of his family on the hudson} , could not have been made by [a millionaire]_{2485-a millionaire} , more naturally . “ [I]_522-alice should think , ”_[522-alice] queried [Alice]_522-alice , “ [you]_393-harry would rather stay in [New York]_{88-new york} than to try the rough life at [the West [you]_393-harry have been speaking of]_{7491-the west you have been speaking of} . ”_[393-harry] “ Oh , adventure , ”_[393-harry] says [Harry]_393-harry , “ [I]_{512-mr. philip} get tired of [New York]_{88-new york} . And besides [I]_{512-mr. philip} got involved in some operations that [I]_{512-mr. philip} had to see through . Parties in [New York]_{88-new york} only last week wanted [me]_{512-mr. philip} to go down into [Arizona]_190-arizona in a big diamond interest . [I]_{512-mr. philip} told [them]_{1601-the young gentlemen} , no , no speculation for [me]_{512-mr. philip} . [I]_{512-mr. philip} 've got [my]_{512-mr. philip} interests in [Missouri]_9-missouri ; and [I]_{512-mr. philip} would n't leave [Philip]_646-philip , as long as [he]_646-philip stays [there]_840-there . ”_{[512-mr. philip]} When [the young gentlemen]_{1601-the young gentlemen} were on [their]_{1601-the young gentlemen} way back to [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel} , [Mr. Philip]_{512-mr. philip} , who was not in very good humor , broke out , “ What [the deuce]_{7493-the deuce} , [Harry]_393-harry , did [you]_393-harry go on in that style to [the Montagues]_{518-the montagues} for ? ”_[393-harry] “ Go on ? ”_[393-harry] cried [Harry]_393-harry . “ Why should n't [I]_{512-mr. philip} try to make a pleasant evening ? And besides , ai n't [I]_{512-mr. philip} going to do those things ? What difference does it make about the mood and tense of a mere verb ? Did n't [uncle]_7494-uncle tell [me]_{512-mr. philip} only last Saturday , that [I]_{512-mr. philip} might as well go down to [Arizona]_190-arizona and hunt for diamonds ? [A fellow]_{6987-a fellow} might as well make a good impression as [a poor one]_{7496-a poor one} . ”_{[512-mr. philip]} “ Nonsense . [You]_393-harry 'll get to believing [your]_393-harry own romancing by and by . ”_[393-harry] “ Well , [you]_393-harry 'll see . When [Sellers]_439-ruth and [I]_393-harry get that appropriation , [I]_393-harry 'll show [you]_393-harry [an establishment in [town]_6662-town]_{7497-an establishment in town} and another on [the Hudson]_{189-the hudson} and a box at [the opera]_{7499-the opera} . ”_[393-harry] “ Yes , it will be like [[Col . Sellers]_439-ruth ' plantation at [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye]_{7500-col . sellers ' plantation at hawkeye} . Did [you]_393-harry ever see that ? ”_{[512-mr. philip]} “ Now , do n't be cross , [Phil]_646-philip . [She]_439-ruth 's just superb , [that little woman]_{7501-that little woman} . [You]_646-philip never told [me]_646-philip . ”_[646-philip] “ Who 's just superb ? ”_[646-philip] growled [Philip]_646-philip , fancying this turn of the conversation less than the other . “ Well , [Mrs. Montague]_{524-mrs. montague} , if [you]_393-harry must know . ”_[439-ruth] And [Harry]_393-harry stopped to light a cigar , and then puffed on in silence . The little quarrel did n't last over night , for [Harry]_393-harry never appeared to cherish any ill - will half a second , and [Philip]_646-philip was too sensible to continue a row about nothing ; and [he]_646-philip had invited [Harry]_393-harry to come with [him]_646-philip . [The young gentlemen]_{1601-the young gentlemen} stayed in Fallkill a week , and were every day at [the Montagues]_{518-the montagues} , and took part in the winter gaieties of [the village]_{807-the village} . There were parties here and there to which [the friends of [Ruth]_439-ruth and [the Montagues]_{518-the montagues}]_{2490-the friends of ruth and the montagues} were of course invited , and [Harry]_393-harry in the generosity of [his]_393-harry nature , gave in return a little supper at [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel} , very simple indeed , with dancing in [the hall]_{2492-the hall} , and some refreshments passed round . And [Philip]_646-philip found the whole thing in the bill when [he]_646-philip came to pay it . Before the week was over [Philip]_646-philip thought [he]_646-philip had a new light on the character of [Ruth]_439-ruth . [Her]_439-ruth absorption in the small gaieties of [the society there]_{2493-the society there} surprised [him]_646-philip . [He]_646-philip had few opportunities for serious conversation with [her]_439-ruth . There was always some butterfly or another flitting about , and when [Philip]_646-philip showed by [his]_646-philip manner that [he]_646-philip was not pleased , [Ruth]_439-ruth laughed merrily enough and rallied [him]_646-philip on [his]_646-philip soberness -- [she]_439-ruth declared [he]_646-philip was getting to be grim and unsocial . [He]_646-philip talked indeed more with [Alice]_522-alice than with [Ruth]_439-ruth , and scarcely concealed from [her]_439-ruth the trouble that was in [his]_646-philip mind . It needed , in fact , no word from [him]_646-philip , for [she]_439-ruth saw clearly enough what was going forward , and knew [her]_439-ruth sex well enough to know there was no remedy for it but time . “ [Ruth]_439-ruth is [a dear girl]_{7502-a dear girl} , [Philip]_646-philip , and has as much firmness of purpose as ever , but do n't [you]_646-philip see [she]_439-ruth has just discovered that [she]_439-ruth is fond of society ? Do n't [you]_646-philip let [her]_439-ruth see [you]_646-philip are selfish about it , is [my]_646-philip advice . ”_[646-philip] The last evening [they]_2494-they were to spend in [Fallkill]_159-fallkill , [they]_2494-they were at [the Montagues]_{518-the montagues} , and [Philip]_646-philip hoped that [he]_646-philip would find [Ruth]_439-ruth in a different mood . But [she]_439-ruth was never more gay , and there was a spice of mischief in [her]_439-ruth eye and in [her]_439-ruth laugh . “ Confound it , ”_[646-philip] said [Philip]_646-philip to [himself]_646-philip , “ [she]_439-ruth 's in a perfect twitter . ”_[439-ruth] [He]_646-philip would have liked to quarrel with [her]_439-ruth , and fling [himself]_646-philip out of [the house]_{878-the house} in tragedy style , going perhaps so far as to blindly wander off miles into [the country]_{797-the country} and bathe [his]_646-philip throbbing brow in the chilling rain of the stars , as [people]_5798-people do in novels ; but [he]_646-philip had no opportunity . For [Ruth]_439-ruth was as serenely unconscious of mischief as [women]_6076-women can be at times , and fascinated [him]_646-philip more than ever with [her]_439-ruth little demurenesses and half - confidences . [She]_439-ruth even said “ Thee ”_[439-ruth] to [him]_646-philip once in reproach for a cutting speech [he]_646-philip began . And the sweet little word made [his]_646-philip heart beat like a trip - hammer , for never in all [her]_439-ruth life had [she]_439-ruth said “ [thee]_7503-thee ”_[439-ruth] to [him]_646-philip before . Was [she]_439-ruth fascinated with [Harry]_393-harry 's careless ' bon homie ' and gay assurance ? [Both]_6150-both chatted away in high spirits , and made the evening whirl along in the most mirthful manner . [Ruth]_439-ruth sang for [Harry]_393-harry , and [that young gentleman]_{2500-that young gentleman} turned the leaves for [her]_439-ruth at the piano , and put in a bass note now and then where [he]_{2500-that young gentleman} thought it would tell . Yes , it was a merry evening , and [Philip]_646-philip was heartily glad when it was over , and the long leave - taking with [the family]_{5795-the family} was through with . “ [Farewell Philip]_{526-farewell philip} . Good night [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry , ”_[439-ruth] [Ruth]_439-ruth 's clear voice sounded after [them]_2502-them as [they]_2502-them went down [the walk]_{2503-the walk} . And [she]_439-ruth spoke [Harry]_393-harry 's name last , thought [Philip]_646-philip . CHAPTER XXIII . “ O see [ye]_2504-ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi ' thorns and briers ? That is [the Path of Righteousness]_{7504-the path of righteousness} , Though after it but few inquires . “_[0-i] And see [ye]_2504-ye not yon braid , [braid road]_{2505-braid road} , That lies across [the lily leven]_{2506-the lily leven} ? That is [the Path of Wickedness]_{2507-the path of wickedness} , Though some call it [the road to Heaven]_{2508-the road to heaven} . ” [Thomas the Rhymer]_407-tom . [Phillip]_646-philip and [Harry]_393-harry reached [New York]_{88-new york} in very different states of mind . [Harry]_393-harry was buoyant . [He]_393-harry found a letter from [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth urging [him]_393-harry to go to [Washington]_{382-washington} and confer with [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} . The petition was in [his]_393-harry hands . It had been signed by everybody of any importance in [Missouri]_9-missouri , and would be presented immediately . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i should go on [myself]_0-i , ” wrote [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , “_[0-i] but [I]_0-i am engaged in the invention of a process for lighting [such a city as [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis}]_{2509-such a city as st. louis} by means of water ; just attach [my]_0-i machine to the water - pipes anywhere and the decomposition of the fluid begins , and [you]_2510-you will have floods of light for the mere cost of the machine . [I]_0-i 've nearly got the lighting part , but [I]_0-i want to attach to it a heating , cooking , washing and ironing apparatus . It 's going to be the great thing , but [we]_2511-we 'd better keep this appropriation going while [I]_0-i am perfecting it . ” [Harry]_393-harry took letters to [several congressmen]_{7506-several congressmen} from [[his]_393-harry uncle]_{6688-his uncle} and from [Mr. Duff Brown]_{467-duff brown} , each of whom had an extensive acquaintance in both houses where [they]_{7506-several congressmen} were well known as [men engaged in large private operations for the public good]_{7508-men engaged in large private operations for the public good} and [men , besides , who , in the slang of the day , understood the virtues of “_[0-i] addition , division and silence]_{7509-men , besides , who , in the slang of the day , understood the virtues of “ addition , division and silence} . ” [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} introduced the petition into [the Senate]_{1436-the senate} with the remark that [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} knew , personally , [the signers of it]_{7511-the signers of it} , that [they]_{7511-the signers of it} were [men]_814-men interested , it was true , in the improvement of [the country]_{797-the country} , but [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} believed without any selfish motive , and that so far as [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} knew [the signers]_{7514-the signers} were loyal . It pleased [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} to see upon the roll the names of [many colored citizens]_{7515-many colored citizens} , and it must rejoice [every friend of humanity]_{7516-every friend of humanity} to know that [this lately emancipated race]_{7517-this lately emancipated race} were intelligently taking part in the development of the resources of [[their]_{7517-this lately emancipated race} native land]_{7518-their native land} . [He]_{478-senator dilworthy} moved the reference of the petition to [the proper committee]_{7519-the proper committee} . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} introduced [[his]_{478-senator dilworthy} young friend]_{7520-his young friend} to [influential members]_{7521-influential members} , as [a person who was very well informed about [the Salt Lick Extension of [the Pacific]_{172-the pacific}]_{7523-the salt lick extension of the pacific}]_{7522-a person who was very well informed about the salt lick extension of the pacific} , and was [one of [the Engineers who had made a careful survey of [Columbus River]_{145-columbus river}]_{7525-the engineers who had made a careful survey of columbus river}]_{7524-one of the engineers who had made a careful survey of columbus river} ; and left [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} to exhibit [his]_{478-senator dilworthy} maps and plans and to show the connection between [the public treasury , [the city of Napoleon]_{2066-the city of napoleon} and legislation for the benefit off [the whole country]_{7528-the whole country}]_{7526-the public treasury , the city of napoleon and legislation for the benefit off the whole country} . [Harry]_393-harry was [the guest of [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy}]_{7529-the guest of senator dilworthy} . There was scarcely any good movement in which [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} was not interested . [[His]_{7173-the senator} house]_{776-his house} was open to [all the laborers in the field of total abstinence]_{7532-all the laborers in the field of total abstinence} , and much of [his]_{7173-the senator} time was taken up in attending the meetings of this cause . [He]_{7173-the senator} had a Bible class in [the Sunday school of [the church]_{6716-the church}]_{7533-the sunday school of the church} which [he]_{7173-the senator} attended , and [he]_{7173-the senator} suggested to [Harry]_393-harry that [he]_{7173-the senator} might take a class during the time [he]_{7173-the senator} remained in [Washington]_{382-washington} . [Mr. Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} had a class . [Harry]_393-harry asked [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} if there was a class of [young ladies]_{7536-young ladies} for [him]_{7173-the senator} to teach , and after that [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} did not press the subject . [Philip]_646-philip , if the truth must be told , was not well satisfied with [his]_646-philip western prospects , nor altogether with [the people [he]_646-philip had fallen in with]_{7538-the people he had fallen in with} . [The railroad contractors]_{7539-the railroad contractors} held out large but rather indefinite promises . Opportunities for a fortune [he]_646-philip did not doubt existed in [Missouri]_9-missouri , but for [himself]_646-philip [he]_646-philip saw no better means for livelihood than the mastery of the profession [he]_646-philip had rather thoughtlessly entered upon . During the summer [he]_646-philip had made considerable practical advance in the science of engineering ; [he]_646-philip had been diligent , and made [himself]_646-philip to a certain extent necessary to the work [he]_646-philip was engaged on . [The contractors]_{1831-the contractors} called [him]_646-philip into [their]_{1831-the contractors} consultations frequently , as to the character of [the country]_{797-the country} [he]_646-philip had been over , and the cost of constructing [the road]_{6930-the road} , the nature of the work , etc . Still [Philip]_646-philip felt that if [he]_646-philip was going to make either reputation or money as [an engineer]_{1537-an engineer} , [he]_646-philip had a great deal of hard study before [him]_646-philip , and it is to [his]_646-philip credit that [he]_646-philip did not shrink from it . While [Harry]_393-harry was in [Washington]_{382-washington} dancing attendance upon [the national legislature]_{7544-the national legislature} and making the acquaintance of [the vast lobby that encircled [it]_{382-washington}]_{7545-the vast lobby that encircled it} , [Philip]_646-philip devoted [himself]_646-philip day and night , with an energy and a concentration [he]_646-philip was capable of , to the learning and theory of [his]_646-philip profession , and to the science of railroad building . [He]_646-philip wrote some papers at this time for the “_[0-i] Plow , the Loom and the Anvil , ” upon the strength of materials , and especially upon [bridge - building]_{7546-bridge - building} , which attracted considerable attention , and were copied into the English “_[0-i] Practical Magazine . ” [They]_7547-they served at any rate to raise [Philip]_646-philip in the opinion of [[his]_646-philip friends]_{5849-his friends} [the contractors]_{1831-the contractors} , for [practical men]_{7550-practical men} have a certain superstitious estimation of ability with the pen , and though [they]_{7550-practical men} may a little despise the talent , [they]_{7550-practical men} are quite ready to make use of it . [Philip]_646-philip sent copies of [his]_646-philip performances to [[Ruth]_439-ruth 's father]_{7551-ruth 's father} and to [other gentlemen whose good opinion [he]_646-philip coveted]_{7552-other gentlemen whose good opinion he coveted} , but [he]_646-philip did not rest upon [his]_646-philip laurels . Indeed , so diligently had [he]_646-philip applied [himself]_646-philip , that when it came time for [him]_646-philip to return to [the West]_{91-the west} , [he]_646-philip felt [himself]_646-philip , at least in theory , competent to take charge of a division in the field . CHAPTER XXIV . [The capital of the Great Republic]_{7553-the capital of the great republic} was [a new world to [country - bred Washington Hawkins]_{7555-country - bred washington hawkins}]_{7554-a new world to country - bred washington hawkins} . [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} was [a greater city]_{7556-a greater city} , but [its]_{31-st. louis} floating population did not hail from great distances , and so [it]_{31-st. louis} had the general family aspect of [the permanent population]_{7557-the permanent population} ; but [Washington]_{382-washington} gathered [[its]_{382-washington} people]_{7558-its people} from the four winds of heaven , and so the manners , the faces and the fashions there , presented a variety that was infinite . [Washington]_{382-washington} had never been in “_[0-i] society ” in [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} , and [he]_646-philip knew nothing of the ways of [[its]_{382-washington} wealthier citizens]_{7559-its wealthier citizens} and had never inspected one of [[their]_{7559-its wealthier citizens} dwellings]_{6767-their dwellings} . Consequently , everything in the nature of modern fashion and grandeur was a new and wonderful revelation to [him]_646-philip . [Washington]_{382-washington} is [an interesting city]_{7561-an interesting city} to [any of [us]_{7562-any of us}]_{7562-any of us} . [It]_{382-washington} seems to become more and more interesting the oftener [we]_{7562-any of us} visit [it]_{382-washington} . Perhaps [the reader]_{1460-the reader} has never been [there]_840-there ? Very well . [You]_7565-you arrive either at night , rather too late to do anything or see anything until morning , or [you]_7565-you arrive so early in the morning that [you]_7565-you consider it best to go to [[your]_7565-you hotel]_{7566-your hotel} and sleep an hour or two while the sun bothers along over [the Atlantic]_{192-the atlantic} . [You]_7565-you can not well arrive at a pleasant intermediate hour , because [the railway corporation that keeps the keys of the only door that leads into [the town]_{6313-the town} or out of [it]_{6313-the town}]_{7567-the railway corporation that keeps the keys of the only door that leads into the town or out of it} take care of that . [You]_7565-you arrive in tolerably good spirits , because [it]_7569-it is only thirty - eight miles from [Baltimore]_90-baltimore to [the capital]_{7156-the capital} , and so [you]_7565-you have only been insulted three times ( provided [you]_7565-you are not in [a sleeping car]_{7571-a sleeping car} -- the average is higher there ): once when [you]_7565-you renewed [your]_7565-you ticket after stopping over in [Baltimore]_90-baltimore ; once when [you]_7565-you were about to enter the “_[0-i] ladies ' car ” without knowing it was [[a lady]_{7572-a lady} 's car]_{7573-a lady 's car} ; and once when [you]_7565-you asked [the conductor]_{7574-the conductor} at what hour [you]_7565-you would reach [Washington]_{382-washington} . [You]_7565-you are assailed by [a long rank of hackmen]_{7575-a long rank of hackmen} who shake [their]_{7575-a long rank of hackmen} whips in [your]_7565-you face as [you]_7565-you step out upon [the sidewalk]_{7576-the sidewalk} ; [you]_7565-you enter what [they]_{7575-a long rank of hackmen} regard as [a “_[0-i] carriage]_{7577-a “ carriage} , ” in [the capital]_{7156-the capital} , and [you]_7565-you wonder why [they]_{7575-a long rank of hackmen} do not take it out of service and put it in [the museum]_{7579-the museum} : [we]_7580-we have few enough antiquities , and it is little to [our]_7580-we credit that [we]_7580-we make scarcely any effort to preserve the few [we]_7580-we have . [You]_7565-you reach [[your]_7565-you hotel]_{7566-your hotel} , presently -- and here let [us]_7580-we draw the curtain of charity -- because of course [you]_7565-you have gone to the wrong one . [You]_7565-you being [a stranger]_{5910-a stranger} , how could [you]_7565-you do otherwise ? There are [a hundred and eighteen bad hotels]_{7583-a hundred and eighteen bad hotels} , and only [one good one]_{7584-one good one} . [The most renowned and popular hotel of them all]_{7585-the most renowned and popular hotel of them all} is perhaps the worst one known to history . It is winter , and night . When [you]_7565-you arrived , it was snowing . When [you]_7565-you reached [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel} , it was sleeting . When [you]_7565-you went to bed , it was raining . During the night it froze hard , and the wind blew some chimneys down . When [you]_7565-you got up in the morning , it was foggy . When [you]_7565-you finished [your]_7565-you breakfast at ten o'clock and went out , the sunshine was brilliant , the weather balmy and delicious , and the mud and slush deep and all - pervading . [You]_7565-you will like the climate when [you]_7565-you get used to it . [You]_7565-you naturally wish to view [the city]_{796-the city} ; so [you]_7565-you take an umbrella , an overcoat , and a fan , and go forth . The prominent features [you]_7565-you soon locate and get familiar with ; first [you]_7565-you glimpse the ornamental upper works of [a long , snowy palace]_{7588-a long , snowy palace} projecting above a grove of trees , and a tall , graceful white dome with a statue on it surmounting [the palace]_{6436-the palace} and pleasantly contrasting with the background of blue sky . [That building]_{7590-that building} is [the capitol]_{7591-the capitol} ; [gossips]_7592-gossips will tell [you]_7565-you that by the original estimates it was to cost $ 12,000,000 , and that [the government]_{7593-the government} did come within $ 21,200,000 of building [it]_{7590-that building} for that sum . [You]_7565-you stand at the back of [the capitol]_{7591-the capitol} to treat [yourself]_7565-you to a view , and it is a very noble one . [You]_7565-you understand , [the capitol]_{7591-the capitol} stands upon the verge of a high piece of table land , a fine commanding position , and [its]_{7591-the capitol} front looks out over this noble situation for [a city]_{6165-a city} -- but it do n't see it , for the reason that when the capitol extension was decided upon , [the property owners]_{7597-the property owners} at once advanced [their]_{7597-the property owners} prices to such inhuman figures that [the people]_{891-the people} went down and built [the city]_{796-the city} in [the muddy low marsh behind [the temple of liberty]_{7601-the temple of liberty}]_{7600-the muddy low marsh behind the temple of liberty} ; so now the lordly front of [the building]_{1930-the building} , with , [its]_{7591-the capitol} imposing colonades , [its]_{7591-the capitol} projecting graceful wings , [its]_{7591-the capitol} picturesque groups of statuary , and [its]_{7591-the capitol} long terraced ranges of steps , flowing down in white marble waves to the ground , merely looks out upon [a sorrowful little desert of [cheap boarding houses]_{7604-cheap boarding houses}]_{7603-a sorrowful little desert of cheap boarding houses} . So [you]_7565-you observe , that [you]_7565-you take [your]_7565-you view from the back of [the capitol]_{7591-the capitol} . And yet not from the airy outlooks of [the dome]_{7606-the dome} , by the way , because to get [there]_840-there [you]_7565-you must pass through [the great rotunda]_{7608-the great rotunda} : and to do that , [you]_7565-you would have to see the marvelous Historical Paintings that hang there , and the bas - reliefs -- and what have [you]_7565-you done that [you]_7565-you should suffer thus ? And besides , [you]_7565-you might have to pass through [the old part of [the building]_{1930-the building}]_{7609-the old part of the building} , and [you]_7565-you could not help seeing [Mr. Lincoln]_{527-mr. lincoln} , as petrified by [a young lady artist]_{7611-a young lady artist} for $ 10,000 - -and [you]_7565-you might take [his]_{527-mr. lincoln} marble emancipation proclamation , which [he]_{527-mr. lincoln} holds out in [his]_{527-mr. lincoln} hand and contemplates , for a folded napkin ; and [you]_7565-you might conceive from [his]_{527-mr. lincoln} expression and [his]_{527-mr. lincoln} attitude , that [he]_{527-mr. lincoln} is finding fault with the washing . Which is not the case . [Nobody]_5874-nobody knows what is the matter with [him]_{527-mr. lincoln} ; but [everybody]_{5858-everybody} feels for [him]_{527-mr. lincoln} . Well , [you]_7565-you ought not to go into the dome anyhow , because it would be utterly impossible to go up [there]_840-there without seeing the frescoes in [it]_840-there -- and why should [you]_7565-you be interested in the delirium tremens of art ? [The capitol]_{7591-the capitol} is [a very noble and a very beautiful building]_{7616-a very noble and a very beautiful building} , both within and without , but [you]_7565-you need not examine [it]_{7591-the capitol} now . Still , if [you]_7565-you greatly prefer going into the dome , go . Now [your]_7565-you general glance gives [you]_7565-you picturesque stretches of gleaming water , on [your]_7565-you left , with a sail here and there and [a lunatic asylum]_{7617-a lunatic asylum} on [shore]_6421-shore ; over beyond [the water]_{6012-the water} , on a distant elevation , [you]_7565-you see [a squat yellow temple which [your]_7565-you eye dwells upon lovingly through a blur of unmanly moisture]_{7620-a squat yellow temple which your eye dwells upon lovingly through a blur of unmanly moisture} , for [it]_{7620-a squat yellow temple which your eye dwells upon lovingly through a blur of unmanly moisture} recalls [your]_7565-you lost boyhood and the Parthenons done in molasses candy which made it blest and beautiful . Still in the distance , but on this side of [the water]_{6012-the water} and close to [its]_{6012-the water} edge , the Monument to the Father of [[his]_7622-his Country]_{2338-his country} towers out of the mud -- sacred soil is the customary term . [It]_{7620-a squat yellow temple which your eye dwells upon lovingly through a blur of unmanly moisture} has the aspect of a factory chimney with the top broken off . The skeleton of a decaying scaffolding lingers about [its]_{7620-a squat yellow temple which your eye dwells upon lovingly through a blur of unmanly moisture} summit , and tradition says that [the spirit of [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{7624-the spirit of washington} often comes down and sits on those rafters to enjoy this tribute of respect which [the nation]_{2096-the nation} has reared as the symbol of [its]_{2096-the nation} unappeasable gratitude . [The Monument]_{7626-the monument} is to be finished , some day , and at that time [[our]_7627-our [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{7628-our washington} will have risen still higher in [the nation]_{2096-the nation} 's veneration , and will be known as [the Great - Great - Grandfather of [[his]_7622-his Country]_{2338-his country}]_{7630-the great - great - grandfather of his country} . [The memorial Chimney]_{7632-the memorial chimney} stands in [a quiet pastoral locality that is full of reposeful expression]_{7633-a quiet pastoral locality that is full of reposeful expression} . With a glass [you]_7634-you can see [the cow - sheds about [its]_{7620-a squat yellow temple which your eye dwells upon lovingly through a blur of unmanly moisture} base]_{7635-the cow - sheds about its base} , and the contented sheep nimbling pebbles in the desert solitudes that surround it , and the tired pigs dozing in the holy calm of its protecting shadow . Now [you]_7634-you wrench [your]_7634-you gaze loose , and [you]_7634-you look down in front of [you]_7634-you and see [the broad Pennsylvania Avenue stretching straight ahead]_{7636-the broad pennsylvania avenue stretching straight ahead} for a mile or more till [it]_{7636-the broad pennsylvania avenue stretching straight ahead} brings up against the iron fence in front of a pillared granite pile , [the Treasury building]_{7637-the treasury building} - [an edifice that would command respect in [any capital]_{7639-any capital}]_{7638-an edifice that would command respect in any capital} . [The stores and hotels that wall in this broad avenue]_{7640-the stores and hotels that wall in this broad avenue} are mean , and cheap , and dingy , and are better left without comment . Beyond [the Treasury]_{7641-the treasury} is [a fine large white barn , with wide unhandsome grounds about [it]_{7642-a fine large white barn , with wide unhandsome grounds about it}]_{7642-a fine large white barn , with wide unhandsome grounds about it} . [The President]_{7643-the president} lives [there]_840-there . [It]_840-there is ugly enough outside , but that is nothing to what [it]_840-there is inside . Dreariness , flimsiness , bad taste reduced to mathematical completeness is what the inside offers to the eye , if it remains yet what it always has been . The front and right hand views give [you]_7634-you [the city]_{796-the city} at large . [It]_{796-the city} is a wide stretch of [cheap little brick houses]_{7646-cheap little brick houses} , with here and there a noble architectural pile lifting itself out of the midst -- [government buildings]_{7647-government buildings} , these . If the thaw is still going on when [you]_7634-you come down and go about [town]_6662-town , [you]_7634-you will wonder at the short - sightedness of [[the city]_{796-the city} fathers]_{7650-the city fathers} , when [you]_7634-you come to inspect [the streets]_{6764-the streets} , in that [they]_{7650-the city fathers} do not dilute the mud a little more and use them for [canals]_7652-canals . If [you]_7634-you inquire around a little , [you]_7634-you will find that there are [more boardinghouses to [the square acre in [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{7654-the square acre in washington}]_{7653-more boardinghouses to the square acre in washington} than there are in [any other city]_{7655-any other city} in [the land]_{6123-the land} , perhaps . If [you]_7634-you apply for [a home in one of [them]_{7653-more boardinghouses to the square acre in washington}]_{7657-a home in one of them} , it will seem odd to [you]_7634-you to have [the landlady]_{7658-the landlady} inspect [you]_7634-you with a severe eye and then ask [you]_7634-you if [you]_7634-you are [a member of [Congress]_521-congress]_{7659-a member of congress} . Perhaps , just as a pleasantry , [you]_7634-you will say yes . And then [she]_{7658-the landlady} will tell [you]_7634-you that [she]_{7658-the landlady} is “_[0-i] full . ” Then [you]_7634-you show [her]_{7658-the landlady} [her]_{7658-the landlady} advertisement in the morning paper , and there [she]_{7658-the landlady} stands , convicted and ashamed . [She]_{7658-the landlady} will try to blush , and it will be only polite in [you]_7634-you to take the effort for the deed . [She]_{7658-the landlady} shows [you]_7634-you [[her]_{7658-the landlady} rooms]_{7660-her rooms} , now , and lets [you]_7634-you take one -- but [she]_{7658-the landlady} makes [you]_7634-you pay in advance for it . That is what [you]_7634-you will get for pretending to be [a member of Congress]_{7659-a member of congress} . If [you]_7634-you had been content to be merely [a private citizen]_{7662-a private citizen} , [your]_7634-you trunk would have been sufficient security for [your]_7634-you board . If [you]_7634-you are curious and inquire into this thing , the chances are that [[your]_7634-you landlady]_{7663-your landlady} will be ill - natured enough to say that [the person]_{7664-the person} and property of [a Congressman]_{2450-a congressman} are exempt from arrest or detention , and that with the tears in [her]_{7658-the landlady} eyes [she]_{7658-the landlady} has seen [several of [[the people]_{891-the people} 's representatives]_{7668-the people 's representatives} walk off to [[their]_{7666-several of the people 's representatives walk off to their several states and territories} several States and [Territories]_{193-territories}]_{7669-their several states and territories}]_{7666-several of the people 's representatives walk off to their several states and territories} carrying [her]_{7658-the landlady} unreceipted board bills in [their]_{7666-several of the people 's representatives walk off to their several states and territories} pockets for keepsakes . And before [you]_7634-you have been in [Washington]_{382-washington} many weeks [you]_7634-you will be mean enough to believe [her]_{7658-the landlady} , too . Of course [you]_7634-you contrive to see everything and find out everything . And one of the first and most startling things [you]_7634-you find out is , that [every individual [you]_7634-you encounter in [the City of]_{7671-the city of} [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{7670-every individual you encounter in the city of washington} almost -- and certainly [every separate and distinct individual in the public employment]_{7672-every separate and distinct individual in the public employment} , from [the highest bureau chief]_{7673-the highest bureau chief} , clear down to [the maid who scrubs [Department halls]_{7675-department halls}]_{7674-the maid who scrubs department halls} , [the night watchmen of [the public buildings]_{7677-the public buildings}]_{7676-the night watchmen of the public buildings} and [the darkey boy who purifies the Department spittoons -- represents Political Influence]_{7678-the darkey boy who purifies the department spittoons -- represents political influence} . Unless [you]_7634-you can get the ear of [a Senator]_{2329-a senator} , or [a Congressman]_{2450-a congressman} , or [a Chief of a Bureau or Department]_{7681-a chief of a bureau or department} , and persuade [him]_{7681-a chief of a bureau or department} to use [his]_{7681-a chief of a bureau or department} “_{[7732-button - holed ” congressmen in the interest of the columbus river scheme]} influence ” in [your]_7634-you behalf , [you]_7634-you can not get an employment of the most trivial nature in [Washington]_{382-washington} . Mere merit , fitness and capability , are useless baggage to [you]_7634-you without “_{[7732-button - holed ” congressmen in the interest of the columbus river scheme]} influence . ” [The population of [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{7682-the population of washington} consists pretty much entirely of [government employees]_{7683-government employees} and [the people who board [them]_{7683-government employees}]_{7684-the people who board them} . There are [thousands of [these employees]_{7686-these employees}]_{7685-thousands of these employees} , and [they]_{7685-thousands of these employees} have gathered [there]_840-there from [every corner of [the Union]_{7689-the union}]_{7688-every corner of the union} and got [their]_{7685-thousands of these employees} berths through the intercession ( command is nearer the word ) of [the Senators and Representatives of [[their]_{7690-the senators and representatives of their respective states} respective States]_{7691-their respective states}]_{7690-the senators and representatives of their respective states} . It would be an odd circumstance to see [a girl]_{1014-a girl} get employment at three or four dollars a week in one of [the great public cribs]_{7693-the great public cribs} without any political grandee to back [her]_{1014-a girl} , but merely because [she]_{1014-a girl} was worthy , and competent , and [a good citizen of [a free country]_{7695-a free country}]_{7694-a good citizen of a free country} that “_{[7732-button - holed ” congressmen in the interest of the columbus river scheme]} treats [all persons alike]_{2512-all persons alike} . ” [Washington]_{382-washington} would be mildly thunderstruck at such a thing as that . If [you]_7696-you are [a member of [Congress]_{1435-congress}]_{7659-a member of congress} , ( no offence , ) and [one of [[your]_7696-you constituents]_{7700-your constituents} who does n't know anything , and does not want to go into the bother of learning something , and has no money , and no employment , and ca n't earn a living , comes besieging [you]_7696-you for help]_{7699-one of your constituents who does n't know anything , and does not want to go into the bother of learning something , and has no money , and no employment , and ca n't earn a living , comes besieging you for help} , do [you]_7696-you say , “_{[7732-button - holed ” congressmen in the interest of the columbus river scheme]} Come , [[my]_0-i friend]_{2513-my friend} , if [your]_{2513-my friend} services were valuable [you]_{2513-my friend} could get employment elsewhere -- don't want [you]_{2513-my friend} [here]_5846-here ? ” Oh , no : [You]_7696-you take [him]_{2515-this person} to [a Department]_{7701-a department} and say , “_{[7732-button - holed ” congressmen in the interest of the columbus river scheme]} Here , give [this person]_{2515-this person} something to pass away the time at -- and a salary”--and the thing is done . [You]_7696-you throw [him]_{2515-this person} on [[his]_{2515-this person} country]_{2338-his country} . [He]_{2515-this person} is [[his]_{2515-this person} country 's child]_{7703-his country 's child} , let [[his]_{2515-this person} country]_{2338-his country} support [him]_{2515-this person} . There is something good and motherly about [Washington]_{382-washington} , [the grand old benevolent National Asylum for [the Helpless]_{7706-the helpless}]_{7705-the grand old benevolent national asylum for the helpless} . The wages received by [this great hive of [employees]_{7708-employees}]_{7707-this great hive of employees} are placed at the liberal figure meet and just for skilled and competent labor . Such of [them]_{7707-this great hive of employees} as are immediately employed about [the two Houses of Congress]_{7709-the two houses of congress} , are not only liberally paid also , but are remembered in the customary Extra Compensation bill which slides neatly through , annually , with the general grab that signalizes the last night of a session , and thus twenty per cent . is added to [their]_{7707-this great hive of employees} wages , for -- for fun , no doubt . [Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} ' new life was an unceasing delight to [him]_{382-washington} . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} lived sumptuously , and [[Washington]_{382-washington} 's quarters]_{7710-washington 's quarters} were charming -- gas ; running water , hot and cold ; [bath - room]_{7711-bath - room} , coal - fires , rich carpets , beautiful pictures on the walls ; books on religion , temperance , public charities and financial schemes ; trim colored servants , dainty food -- everything [a body]_{1057-a body} could wish for . And as for stationery , there was no end to it ; [the government]_{7593-the government} furnished [it]_7714-it ; postage stamps were not needed -- [[the Senator]_{7173-the senator} 's frank]_{7716-the senator 's frank} could convey a horse through the mails , if necessary . And then [he]_{382-washington} saw such dazzling company . [Renowned generals]_{7717-renowned generals} and [admirals who had seemed but colossal myths]_{7718-admirals who had seemed but colossal myths} when [he]_{382-washington} was in [the far west]_{6888-the far west} , went in and out before [him]_{382-washington} or sat at [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} 's table , solidified into palpable flesh and blood ; [famous statesmen]_{7721-famous statesmen} crossed [his]_{382-washington} path daily ; [that once rare and awe - inspiring being]_{7722-that once rare and awe - inspiring being} , [a Congressman]_{2450-a congressman} , was become a common spectacle -- a spectacle so common , indeed , that [he]_{382-washington} could contemplate it without excitement , even without embarrassment ; [foreign ministers]_{7724-foreign ministers} were visible to the naked eye at happy intervals ; [he]_{382-washington} had looked upon [the President]_{7643-the president} [himself]_{382-washington} , and lived . And more ; [this world of enchantment]_{7726-this world of enchantment} teemed with speculation -- the whole atmosphere was thick with it -- and that indeed was [Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} ' native air ; none other refreshed [his]_{382-washington} lungs so gratefully . [He]_{382-washington} had found [paradise]_{1501-paradise} at last . The more [he]_{382-washington} saw of [[his]_{382-washington} chief]_{7728-his chief} [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} , the more [he]_{382-washington} honored [him]_{7173-the senator} , and the more conspicuously the moral grandeur of [his]_{7173-the senator} character appeared to stand out . To possess the friendship and the kindly interest of [such a man]_{7730-such a man} , [Washington]_{382-washington} said in a letter to [Louise]_435-louise , was a happy fortune for [a young man whose career had been so impeded and so clouded as [his]_{382-washington}]_{7731-a young man whose career had been so impeded and so clouded as his} . The weeks drifted [by;--Harry Brierly]_393-harry flirted , danced , added lustre to the brilliant Senatorial receptions , and diligently “_{[7732-button - holed ” congressmen in the interest of the columbus river scheme]} buzzed ” and “_{[478-senator dilworthy]} [button - holed ” Congressmen in the interest of the [Columbus]_{145-columbus river} River scheme]_{7732-button - holed ” congressmen in the interest of the columbus river scheme} ; [meantime Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} labored hard in the same interest -- and in others of equal national importance . [Harry]_393-harry wrote frequently to [Sellers]_439-ruth , and always encouragingly ; and from these letters it was easy to see that [Harry]_393-harry was a pet with all [Washington]_{382-washington} , and was likely to carry the thing through ; that the assistance rendered [him]_393-harry by “_{[478-senator dilworthy]} [old Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} ” was pretty fair -- pretty fair ; “_{[417-providence]} and every little helps , [you]_2516-you know , ” said [Harry]_393-harry . [Washington]_{382-washington} wrote [Sellers]_439-ruth officially , now and then . In one of [his]_{382-washington} letters it appeared that whereas [no member of the House committee]_{7733-no member of the house committee} favored the scheme at first , there was now needed but one more vote to compass a majority report . Closing sentence : “_{[478-senator dilworthy]} [Providence]_{417-providence} seems to further [our]_2517-our efforts . ” ( Signed , ) “_{[382-washington]} [ABNER DILWORTHY]_{478-senator dilworthy} , [U. S.]_{528-u. s.} S. , per [WASHINGTON HAWKINS]_{382-washington} , P. S. ” At the end of a week , [Washington]_{382-washington} was able to send the happy news , officially , as usual,--that the needed vote had been added and the bill favorably reported from [the Committee]_{7125-the committee} . Other letters recorded its perils in [Committee]_{7125-the committee} of the whole , and by and by [its]_{7125-the committee} victory , by just the skin of [its]_{7125-the committee} teeth , on third reading and final passage . Then came letters telling of [Mr. Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} 's struggles with a stubborn majority in [[his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} own Committee in [the Senate]_{1436-the senate}]_{7735-his own committee in the senate} ; of how [these gentlemen]_{7737-these gentlemen} succumbed , one by one , till a majority was secured . Then there was a hiatus . [Washington]_{382-washington} watched every move on the board , and [he]_{382-washington} was in a good position to do this , for [he]_{382-washington} was [clerk of [this committee]_{7739-this committee}]_{7738-clerk of this committee} , and also [one other]_{7740-one other} . [He]_{382-washington} received no salary as [private secretary]_{7741-private secretary} , but these two clerkships , procured by [[his]_{382-washington} benefactor]_{7742-his benefactor} , paid [him]_{382-washington} an aggregate of twelve dollars a day , without counting the twenty percent extra compensation which would of course be voted to [him]_{382-washington} on the last night of the session . [He]_{382-washington} saw the bill go into Committee of the whole and struggle for [its]_{7125-the committee} life again , and finally worry through . In the fullness of time [he]_{382-washington} noted its second reading , and by and by the day arrived when the grand ordeal came , and it was put upon its final passage . [Washington]_{382-washington} listened with bated breath to the “_{[382-washington]} Aye ! ” “_{[382-washington]} No ! ” “_{[382-washington]} No ! ” “_{[382-washington]} Aye ! ” of [the voters]_{7743-the voters} , for a few dread minutes , and then could bear the suspense no longer . [He]_{382-washington} ran down from [the gallery]_{7744-the gallery} and hurried [home]_5907-home to wait . At the end of two or three hours [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} arrived in the bosom of [[his]_{7173-the senator} family]_{5948-his family} , and dinner was waiting . [Washington]_{382-washington} sprang forward , with the eager question on [his]_{382-washington} lips , and [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} said : “_{[417-providence]} [We]_2518-we may rejoice freely , now , [[my]_0-i son]_{2519-my son} -- [Providence]_{417-providence} has crowned [our]_2518-we efforts with success . ” CHAPTER XXV . [Washington]_{382-washington} sent grand good news to [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth that night . To [Louise]_435-louise [he]_{382-washington} wrote : “_[0-i] It is beautiful to hear [him]_2520-him talk when [his]_2520-him heart is full of thankfulness for some manifestation of the Divine favor . [You]_2521-you shall know [him]_2520-him , some day [[my]_0-i Louise]_{2522-my louise} , and knowing [him]_2520-him [you]_2521-you will honor [him]_2520-him , as [I]_0-i do . ” [Harry]_393-harry wrote : “_[0-i] [I]_0-i pulled it through , [Colonel]_1066-colonel , but it was a tough job , there is no question about that . There was [not a friend]_{2524-not a friend} to the measure in [the House committee]_{2525-the house committee} when [I]_0-i began , and not [a friend in [the Senate committee]_{2527-the senate committee}]_{2526-a friend in the senate committee} except [old Dil]_{530-old dil} [himself]_{530-old dil} , but [they]_2528-they were all fixed for a majority report when [I]_0-i hauled off [my]_0-i forces . [Everybody here]_{2529-everybody here} says [you]_2521-you ca n't get a thing like this through [Congress]_521-congress without buying committees for straight - out cash on delivery , but [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i 've taught [them]_{2529-everybody here} a thing or two -- if [I]_0-i could only make [them]_{2529-everybody here} believe it . When [I]_0-i tell [the old residenters]_{2530-the old residenters} that this thing went through without buying a vote or making a promise , [they]_{2530-the old residenters} say , ' That 's rather too thin . ' And when [I]_0-i say thin or not thin it 's a fact , anyway , [they]_{2530-the old residenters} say , ' Come , now , but do [you]_0-i really believe that ? ' and when [I]_0-i say [I]_0-i do n't believe anything about it , [I]_0-i know it , [they]_{2530-the old residenters} smile and say , ' Well , [you]_0-i are pretty innocent , or pretty blind , one or the other -- there 's no getting around that . ' Why [they]_{2530-the old residenters} really do believe that votes have been bought -- [they]_{2530-the old residenters} do indeed . But let [them]_{2530-the old residenters} keep on thinking so . [I]_0-i have found out that if [a man]_{795-a man} knows how to talk to [women]_6076-women , and has a little gift in the way of argument with [men]_814-men , [he]_{795-a man} can afford to play for an appropriation against a money bag and give the money bag odds in the game . [We]_2534-we 've raked in $ 200,000 of [Uncle Sam]_{531-uncle sam} 's money , say what [they]_{2530-the old residenters} will -- and there is more where this came from , when [we]_2534-we want it , and [I]_0-i rather fancy [I]_0-i am [the person that can go in and occupy it]_{2535-the person that can go in and occupy it} , too , if [I]_0-i do say it [myself]_0-i , that should n't , perhaps . [I]_0-i 'll be with [you]_2536-you within a week . Scare up [all the men [you]_2536-you can]_{2537-all the men you can} , and put [them]_{2537-all the men you can} to work at once . When [I]_0-i get [there]_840-there [I]_0-i propose to make things hum . ” The great news lifted [Sellers]_439-ruth into the clouds . [He]_0-i went to work on the instant . [He]_0-i flew hither and thither making contracts , engaging [men]_814-men , and steeping [his]_0-i soul in the ecstasies of business . [He]_0-i was [the happiest man in [Missouri]_9-missouri]_{7750-the happiest man in missouri} . And [Louise]_435-louise was [the happiest woman]_{7751-the happiest woman} ; for presently came a letter from [Washington]_{382-washington} which said : “_[0-i] Rejoice with [me]_0-i , for the long agony is over ! [We]_2539-we have waited patiently and faithfully , all these years , and now at last the reward is at hand . [A man]_{795-a man} is to pay [[our]_2539-we family]_{2541-our family} $ 40,000 for [the Tennessee Land]_{6241-the tennessee land} ! It is but a little sum compared to what [we]_2539-we could get by waiting , but [I]_0-i do so long to see the day when [I]_0-i can call [you]_2543-her [my]_0-i own , that [I]_0-i have said to [myself]_0-i , better take this and enjoy life in a humble way than wear out [our]_2539-we best days in this miserable separation . Besides , [I]_0-i can put this money into operations here that will increase it a hundred fold , yes , a thousand fold , in a few months . The air is full of such chances , and [I]_0-i know [[our]_2539-we family]_{2541-our family} would consent in a moment that [I]_0-i should put in [their]_{2541-our family} shares with [mine]_0-i . Without a doubt [we]_2539-we shall be worth half a million dollars in a year from this time -- [I]_0-i put it at the very lowest figure , because it is always best to be on the safe side -- half a million at the very lowest calculation , and then [[your]_2543-her father]_{1244-your father} will give [his]_{1244-your father} consent and [we]_2539-we can marry at last . Oh , that will be a glorious day . Tell [[our]_2539-we friends]_{6544-our friends} the good news -- [I]_0-i want all to share it . ” And [she]_2543-her did tell [[her]_2543-her father]_{1365-her father} and [mother]_6171-mother , but [they]_{6544-our friends} said , let it be kept still for the present . [The careful father]_{7754-the careful father} also told [her]_2543-her to write [Washington]_{382-washington} and warn [him]_{382-washington} not to speculate with the money , but to wait a little and advise with [one or two wise old heads]_{7755-one or two wise old heads} . [She]_2543-her did this . And [she]_2543-her managed to keep the good news to [herself]_2543-her , though it would seem that [the most careless observer]_{7756-the most careless observer} might have seen by [her]_2543-her springing step and [her]_2543-her radiant countenance that some fine piece of good fortune had descended upon [her]_2543-her . [Harry]_393-harry joined [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} at [Stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing} , and [that dead place]_{7758-that dead place} sprang into sudden life . [A swarm of men]_{7759-a swarm of men} were hard at work , and the dull air was filled with the cheery music of labor . [Harry]_393-harry had been [constituted engineer - in - general]_{7760-constituted engineer - in - general} , and [he]_393-harry threw the full strength of [his]_393-harry powers into [his]_393-harry work . [He]_393-harry moved among [[his]_393-harry hirelings]_{7761-his hirelings} like [a king]_{7762-a king} . [Authority]_{532-authority} seemed to invest [him]_393-harry with a new splendor . [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth , as [general superintendent of [a great public enterprise]_{7764-a great public enterprise}]_{7763-general superintendent of a great public enterprise} , was all that [a mere human being]_{7765-a mere human being} could be -- and more . [These two grandees]_{7766-these two grandees} went at [their]_{7766-these two grandees} imposing “_{[2547-a feeler]} improvement ” with the air of [men who had been charged with the work of altering the foundations of the globe]_{7767-men who had been charged with the work of altering the foundations of the globe} . [They]_{7766-these two grandees} turned [their]_{7766-these two grandees} first attention to straightening [the river]_{920-the river} just above [the Landing]_{1897-the landing} , where [it]_{920-the river} made a deep bend , and where the maps and plans showed that the process of straightening would not only shorten distance but increase the “_{[2547-a feeler]} fall . ” [They]_{7766-these two grandees} started [a cut - off canal across [the peninsula formed by the bend]_{7771-the peninsula formed by the bend}]_{7770-a cut - off canal across the peninsula formed by the bend} , and such another tearing up of the earth and slopping around in the mud as followed the order to [the men]_{821-the men} , had never been seen in [that region]_{2262-that region} before . There was such a panic among [the turtles]_{7774-the turtles} that at the end of six hours there was not one to be found within three miles of [Stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing} . [They]_{7766-these two grandees} took [the young]_{7775-the young} and [the aged]_{7776-the aged} , the decrepit and the sick upon [their]_{7766-these two grandees} backs and left for tide - water in disorderly procession , the tadpoles following and the bull - frogs bringing up the rear . Saturday night came , but [the men]_{821-the men} were obliged to wait , because the appropriation had not come . [Harry]_393-harry said [he]_393-harry had written to hurry up the money and it would be along presently . So the work continued , on Monday . [Stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing} was making quite a stir in [the vicinity]_{7778-the vicinity} , by this time . [Sellers]_439-ruth threw a lot or two on the market , “_{[2547-a feeler]} as [a feeler]_{2547-a feeler} , ” and [they]_7779-they sold well . [He]_393-harry re - clothed [[his]_393-harry family]_{5948-his family} , laid in a good stock of provisions , and still had money left . [He]_393-harry started a bank account , in a small way -- and mentioned the deposit casually to [friends]_5905-friends ; and to [strangers]_{7782-strangers} , too ; to [everybody]_{5858-everybody} , in fact ; but not as a new thing -- on the contrary , as a matter of life - long standing . [He]_393-harry could not keep from buying trifles every day that were not wholly necessary , it was such a gaudy thing to get out [his]_393-harry bank - book and draw a check , instead of using [his]_393-harry old customary formula , “_{[2547-a feeler]} Charge it ! ” [Harry]_393-harry sold a lot or two , also -- and had a dinner party or two at [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye and a general good time with the money . [Both men]_{7784-both men} held on pretty strenuously for the coming big prices , however . At the end of a month things were looking bad . [Harry]_393-harry had besieged [the [New York]_{88-new york} headquarters of the [Columbus River Slack - water]_{194-columbus river slack - water} [Navigation Company]_{195-navigation company}]_{7785-the new york headquarters of the columbus river slack - water navigation company} with demands , then commands , and finally appeals , but to no purpose ; the appropriation did not come ; the letters were not even answered . [The workmen]_{7786-the workmen} were clamorous , now . [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} and [Harry]_393-harry retired to consult . “_{[2547-a feeler]} What 's to be done ? ” said [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} . “_{[2548-company]} Hang'd if [I]_0-i know . ” “_{[2548-company]} [Company]_2548-company say anything ? ” “_{[2548-company]} Not a word . ” “_[0-i] [You]_0-i telegraphed yesterday ? ” “_[0-i] Yes , and the day before , too . ” “_[0-i] No answer ? ” “_[0-i] None - confound [them]_2549-they ! ” Then there was a long pause . Finally both spoke at once : “_[0-i] [I]_0-i 've got it ! ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i 've got it ! ” “_[0-i] What 's [yours]_0-i ? ” said [Harry]_393-harry . “_[0-i] Give [the boys]_{6100-the boys} thirty - day orders on [the Company]_{889-the company} for the back pay . ” “_[0-i] That 's it - that 's [my]_0-i own idea to a dot . But then -- but then---- ” “_[0-i] Yes , [I]_0-i know , ” said [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} ; “_[2549-they] [I]_0-i know [they]_2549-they ca n't wait for the orders to go to [New York]_{88-new york} and be cashed , but what 's the reason [they]_2549-they ca n't get [them]_2549-they discounted in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye ? ” “_{[5858-everybody]} Of course [they]_2549-they can . That solves the difficulty . [Everybody]_{5858-everybody} knows the appropriation 's been made and [the Company]_{889-the company} 's perfectly good . ” So the orders were given and [the men]_{821-the men} appeased , though [they]_{821-the men} grumbled a little at first . The orders went well enough for groceries and such things at a fair discount , and the work danced along gaily for a time . [Two or three purchasers]_{7791-two or three purchasers} put up [frame houses at [the Landing]_{1897-the landing}]_{7792-frame houses at the landing} and moved in , and of course [a far - sighted but easy - going journeyman printer]_{7794-a far - sighted but easy - going journeyman printer} wandered along and started the “_{[5858-everybody]} Napoleon Weekly Telegraph and Literary Repository”--a paper with a Latin motto from the Unabridged dictionary , and plenty of “_{[5858-everybody]} fat ” conversational tales and double - leaded poetry -- all for two dollars a year , strictly in advance . Of course [the merchants]_{1862-the merchants} forwarded the orders at once to [New York]_{88-new york} -- and never heard of them again . At the end of some weeks [Harry]_393-harry 's orders were a drug in [the market]_{7796-the market} -- [nobody]_5874-nobody would take them at any discount whatever . The second month closed with [a riot.--Sellers]_{7798-a riot.--sellers} was absent at the time , and [Harry]_393-harry began an active absence [himself]_393-harry with [the mob]_{7799-the mob} at [his]_393-harry heels . But being on horseback , [he]_393-harry had the advantage . [He]_393-harry did not tarry in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye , but went on , thus missing several appointments with [creditors]_{7800-creditors} . [He]_393-harry was far on [his]_393-harry flight eastward , and well out of danger when the next morning dawned . [He]_393-harry telegraphed [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} to go down and quiet [the laborers]_{7802-the laborers} -- [he]_393-harry was bound east for money -- everything would be right in a week -- tell [the men]_{821-the men} so -- tell [them]_{821-the men} to rely on [him]_393-harry and not be afraid . [Sellers]_439-ruth found [the mob]_{7799-the mob} quiet enough when [he]_393-harry reached [the Landing]_{1897-the landing} . [They]_{821-the men} had gutted [the Navigation office]_{7806-the navigation office} , then piled the beautiful engraved stock - books and things in the middle of the floor and enjoyed the bonfire while it lasted . [They]_{821-the men} had a liking for [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , but still [they]_{821-the men} had some idea of hanging [him]_{6205-the colonel} , as a sort of make - shift that might answer , after a fashion , in place of more satisfactory game . But [they]_{821-the men} made the mistake of waiting to hear what [he]_{6205-the colonel} had to say first . Within fifteen minutes [his]_{6205-the colonel} tongue had done its work and [they]_{821-the men} were all rich men.--He gave every one of [them]_{821-the men} a lot in [the suburbs of [the city of [Stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing}]_{2002-the city of stone 's landing}]_{7808-the suburbs of the city of stone 's landing} , within a mile and a half of [the future post office]_{7810-the future post office} and [railway station]_{7811-railway station} , and [they]_{821-the men} promised to resume work as soon as [Harry]_393-harry got east and started the money along . Now things were blooming and pleasant again , but [the men]_{821-the men} had no money , and nothing to live on . [The Colonel]_{442-the colonel} divided with [them]_{821-the men} the money [he]_{6205-the colonel} still had in bank -- an act which had nothing surprising about it because [he]_{6205-the colonel} was generally ready to divide whatever [he]_{6205-the colonel} had with [anybody that wanted it]_{7813-anybody that wanted it} , and it was owing to this very trait that [[his]_{6205-the colonel} family]_{5948-his family} spent [their]_{5948-his family} days in poverty and at times were pinched with famine . When [the men]_{821-the men} 's minds had cooled and [Sellers]_439-ruth was gone , [they]_{821-the men} hated [themselves]_{821-the men} for letting [him]_{6205-the colonel} beguile [them]_{821-the men} with fine speeches , but it was too late , now -- [they]_{821-the men} agreed to hang [him]_{6205-the colonel} another time -- such time as [Providence]_{417-providence} should appoint . CHAPTER XXVI . Rumors of [Ruth]_439-ruth 's frivolity and worldliness at [Fallkill]_159-fallkill traveled to [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} in due time , and occasioned no little undertalk among [the Bolton relatives]_{7816-the bolton relatives} . [Hannah Shoecraft]_{533-hannah shoecraft} told [another cousin]_{7817-another cousin} that , for [her]_{533-hannah shoecraft} part , [she]_{533-hannah shoecraft} never believed that [Ruth]_439-ruth had so much more “_{[5858-everybody]} mind ” than [other people]_{1190-other people} ; and [Cousin Hulda]_{534-cousin hulda} added that [she]_{534-cousin hulda} always thought [Ruth]_439-ruth was fond of admiration , and that was the reason [she]_{534-cousin hulda} was unwilling to wear plain clothes and attend Meeting . The story that [Ruth]_439-ruth was “_{[5858-everybody]} engaged ” to [a young gentleman of fortune]_{7819-a young gentleman of fortune} in [Fallkill]_159-fallkill came with the other news , and helped to give point to the little satirical remarks that went round about [Ruth]_439-ruth 's desire to be [a doctor]_{6527-a doctor} ! [Margaret Bolton]_476-margaret was too wise to be either surprised or alarmed by these rumors . They might be true ; [she]_476-margaret knew [a woman]_{6290-a woman} 's nature too well to think them improbable , but [she]_476-margaret also knew how steadfast [Ruth]_439-ruth was in [her]_439-ruth purposes , and that , as [a brook]_{7822-a brook} breaks into ripples and eddies and dances and sports by the way , and yet keeps on to [the sea]_{6424-the sea} , it was in [Ruth]_439-ruth 's nature to give back cheerful answer to the solicitations of friendliness and pleasure , to appear idly delaying even , and sporting in the sunshine , while the current of [her]_439-ruth resolution flowed steadily on . That [Ruth]_439-ruth had this delight in the mere surface play of life that [she]_439-ruth could , for instance , be interested in that somewhat serious by - play called “_{[5858-everybody]} flirtation , ” or take any delight in the exercise of those little arts of pleasing and winning which are none the less genuine and charming because they are not intellectual , [Ruth]_439-ruth , [herself]_439-ruth , had never suspected until [she]_439-ruth went to [Fallkill]_159-fallkill . [She]_439-ruth had believed it [her]_439-ruth duty to subdue [her]_439-ruth gaiety of temperament , and let nothing divert [her]_439-ruth from what are called serious pursuits : In [her]_439-ruth limited experience [she]_439-ruth brought everything to the judgment of [her]_439-ruth own conscience , and settled the affairs of all [the world]_{5784-the world} in [[her]_439-ruth own serene judgment hall]_{7825-her own serene judgment hall} . Perhaps [[her]_439-ruth mother]_{6128-her mother} saw this , and saw also that there was nothing in [the Friends]_{1686-the friends} ' society to prevent [her]_439-ruth from growing more and more opinionated . When [Ruth]_439-ruth returned to [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} , it must be confessed -- though it would not have been by [her]_439-ruth -- that a medical career did seem a little less necessary for [her]_439-ruth than formerly ; and coming back in a glow of triumph , as it were , and in the consciousness of the freedom and life in a lively society and in new and sympathetic friendship , [she]_439-ruth anticipated pleasure in an attempt to break up the stiffness and levelness of the society at [home]_5907-home , and infusing into it something of the motion and sparkle which were so agreeable at [Fallkill]_159-fallkill . [She]_439-ruth expected visits from [[her]_439-ruth new friends]_{7829-her new friends} , [she]_439-ruth would have company , the new books and the periodicals about which [all the world]_{7830-all the world} was talking , and , in short , [she]_439-ruth would have life . For a little while [she]_439-ruth lived in this atmosphere which [she]_439-ruth had brought with [her]_439-ruth . [[Her]_439-ruth mother]_{6128-her mother} was delighted with this change in [her]_439-ruth , with the improvement in [her]_439-ruth health and the interest [she]_439-ruth exhibited in [home]_5907-home affairs . [[Her]_439-ruth father]_{1365-her father} enjoyed the society of [[his]_{1365-her father} favorite daughter]_{7834-his favorite daughter} as [he]_{1365-her father} did few things besides ; [he]_{1365-her father} liked [her]_439-ruth mirthful and teasing ways , and not less a keen battle over something [she]_439-ruth had read . [He]_{1365-her father} had been [a great reader]_{7835-a great reader} all [his]_{1365-her father} life , and a remarkable memory had stored [his]_{1365-her father} mind with encyclopaedic information . It was one of [Ruth]_439-ruth 's delights to cram [herself]_439-ruth with some out of the way subject and endeavor to catch [[her]_439-ruth father]_{1365-her father} ; but [she]_439-ruth almost always failed . [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} liked company , [a house full of it]_{7837-a house full of it} , and the mirth of [young people]_{6844-young people} , and [he]_{440-mr. bolton} would have willingly entered into any revolutionary plans [Ruth]_439-ruth might have suggested in relation to [Friends]_5905-friends ' society . But custom and the fixed order are stronger than [the most enthusiastic and rebellious young lady]_{7840-the most enthusiastic and rebellious young lady} , as [Ruth]_439-ruth very soon found . In spite of all [her]_439-ruth brave efforts , [her]_439-ruth frequent correspondence , and [her]_439-ruth determined animation , [her]_439-ruth books and [her]_439-ruth music , [she]_439-ruth found [herself]_439-ruth settling into the clutches of the old monotony , and as [she]_439-ruth realized the hopelessness of [her]_439-ruth endeavors , the medical scheme took new hold of [her]_439-ruth , and seemed to [her]_439-ruth the only method of escape . “_{[5858-everybody]} [Mother]_443-ruth , [thee]_2554-thee does not know how different it is in [Fallkill]_159-fallkill , how much more interesting [the people]_{891-the people} are one meets , how much more life there is . ” “_[2554-thee] But [thee]_2554-thee will find [the world]_{5784-the world} , [child]_5824-child , pretty much all the same , when [thee]_2554-thee knows it better . [I]_0-i thought once as [thee]_2554-thee does now , and had as little thought of being [a Friend]_{1097-a friend} as [thee]_2554-thee has . Perhaps when [thee]_2554-thee has seen more , [thee]_2554-thee will better appreciate a quiet life . ” “_[0-i] [Thee]_2554-thee married young . [I]_0-i shall not marry young , and perhaps not at all , ” said [Ruth]_443-ruth , with a look of vast experience . “_[2554-thee] Perhaps [thee]_2554-thee does n't know [thee]_2554-thee own mind ; [I]_0-i have known persons of [thy]_2554-thee age who did not . Did [thee]_2554-thee see [anybody whom [thee]_2554-thee would like to live with always in [Fallkill]_159-fallkill]_{2559-anybody whom thee would like to live with always in fallkill} ? ” “_[443-ruth] Not always , ” replied [Ruth]_443-ruth with a little laugh . “_[2554-thee] [Mother]_443-ruth , [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i would n't say ' always ' to [any one]_{2560-any one} until [I]_0-i have a profession and am as independent as [he]_{2560-any one} is . Then [my]_0-i love would be a free act , and not in any way a necessity . ” [Margaret Bolton]_476-margaret smiled at this new - fangled philosophy . “_[2554-thee] [Thee]_2554-thee will find that love , [Ruth]_443-ruth , is a thing [thee]_2554-thee wo n't reason about , when it comes , nor make any bargains about . [Thee]_2554-thee wrote that [Philip Sterling]_646-philip was at [Fallkill]_159-fallkill . ” “_[2554-thee] Yes , and [Henry Brierly]_393-harry , [a friend of [his]_646-philip]_{2561-a friend of his} ; [a very amusing young fellow]_{2562-a very amusing young fellow} and not so serious - minded as [Philip]_646-philip , but a bit of a fop maybe . ” “_[2554-thee] And [thee]_2554-thee preferred the fop to [the serious - minded]_{2563-the serious - minded} ? ” “_[393-harry] [I]_0-i did n't prefer [anybody]_5853-anybody ; but [Henry Brierly]_393-harry was good company , which [Philip]_646-philip was n't always . ” “_[646-philip] Did [thee]_2554-thee know [thee]_2554-thee [father]_6129-father had been in correspondence with [Philip]_646-philip ? ” [Ruth]_443-ruth looked up surprised and with a plain question in [her]_443-ruth eyes . “_[2554-thee] Oh , it 's not about [thee]_2554-thee . ” “_[2554-thee] What then ? ” and if there was any shade of disappointment in [her]_443-ruth tone , probably [Ruth]_443-ruth [herself]_443-ruth did not know it . “_{[2570-that odious man]} It 's about [some land up in [the country]_{797-the country}]_{2566-some land up in the country} . [That man]_{5852-that man} [Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} has got [father]_6129-father into another speculation . ” “_[418-father] [That odious man]_{2570-that odious man} ! Why will [father]_6129-father have anything to do with [him]_{2570-that odious man} ? Is it [that railroad]_{7097-that railroad} ? ” “_[418-father] Yes . [Father]_418-father advanced money and took [land]_6894-land as security , and whatever has gone with the money and the bonds , [he]_418-father has on [his]_418-father hands a large tract of [wild land]_{2574-wild land} . ” “_[646-philip] And what has [Philip]_646-philip to do with that ? ” “_{[6129-father]} [It]_2575-it has good timber , if it could ever be got out , and [father]_6129-father says that there must be coal in it ; it 's in [a coal region]_{2577-a coal region} . [He]_6129-father wants [Philip]_646-philip to survey [it]_2575-it , and examine [it]_2575-it for indications of coal . ” “_{[6129-father]} It 's another of [father]_6129-father 's fortunes , [I]_0-i suppose , ” said [Ruth]_443-ruth . “_{[535-pennybacker]} [He]_6129-father has put away so many fortunes for [us]_2579-us that [I]_0-i 'm afraid [we]_2579-us never shall find them . ” [Ruth]_443-ruth was interested in it nevertheless , and perhaps mainly because [Philip]_646-philip was to be connected with the enterprise . [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} came to dinner with [[her]_443-ruth father]_{1365-her father} next day , and talked a great deal about [[Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} 's magnificent tract of land]_{7842-mr. bolton 's magnificent tract of land} , extolled the sagacity that led [him]_6129-father to secure [such a property]_{7843-such a property} , and led the talk along to [another railroad which would open a northern communication to [this very land]_{7845-this very land}]_{7844-another railroad which would open a northern communication to this very land} . “_{[535-pennybacker]} [Pennybacker]_{535-pennybacker} says it 's full of coal , [he]_{535-pennybacker} 's no doubt of it , and a railroad to strike [the Erie]_{196-the erie} would make it a fortune . ” “_[2580-you] Suppose [you]_2580-you take [the land]_{6123-the land} and work the thing up , [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} ; [you]_2580-you may have [the tract]_{2582-the tract} for three dollars an acre . ” “_[2580-you] [You]_2580-you 'd throw it away , then , ” replied [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} , “_{[535-pennybacker]} and [I]_0-i 'm not [the man to take advantage of [a friend]_{1097-a friend}]_{2583-the man to take advantage of a friend} . But if [you]_2580-you 'll put a mortgage on it for [the northern road]_{2585-the northern road} , [I]_0-i would n't mind taking an interest , if [Pennybacker]_{535-pennybacker} is willing ; but [Pennybacker]_{535-pennybacker} , [you]_2580-you know , do n't go much on [land]_6894-land , [he]_{535-pennybacker} sticks to [the legislature]_{6950-the legislature} . ” And [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} laughed . When [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} had gone , [Ruth]_443-ruth asked [[her]_443-ruth father]_{1365-her father} about [Philip]_646-philip 's connection with the land scheme . “_{[535-pennybacker]} There 's nothing definite , ” said [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} . “_{[510-brother plum]} [Philip]_646-philip is showing aptitude for [his]_646-philip profession . [I]_0-i hear the best reports of [him]_646-philip in [New York]_{88-new york} , though [those sharpers]_{2588-those sharpers} do n't intend to do anything but use [him]_646-philip . [I]_0-i 've written and offered [him]_646-philip employment in surveying and examining [the land]_{6123-the land} . [We]_2590-we want to know what it is . And if there is anything in it that [his]_646-philip enterprise can dig out , [he]_646-philip shall have an interest . [I]_0-i should be glad to give [the young fellow]_{1854-the young fellow} a lift . ” All [his]_{440-mr. bolton} life [Eli Bolton]_{479-eli bolton} had been giving [young fellows]_{7847-young fellows} a lift , and shouldering the loses when things turned out unfortunately . [His]_{440-mr. bolton} ledger , take - it - altogether , would not show a balance on the right side ; but perhaps the losses on [his]_{440-mr. bolton} books will turn out to be credits in a world where accounts are kept on a different basis . The left hand of the ledger will appear the right , looked at from the other side . [Philip]_646-philip , wrote to [Ruth]_443-ruth rather a comical account of the bursting up of [the city of]_{7671-the city of} [Napoleon]_27-napoleon and the navigation improvement scheme , of [Harry]_393-harry 's flight and [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} 's discomfiture . [Harry]_393-harry left in such a hurry that [he]_393-harry had n't even time to bid [Miss Laura Hawkins]_403-laura good - bye , but [he]_393-harry had no doubt that [Harry]_393-harry would console [himself]_393-harry with the next pretty face [he]_393-harry saw -- a remark which was thrown in for [Ruth]_443-ruth 's benefit . [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth had in all probability , by this time , some other equally brilliant speculation in [his]_646-philip brain . As to [the railroad]_{5830-the railroad} , [Philip]_646-philip had made up [his]_646-philip mind that it was merely kept on foot for speculative purposes in [Wall street]_{140-wall street} , and [he]_646-philip was about to quit it . Would [Ruth]_439-ruth be glad to hear , [he]_646-philip wondered , that [he]_646-philip was coming [East]_{114-the east} ? For [he]_646-philip was coming , in spite of a letter from [Harry]_393-harry in [New York]_{88-new york} , advising [him]_646-philip to hold on until [he]_646-philip had made some arrangements in regard to contracts , [he]_646-philip to be a little careful about [Sellers]_439-ruth , who was somewhat visionary , [Harry]_393-harry said . The summer went on without much excitement for [Ruth]_439-ruth . [She]_439-ruth kept up a correspondence with [Alice]_522-alice , who promised a visit in the fall , [she]_439-ruth read , [she]_439-ruth earnestly tried to interest [herself]_439-ruth in [home]_5907-home affairs and [such people as came to [the house]_{878-the house}]_{7852-such people as came to the house} ; but [she]_439-ruth found [herself]_439-ruth falling more and more into reveries , and growing weary of things as they were . [She]_439-ruth felt that [everybody]_{5858-everybody} might become in time like [two relatives from a Shaker establishment in [Ohio]_54-ohio]_{7855-two relatives from a shaker establishment in ohio} , who visited [the Boltons]_{536-the boltons} about this time , [a father]_{6511-a father} and [son , clad exactly alike , and alike in manners]_{7857-son , clad exactly alike , and alike in manners} . [The son]_{6336-the son} ; however , who was not of age , was more unworldly and sanctimonious than [[his]_{6336-the son} father]_{6333-his father} ; [he]_{6336-the son} always addressed [[his]_{6336-the son} parent]_{7860-his parent} as “_[0-i] [Brother Plum]_{510-brother plum} , ” and bore [himself]_{6336-the son} , altogether in such a superior manner that [Ruth]_439-ruth longed to put bent pins in [his]_{6336-the son} chair . Both [father]_6129-father and [son]_7862-son wore the long , single breasted collarless coats of [[their]_{7855-two relatives from a shaker establishment in ohio} society]_{7863-their society} , without buttons , before or behind , but with a row of hooks and eyes on either side in front . It was [Ruth]_439-ruth 's suggestion that the coats would be improved by a single hook and eye sewed on in the small of the back where the buttons usually are . Amusing as [this Shaker caricature of the Friends]_{7864-this shaker caricature of the friends} was , it oppressed [Ruth]_439-ruth beyond measure ; and increased [her]_439-ruth feeling of being stifled . It was a most unreasonable feeling . [No home]_{7865-no home} could be pleasanter than [[Ruth]_439-ruth 's]_{7866-ruth 's} . [The house]_{878-the house} , a little out of [the city]_{796-the city} ; was [one of those elegant country residences which so much charm visitors to [the suburbs of [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia}]_{7870-the suburbs of philadelphia}]_{7869-one of those elegant country residences which so much charm visitors to the suburbs of philadelphia} . [A modern dwelling]_{7871-a modern dwelling} and luxurious in everything that wealth could suggest for comfort , [it]_{878-the house} stood in the midst of exquisitely kept lawns , with groups of trees , parterres of flowers massed in colors , with [greenhouse , grapery and garden]_{7872-greenhouse , grapery and garden} ; and on one side , [the garden]_{7873-the garden} sloped away in undulations to [a shallow brook]_{7874-a shallow brook} that ran over a pebbly bottom and sang under [forest trees]_{7875-forest trees} . [The country about]_{7876-the country about} was the perfection of [cultivated landscape]_{7877-cultivated landscape} , dotted with [cottages]_{7878-cottages} , and [stately mansions of Revolutionary date , and sweet as an English country - side]_{7879-stately mansions of revolutionary date , and sweet as an english country - side} , whether seen in the soft bloom of May or in the mellow ripeness of late October . It needed only the peace of the mind within , to make [it]_{7876-the country about} [a paradise]_{7880-a paradise} . One riding by on [the Old Germantown road]_{7881-the old germantown road} , and seeing [a young girl]_{7882-a young girl} swinging in the hammock on [the piazza]_{7883-the piazza} and , intent upon some volume of old poetry or the latest novel , would no doubt have envied a life so idyllic . [He]_7884-he could not have imagined that [the young girl]_{7885-the young girl} was reading a volume of reports of clinics and longing to be elsewhere . [Ruth]_439-ruth could not have been more discontented if all the wealth about [her]_439-ruth had been as unsubstantial as a dream . Perhaps [she]_439-ruth so thought it . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i feel , ” [she]_439-ruth once said to [[her]_439-ruth father]_{1365-her father} , “_[0-i] as if [I]_0-i were living in [a house of cards]_{2592-a house of cards} . ” “_[2593-thee] And [thee]_2593-thee would like to turn [it]_{2592-a house of cards} into [a hospital]_{1702-a hospital} ? ” “_{[6129-father]} No . But tell [me]_0-i [father]_6129-father , ” continued [Ruth]_439-ruth , not to be put off , “_{[2596-that bigler]} is [thee]_2593-thee still going on with [that Bigler]_{2596-that bigler} and [those other men who come here and entice [thee]_2593-thee]_{2597-those other men who come here and entice thee} ? ” [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} smiled , as [men]_814-men do when [they]_814-men talk with [women]_6076-women about “_{[1827-such men]} business ” . “_{[6129-father]} [Such men]_{1827-such men} have [their]_{1827-such men} uses , [Ruth]_439-ruth . [They]_{1827-such men} keep [the world]_{5784-the world} active , and [I]_0-i owe a great many of [my]_0-i best operations to [such men]_{1827-such men} . Who knows , [Ruth]_439-ruth , but this new land purchase , which [I]_0-i confess [I]_0-i yielded a little too much to [Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} in , may not turn out a fortune for [thee]_2593-thee and [the rest of [the children]_{788-the children}]_{2601-the rest of the children} ? ” “_[2593-thee] Ah , [father]_6129-father , [thee]_2593-thee sees every thing in a rose - colored light . [I]_0-i do believe [thee]_2593-thee would n't have so readily allowed [me]_0-i to begin the study of medicine , if it had n't had the novelty of an experiment to [thee]_2593-thee . ” “_[2593-thee] And is [thee]_2593-thee satisfied with it ? ” “_{[5942-somebody]} If [thee]_2593-thee means , if [I]_0-i have had enough of it , no . [I]_0-i just begin to see what [I]_0-i can do in it , and what a noble profession it is for [a woman]_{6290-a woman} . Would [thee]_2593-thee have [me]_0-i sit here like a bird on a bough and wait for [somebody]_{5942-somebody} to come and put [me]_0-i in a cage ? ” [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} was not sorry to divert the talk from [his]_{440-mr. bolton} own affairs , and [he]_{440-mr. bolton} did not think it worth while to tell [[his]_{440-mr. bolton} family]_{5948-his family} of a performance that very day which was entirely characteristic of [him]_{440-mr. bolton} . [Ruth]_439-ruth might well say that [she]_439-ruth felt as if [she]_439-ruth were living in [a house of cards]_{2592-a house of cards} , although [the Bolton household]_{1729-the bolton household} had no idea of the number of perils that hovered over [them]_{1729-the bolton household} , any more than [thousands of families in [America]_61-america]_{7892-thousands of families in america} have of the business risks and contingences upon which [their]_{7892-thousands of families in america} prosperity and luxury hang . A sudden call upon [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} for a large sum of money , which must be forthcoming at once , had found [him]_{440-mr. bolton} in the midst of a dozen ventures , from no one of which a dollar could be realized . It was in vain that [he]_{440-mr. bolton} applied to [[his]_{440-mr. bolton} business acquaintances]_{7893-his business acquaintances} and [friends]_5905-friends ; it was a period of sudden panic and no money . “_{[440-mr. bolton]} A hundred thousand ! [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} , ” said [Plumly]_537-plumly . “_[0-i] [Good God]_378-god , if [you]_{440-mr. bolton} should ask [me]_0-i for ten , [I]_0-i should n't know where to get it . ” And yet that day [Mr. Small]_538-small ( [Pennybacker]_{535-pennybacker} , [Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} and [Small]_538-small ) came to [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} with a piteous story of ruin in [a coal operation]_{7895-a coal operation} , if [he]_538-small could not raise ten thousand dollars . Only ten , and [he]_538-small was sure of a fortune . Without it [he]_538-small was [a beggar]_{7896-a beggar} . [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} had already [Small]_538-small 's notes for a large amount in [his]_{440-mr. bolton} safe , labeled “_[378-god] doubtful ; ” [he]_538-small had helped [him]_{440-mr. bolton} again and again , and always with the same result . But [Mr. Small]_538-small spoke with a faltering voice of [[his]_538-small family]_{5948-his family} , [[his]_538-small daughter]_{7898-his daughter} in [school]_6222-school , [[his]_538-small wife]_{839-his wife} ignorant of [his]_538-small calamity , and drew such a picture of [their]_{5948-his family} agony , that [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} put by [his]_{440-mr. bolton} own more pressing necessity , and devoted the day to scraping together , here and there , ten thousand dollars for [this brazen beggar , who had never kept a promise to [him]_{440-mr. bolton} nor paid a debt]_{7901-this brazen beggar , who had never kept a promise to him nor paid a debt} . Beautiful credit ! The foundation of [modern society]_{7902-modern society} . Who shall say that this is not the golden age of mutual trust , of unlimited reliance upon human promises ? That is a peculiar condition of society which enables [a whole nation]_{7903-a whole nation} to instantly recognize point and meaning in the familiar newspaper anecdote , which puts into the mouth of [a distinguished speculator in [lands and mines]_{7905-lands and mines}]_{7904-a distinguished speculator in lands and mines} this remark:--“I_[378-god] was n't worth a cent two years ago , and now [I]_0-i owe two millions of dollars . ” CHAPTER XXVII . It was a hard blow to [poor [Sellers]_439-ruth]_{7906-poor sellers} to see the work on [[his]_{440-mr. bolton} darling enterprise]_{7907-his darling enterprise} stop , and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to [his]_{440-mr. bolton} soul , sicken and die out . It was hard to come down to humdrum ordinary life again after being [a General Superintendent]_{7908-a general superintendent} and [the most conspicuous man in [the community]_{6944-the community}]_{7909-the most conspicuous man in the community} . [It]_7911-it was sad to see [his]_{440-mr. bolton} name disappear from the newspapers ; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals , shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers . But [[his]_{440-mr. bolton} friends]_{5849-his friends} suffered more on [his]_{440-mr. bolton} account than [he]_{440-mr. bolton} did . [He]_{440-mr. bolton} was a cork that could not be kept under the water many moments at a time . [He]_{440-mr. bolton} had to bolster up [[his]_{440-mr. bolton} wife]_{839-his wife} 's spirits every now and then . On one of these occasions [he]_{440-mr. bolton} said : “_[0-i] It 's all right , [[my]_0-i dear]_{2606-my dear} , all right ; it will all come right in a little while . There 's $ 200,000 coming , and that will set things booming again : [Harry]_393-harry seems to be having some difficulty , but that 's to be expected -- [you]_{2606-my dear} ca n't move these big operations to the tune of [Fisher]_539-fisher 's Hornpipe , [you]_{2606-my dear} know . But [Harry]_393-harry will get it started along presently , and then [you]_{2606-my dear} 'll see ! [I]_0-i expect the news every day now . ” “_{[375-col . sellers]} But [Beriah]_{375-col . sellers} , [you]_{375-col . sellers} 've been expecting it every day , all along , have n't [you]_{375-col . sellers} ? ” “_[422-polly] Well , yes ; yes -- [I]_0-i do n't know but [I]_0-i have . But anyway , the longer it 's delayed , the nearer it grows to the time when it will start -- same as every day [you]_{2606-my dear} live brings [you]_{2606-my dear} nearer to -- nearer-- ” “_[422-polly] The grave ? ” “_{[375-col . sellers]} Well , no -- not that exactly ; but [you]_{2606-my dear} ca n't understand these things , [Polly]_422-polly dear -- [women]_6076-women have n't much head for business , [you]_{2606-my dear} know . [You]_{2606-my dear} make [yourself]_{2606-my dear} perfectly comfortable , [old lady]_{2608-old lady} , and [you]_{2606-my dear} 'll see how [we]_2609-we 'll trot this right along . Why bless [you]_{2606-my dear} , let the appropriation lag , if it wants to -- that 's no great matter -- there 's a bigger thing than that . ” “_{[375-col . sellers]} Bigger than $ 200,000 , [Beriah]_{375-col . sellers} ? ” “_{[795-a man]} Bigger , [child?--why]_{2610-child?--why} , what 's $ 200,000 ? Pocket money ! Mere pocket money ! Look at [the railroad]_{5830-the railroad} ! Did [you]_{2606-my dear} forget [the railroad]_{5830-the railroad} ? It ai n't many months till spring ; it will be coming right along , and the railroad swimming right along behind [it]_{5830-the railroad} . Where 'll it be by the middle of summer ? Just stop and fancy a moment -- just think a little -- don't anything suggest itself ? Bless [your]_{2606-my dear} heart , [[you]_{2606-my dear} dear women]_{2613-you dear women} live right in the present all the time -- but [a man]_{795-a man} , why [a man]_{795-a man} lives---- “ In the future , [Beriah]_{375-col . sellers} ? But do n't [we]_2609-we live in the future most too much , [Beriah]_{375-col . sellers} ? [We]_2609-we do somehow seem to manage to live on next year 's crop of corn and potatoes as a general thing while this year is still dragging along , but sometimes it 's not a robust diet,--Beriah . But do n't look that way , [dear]_1212-dear -- don't mind what [I]_{795-a man} say . [I]_{795-a man} do n't mean to fret , [I]_{795-a man} do n't mean to worry ; and [I]_{795-a man} do n't , once a month , do [I]_{795-a man} , [dear]_1212-dear ? But when [I]_{795-a man} get a little low and feel bad , [I]_{795-a man} get a bit troubled and worrisome , but it do n't mean anything in [the world]_{5784-the world} . It passes right away . [I]_{795-a man} know [you]_1212-dear 're doing all [you]_1212-dear can , and [I]_{795-a man} do n't want to seem repining and ungrateful -- for [I]_{795-a man} 'm not , [Beriah]_{375-col . sellers} -- [you]_1212-dear know [I]_{795-a man} 'm not , do n't [you]_1212-dear ? ”_{[795-a man]} “ [Lord]_7917-lord bless [you]_1212-dear , [child]_5824-child , [I]_{795-a man} know [you]_1212-dear are [the very best little woman that ever lived -- that ever lived on the whole face of [the Earth]_{5827-the earth}]_{7919-the very best little woman that ever lived -- that ever lived on the whole face of the earth} ! And [I]_{795-a man} know that [I]_{795-a man} would be a dog not to work for [you]_1212-dear and think for [you]_1212-dear and scheme for [you]_1212-dear with all [my]_{795-a man} might . And [I]_{795-a man} 'll bring things all right yet , [honey]_972-honey -- cheer up and do n't [you]_1212-dear fear . The railroad---- ”_{[795-a man]} “ Oh , [I]_{795-a man} had forgotten [the railroad]_{5830-the railroad} , [dear]_1212-dear , but when a body gets blue , [a body]_{1057-a body} forgets everything . Yes , the railroad -- tell [me]_{795-a man} about [the railroad]_{5830-the railroad} . ”_{[795-a man]} “ Aha , [[my]_{795-a man} girl]_{1170-my girl} , do n't [you]_1212-dear see ? Things ai n't so dark , are they ? Now [I]_{795-a man} did n't forget [the railroad]_{5830-the railroad} . Now just think for a moment -- just figure up a little on the future dead moral certainties . For instance , call [this waiter]_{7928-this waiter} [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} . “_{[795-a man]} And [we]_2616-we 'll lay this fork ( representing [the railroad]_{5830-the railroad} ) from [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} to this potato , which is [Slouchburg]_{198-slouchburg} : “ Then with this carving knife [we]_2616-we 'll continue [the railroad]_{5830-the railroad} from [Slouchburg]_{198-slouchburg} to [Doodleville]_{199-doodleville} , shown by the black pepper : “_{[795-a man]} Then [we]_2616-we run along the -- yes -- the comb -- to the tumbler that 's Brimstone : “ Thence by the pipe to [Belshazzar]_{200-belshazzar} , which is [the salt - cellar]_{7930-the salt - cellar} : “_[422-polly] Thence to , to -- that quill -- Catfish -- hand [me]_0-i the pincushion , [Marie Antoinette]_422-polly : “ Thence right along these shears to this horse , [Babylon]_201-babylon : “_[2618-you] Then by the spoon to Bloody Run -- thank [you]_2618-you , the ink : “ Thence to Hail [Columbia]_202-columbia -- snuffers , [Polly]_422-polly , please move that cup and saucer close up , that 's Hail [Columbia]_202-columbia : “_[2618-you] Then -- let [me]_0-i open [my]_0-i knife -- to Hark - from - [the - Tomb]_{2619-the - tomb} , where [we]_2616-we 'll put the candle - stick -- only a little distance from Hail [Columbia]_202-columbia to [[Hark]_209-hark - from - [the - Tomb]_{2619-the - tomb}]_{203-hark - from - the - tomb} -- down - grade all the way . “ And there [we]_2616-we strike [Columbus River]_{145-columbus river} -- pass [me]_0-i two or three skeins of thread to stand for [the river]_{920-the river} ; the sugar bowl will do for [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye , and the rat trap for [[Stone]_485-stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing} -- [Napoleon]_27-napoleon , [I]_0-i mean -- and [you]_2621-you can see how much better [Napoleon]_27-napoleon is located than [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye . Now [here]_5846-here [you]_2621-you are with [[your]_2621-you railroad]_{7933-your railroad} complete , and showing [its]_{7933-your railroad} continuation to [Hallelujah]_{204-hallelujah} and thence to [Corruptionville]_{205-corruptionville} . “_[0-i] Now then -- there [you]_2621-you are ! It 's [a beautiful road]_{2622-a beautiful road} , beautiful . [Jeff Thompson]_441-jeff can out - engineer [any civil engineer that ever sighted through an aneroid , or a theodolite , or whatever [they]_2624-they call it]_{2623-any civil engineer that ever sighted through an aneroid , or a theodolite , or whatever they call it} -- [he]_441-jeff calls it sometimes one and sometimes the other just whichever levels off [his]_441-jeff sentence neatest , [I]_0-i reckon . But ai n't it [a ripping road]_{2625-a ripping road} , though ? [I]_0-i tell [you]_2621-you , it 'll make a stir when it gets along . Just see what [a country]_{2626-a country} [it]_2627-it goes through . There 's [your]_2621-you onions at [Slouchburg]_{198-slouchburg} -- [noblest onion country that graces [God]_378-god 's footstool]_{2628-noblest onion country that graces god 's footstool} ; and there 's [[your]_2621-you turnip country all around [Doodleville]_{199-doodleville}]_{2629-your turnip country all around doodleville} -- bless [my]_0-i life , what fortunes are going to be made [there]_840-there when [they]_2624-they get that contrivance perfected for extracting olive oil out of turnips -- if there 's any in them ; and [I]_0-i reckon there is , because [Congress]_{2631-congress} has made an appropriation of money to test the thing , and [they]_{2631-congress} would n't have done that just on conjecture , of course . And now [we]_2632-we come to [the Brimstone region]_{206-the brimstone region} -- cattle raised there till [you]_2621-you ca n't rest -- and corn , and all that sort of thing . Then [you]_2621-you 've got [a little stretch along through [Belshazzar]_{200-belshazzar}]_{2633-a little stretch along through belshazzar} that do n't produce anything now -- at least nothing but rocks -- but irrigation will fetch it . Then from [Catfish]_207-catfish to [Babylon]_201-babylon it 's a little swampy , but there 's dead loads of peat down under there somewhere . Next is [the Bloody Run]_{2634-the bloody run} and [Hail [Columbia]_202-columbia country]_{2635-hail columbia country} -- tobacco enough can be raised [there]_840-there to support [two such railroads]_{2637-two such railroads} . Next is [the sassparilla region]_{2638-the sassparilla region} . [I]_0-i reckon there 's enough of [that truck]_{2639-that truck} along in there on the line of the pocket - knife , from [Hail]_208-hail [Columbia]_202-columbia to [Hark]_209-hark - from - [the Tomb]_{2640-the tomb} to fat up all the consumptives in [all the hospitals from [Halifax]_210-halifax to [the Holy Land]_{211-the holy land}]_{2641-all the hospitals from halifax to the holy land} . [It]_2642-it just grows like weeds ! [I]_0-i 've got a little belt of sassparilla land in there just tucked away unobstrusively waiting for [my]_0-i little Universal Expectorant to get into shape in [my]_0-i head . And [I]_0-i 'll fix that , [you]_2643-you know . One of these days [I]_0-i 'll have [all the nations of [the earth]_{5827-the earth}]_{2644-all the nations of the earth} expecto-- ” “_[422-polly] But [Beriah]_{375-col . sellers} , [dear--]_2646-dear-- ” “_[393-harry] Do n't interrupt [me]_0-i ; [Polly]_422-polly -- [I]_0-i do n't want [you]_422-polly to lose the run of the map -- well , take [your]_422-polly toy - horse , [James Fitz - James]_{541-james fitz - james} , if [you]_422-polly must have it -- and run along with [you]_422-polly . [Here]_5846-here , now -- the soap will do for [Babylon]_201-babylon . Let [me]_0-i see -- where was [I]_0-i ? Oh yes -- now [we]_2648-we run down to [Stone 's Lan]_{212-stone 's lan} -- [Napoleon]_27-napoleon -- now [we]_2648-we run down to [Napoleon]_27-napoleon . [Beautiful road]_{2649-beautiful road} . Look at that , now . Perfectly straight line - straight as the way to the grave . And see where it leaves [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye - clear out in the cold , [[my]_0-i dear]_{2606-my dear} , clear out in the cold . [That town]_{1996-that town} 's as bound to die as -- well if [I]_0-i owned it [I]_0-i 'd get [its]_{1996-that town} obituary ready , now , and notify [the mourners]_{2652-the mourners} . [Polly]_422-polly , mark [my]_0-i words -- in three years from this , [Hawkeye'll]_{213-hawkeye'll} be [a howling wilderness]_{2653-a howling wilderness} . [You]_422-polly 'll see . And just look at [that river]_{2654-that river} -- [noblest stream that meanders over [the thirsty earth!--calmest , gentlest artery]_{2656-the thirsty earth!--calmest , gentlest artery} that refreshes [her]_{2654-that river} weary bosom]_{2655-noblest stream that meanders over the thirsty earth!--calmest , gentlest artery that refreshes her weary bosom} ! Railroad goes all over [it]_{2654-that river} and all through [it]_{2654-that river} -- wades right along on stilts . [Seventeen bridges]_{2657-seventeen bridges} in three miles and a half -- [forty - nine bridges from [Hark]_209-hark - from - [the - Tomb]_{2619-the - tomb}]_{2658-forty - nine bridges from hark - from - the - tomb} to [Stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing} altogether -- [forty nine bridges]_{2660-forty nine bridges} , and culverts enough to culvert creation itself ! Had n't skeins of thread enough to represent them all -- but [you]_422-polly get an idea -- perfect trestle - work of bridges for seventy two miles : [Jeff Thompson]_441-jeff and [I]_0-i fixed all that , [you]_422-polly know ; [he]_441-jeff 's to get the contracts and [I]_0-i 'm to put [them]_2661-them through on the divide . Just oceans of money in [those bridges]_{2662-those bridges} . It 's [the only part of the railroad [I]_0-i 'm interested in,--down along the line]_{2663-the only part of the railroad i 'm interested in,--down along the line} -- and it 's all [I]_0-i want , too . It 's enough , [I]_0-i should judge . Now here [we]_2664-we are at [Napoleon]_27-napoleon . [Good enough country]_{2665-good enough country} plenty good enough -- all [it]_{2665-good enough country} wants is population . That 's all right -- that will come . And it 's [no bad country]_{2666-no bad country} now for calmness and solitude , [I]_0-i can tell [you]_422-polly -- though there 's no money in that , of course . No money , but [a man]_{795-a man} wants rest , [a man]_{795-a man} wants peace -- [a man]_{795-a man} do n't want to rip and tear around all the time . And here [we]_2664-we go , now , just as straight as a string for [Hallelujah]_{204-hallelujah} -- it 's a beautiful angle -- handsome up grade all the way -- and then away [you]_422-polly go to [Corruptionville]_{205-corruptionville} , [the gaudiest country for early carrots and cauliflowers [that ever -- good missionary field]_{2671-that ever -- good missionary field}]_{2670-the gaudiest country for early carrots and cauliflowers that ever -- good missionary field} , too . There ai n't [such another missionary field outside [the jungles of [Central Africa]_{214-central africa}]_{2673-the jungles of central africa}]_{2672-such another missionary field outside the jungles of central africa} . And patriotic?--why [they]_2674-they named [it]_{2672-such another missionary field outside the jungles of central africa} after [Congress]_{1435-congress} [itself]_{1435-congress} . Oh , [I]_0-i warn [you]_422-polly , [[my]_0-i dear]_{2606-my dear} , there 's a good time coming , and it 'll be right along before [you]_422-polly know what [you]_422-polly 're about , too . [That railroad]_{7097-that railroad} 's fetching it . [You]_422-polly see what it is as far as [I]_0-i 've got , and if [I]_0-i had enough bottles and soap and boot - jacks and such things to carry it along to where it joins onto [the Union Pacific]_{2678-the union pacific} , fourteen hundred miles from here , [I]_0-i should exhibit to [you]_422-polly in that little internal improvement a spectacle of inconceivable sublimity . So , do n't [you]_422-polly see ? [We]_2679-we 've got [the rail road]_{2680-the rail road} to fall back on ; and in the meantime , what are [we]_2679-we worrying about that $ 200,000 appropriation for ? That 's all right . [I]_0-i 'd be willing to bet anything that the very next letter that comes from [Harry]_393-harry will-- ” [The eldest boy]_{7934-the eldest boy} entered just in the nick of time and brought a letter , warm from [the post - office]_{7935-the post - office} . “_[0-i] Things do look bright , after all , [Beriah]_{375-col . sellers} . [I]_0-i 'm sorry [I]_0-i was blue , but it did seem as if everything had been going against [us]_2679-we for whole ages . Open the letter -- open it quick , and let ['s]_2679-we know all about it before [we]_2679-we stir out of [our]_2679-we places . [I]_0-i am all in a fidget to know what it says . ” The letter was opened , without any unnecessary delay . Part 4 . CONTENTS CHAPTER XXVIII Visit to Headquarters in [Wall Street]_{140-wall street} -- How Appropriations Are Obtained and [Their]_7936-their Cost CHAPTER XXIX [Philip]_646-philip 's Experience With the Rail -- Road Conductor -- Surveys [His]_646-philip Mining Property CHAPTER XXX [Laura]_403-laura and [Col Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} Go To [Washington]_{382-washington} On Invitation of [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} CHAPTER XXXI [Philip]_646-philip and [Harry]_393-harry at [the Boltons'--Philip Seriously Injured]_{215-the boltons'--philip seriously injured} -- [Ruth]_439-ruth 's First Case of Surgery CHAPTER XXXII [Laura]_403-laura Becomes a Famous Belle at [Washington]_{382-washington} CHAPTER XXXIII Society in [Washington]_{382-washington} -- [The Antiques]_{7937-the antiques} , [the Parvenus]_{542-the parvenus} , and [the Middle Aristocracy CHAPTER XXXIV Grand]_{7938-the middle aristocracy chapter xxxiv grand} Scheme For Disposing of the [Tennessee]_17-tennessee Land -- [Laura]_403-laura and [Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} Enjoying the Reputation of Being Millionaires CHAPTER XXXV About [Senators]_{7118-senators} -- [Their]_{7118-senators} Privileges and Habits CHAPTER XXXVI An Hour in [a Book Store ILLUSTRATIONS]_{7940-a book store illustrations} 91 . AT HEADQUARTERS 92 . TOUCHING A WEAK SPOT 93 . [CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE]_{7941-chairman of committee} , $ 10,000 , 94 . [MALE LOBBYIST]_{7942-male lobbyist} , $ 3,000 255 95 . [FEMALE LOBBYIST]_{7943-female lobbyist} , $ 3,000 96 . HIGH MORAL SENATOR , $ 3,000 97 . COUNTRY MEMBER , $ 500 98 . DOCUMENTARY PROOF 99 . [COLONEL SELLERS DESPONDENT]_{7944-colonel sellers despondent} 100 . TAIL PIECE 101 . [THE MONARCH OF ALL [HE]_{216-the monarch of all he surveys} SURVEYS]_{216-the monarch of all he surveys} 102 . [PHILIP]_646-philip THRUST FROM [THE R. R. CAR]_{217-the r. r. car} 103 . [THE JUSTICE]_{218-the justice} 104 . [“_[0-i] MINE INN ”]_{7945-“ mine inn ”} 105 . A PLEASING LANDLORD 106 . [PHILIP HIRED THREE WOODSMEN 107 . TAIL PIECE 108 . TAIL PIECE]_{7946-philip hired three woodsmen 107 . tail piece 108 . tail piece} 109 . BRO . [BALAAM]_219-balaam 110 . [THE FIRE PANIC]_{220-the fire panic} 111 . [RUTH]_439-ruth ASSISTS IN [DRESSING PHILIP 'S ARM]_{221-dressing philip 's arm} 112 . THE FIRST RECEPTION 113 . VANITY COLLAPSED 114 . [THE ATTACHES OF THE ANTIQUES]_{7947-the attaches of the antiques} 115 . HON . [OLIVER HIGGINS]_{543-the hon . mrs. oliver higgins} 116 . [PAT O'RILEY]_{544-pat o'riley} AND [THE “_[0-i] OULD WOMAN]_{7948-the “ ould woman} ” 117 . [HON . P. OREILLE AND LADY]_{545-hon . p. oreille and lady} 118 . AN UNMISTAKABLE POTATO MOUTH 119 . [THE THREE PATIENTS]_{7949-the three patients} 120 . TAIL PIECE 121 . DELIBERATE PERSECUTION 122 . “_{[2681-all congressmen]} IT IS ONLY [ME]_0-i ” 123 . “_{[2681-all congressmen]} [ALL CONGRESSMEN]_{2681-all congressmen} DO THAT ” 124 . A TRICK WORTH KNOWING 125 . [COL . SELLERS ENLIGHTENING THE BOHEMIANS]_{546-col . sellers} 126 . [LAURA]_403-laura IN [THE BOOK STORE]_{222-the book store} 127 . VERY AGREEABLE CHAPTER XXVIII . Whatever may have been the language of [Harry]_393-harry 's letter to [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded , one or the other , from the following episode of [his]_393-harry visit to [New York]_{88-new york} : [He]_393-harry called , with official importance in [[his]_393-harry mien]_{7951-his mien} , at [No.-- Wall street]_{7952-no.-- wall street} , where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head - quarters of [the “_{[2682-the president of the company]} [Columbus River Slack -]_{194-columbus river slack - water} [Water Navigation Company]_{225-water navigation company}]_{223-the “ columbus river slack - water navigation company} . ” [He]_393-harry entered and gave [a dressy porter]_{7953-a dressy porter} [his]_393-harry card , and was requested to wait a moment in [a sort of ante - room]_{7954-a sort of ante - room} . [The porter]_{7955-the porter} returned in a minute ; and asked whom [he]_{7955-the porter} would like to see ? “_{[2682-the president of the company]} [The president of the company]_{2682-the president of the company} , of course . ” “_{[2682-the president of the company]} [He]_{2682-the president of the company} is busy with [some gentlemen]_{2683-some gentlemen} , [sir]_980-sir ; says [he]_{2682-the president of the company} will be done with [them]_{2683-some gentlemen} directly . ” That a copper - plate card with “_{[2685-engineer - in - chief]} [Engineer - in - Chief]_{2685-engineer - in - chief} ” on it should be received with such tranquility as this , annoyed [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry not a little . But [he]_393-harry had to submit . Indeed [his]_393-harry annoyance had time to augment a good deal ; for [he]_393-harry was allowed to cool [his]_393-harry heels a full half hour in [the ante - room]_{7956-the ante - room} before [those gentlemen]_{7957-those gentlemen} emerged and [he]_393-harry was ushered into the presence . [He]_393-harry found [a stately dignitary]_{7958-a stately dignitary} occupying a very official chair behind a long green morocco - covered table , in a room sumptuously carpeted and furnished , and well garnished with pictures . “_{[2685-engineer - in - chief]} Good morning , [sir]_980-sir ; take a seat -- take a seat . ” “_[980-sir] Thank [you]_980-sir [sir]_980-sir , ” said [Harry]_393-harry , throwing as much chill into [his]_393-harry manner as [his]_393-harry ruffled dignity prompted . “_{[2689-the chief superintendent]} [We]_2688-we perceive by [your]_980-sir reports and the reports of [the Chief Superintendent]_{2689-the chief superintendent} , that [you]_980-sir have been making gratifying progress with the work.--We are all very much pleased . ” “_[393-harry] Indeed ? [We]_2688-we did not discover it from [your]_980-sir letters -- which [we]_2688-we have not received ; nor by the treatment [our]_2688-we drafts have met with -- which were not honored ; nor by the reception of any part of the appropriation , no part of it having come to hand . ” “_{[2691-my clerk]} Why , [[my]_0-i dear]_{2606-my dear} [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry , there must be some mistake , [I]_0-i am sure [we]_2688-we wrote [you]_980-sir and also [Mr. Sellers]_{547-mr. sellers} , recently -- when [[my]_0-i clerk]_{2691-my clerk} comes [he]_{2691-my clerk} will show copies -- letters informing [you]_980-sir of the ten per cent . assessment . ” “_[2688-we] Oh , certainly , [we]_2688-we got those letters . But what [we]_2688-we wanted was money to carry on the work -- money to pay [the men]_{821-the men} . ” “_[0-i] Certainly , certainly -- true enough -- but [we]_2688-we credited [you]_980-sir both for a large part of [your]_980-sir assessments -- [I]_0-i am sure that was in [our]_2688-we letters . ” “_[0-i] Of course that was in -- [I]_0-i remember that . ” “_[0-i] Ah , very well then . Now [we]_2688-we begin to understand each other . ” “_[0-i] Well , [I]_0-i do n't see that [we]_2688-we do . There 's two months ' wages due [the men]_{821-the men} , and---- ” “_[0-i] How ? Have n't [you]_0-i paid [the men]_{821-the men} ? ” “_[0-i] Paid [them]_{821-the men} ! How are [we]_2688-we going to pay [them]_{821-the men} when [you]_0-i do n't honor [our]_2688-we drafts ? ” “_[0-i] Why , [[my]_0-i dear sir]_{2407-my dear sir} , [I]_0-i can not see how [you]_0-i can find any fault with [us]_2688-we . [I]_0-i am sure [we]_2688-we have acted in a perfectly straight forward business way.--Now let [us]_2688-we look at the thing a moment . [You]_0-i subscribed for 100 shares of the capital stock , at $ 1,000 a share , [I]_0-i believe ? ” “_[0-i] Yes , [sir]_980-sir , [I]_0-i did . ” “_[980-sir] And [Mr. Sellers]_{547-mr. sellers} took a like amount ? ” “_[980-sir] Yes , [sir]_980-sir . ” “_[0-i] Very well . [No concern]_{2698-no concern} can get along without money . [We]_2688-we levied a ten per cent . assessment . It was the original understanding that [you]_0-i and [Mr. Sellers]_{547-mr. sellers} were to have the positions [you]_0-i now hold , with salaries of $ 600 a month each , while in active service . [You]_0-i were duly elected to [these places]_{2699-these places} , and [you]_0-i accepted [them]_{2699-these places} . Am [I]_0-i right ? ” “_[0-i] Certainly . ” “_[0-i] Very well . [You]_0-i were given [your]_0-i instructions and put to work . By [your]_0-i reports it appears that [you]_0-i have expended the sum of $ 9,610 upon the said work . Two months salary to [[you]_0-i two officers]_{2700-you two officers} amounts altogether to $ 2,400 - -about one - eighth of [your]_0-i ten per cent . assessment , [you]_0-i see ; which leaves [you]_0-i in debt to [the company]_{889-the company} for the other seven - eighths of the assessment -- viz , something over $ 8,000 apiece . Now instead of requiring [you]_0-i to forward this aggregate of $ 16,000 or $ 17,000 to [New York]_{88-new york} , [the company]_{889-the company} voted unanimously to let [you]_0-i pay it over to [the contractors]_{1831-the contractors} , [laborers]_{2704-laborers} from time to time , and give [you]_0-i credit on the books for it . And [they]_{1831-the contractors} did it without a murmur , too , for [they]_{1831-the contractors} were pleased with the progress [you]_0-i had made , and were glad to pay [you]_0-i that little compliment -- and a very neat one it was , too , [I]_0-i am sure . The work [you]_0-i did fell short of $ 10,000 , a trifle . Let [me]_0-i see--$9,640 from $ 20,000 - -salary $ 2,400 added -- ah yes , the balance due [the company]_{889-the company} from [yourself]_0-i and [Mr. Sellers]_{547-mr. sellers} is $ 7,960 , which [I]_0-i will take the responsibility of allowing to stand for the present , unless [you]_0-i prefer to draw a check now , and thus---- ” “_[0-i] Confound it , do [you]_0-i mean to say that instead of [the company]_{889-the company} owing [us]_2707-we $ 2,400 , [we]_2707-we owe [the company]_{889-the company} $ 7,960 ? ” “_[0-i] Well , yes . ” “_{[1831-the contractors]} And that [we]_2707-we owe [the men]_{821-the men} and [the contractors]_{1831-the contractors} nearly ten thousand dollars besides ? ” “_[0-i] Owe [them]_{1831-the contractors} ! Oh bless [my]_0-i soul , [you]_0-i ca n't mean that [you]_0-i have not paid [these people]_{1123-these people} ? ” “_[0-i] But [I]_0-i do mean it ! ” [The president]_{7643-the president} rose and walked the floor like [a man in bodily pain]_{7960-a man in bodily pain} . [His]_{7643-the president} brows contracted , [he]_{7643-the president} put [his]_{7643-the president} hand up and clasped [his]_{7643-the president} forehead , and kept saying , “_[0-i] Oh , it is , too bad , too bad , too bad ! Oh , it is bound to be found out -- nothing can prevent it -- nothing ! ” Then [he]_{7643-the president} threw [himself]_{7643-the president} into [his]_{7643-the president} chair and said : “_{[821-the men]} [[My]_0-i dear]_{2606-my dear} [Mr. Brierson]_{548-mr. brierson} , this is dreadful -- perfectly dreadful . It will be found out . It is bound to tarnish the good name of [the company]_{889-the company} ; [our]_2714-our credit will be seriously , most seriously impaired . How could [you]_0-i be so thoughtless -- [the men]_{821-the men} ought to have been paid though it beggared [us]_2714-our all ! ” “_{[2719-a stockholder]} [They]_{821-the men} ought , ought [they]_{821-the men} ? Then why [the devil]_{1959-the devil} -- [my]_0-i name is not [Bryerson]_549-bryerson , by the way -- why the mischief did n't [the compa]_{2717-the compa} -- why what in [the nation]_{2096-the nation} ever became of the appropriation ? Where is that appropriation?--if [a stockholder]_{2719-a stockholder} may make so bold as to ask . ” “_[0-i] The appropriation?--that paltry $ 200,000 , do [you]_0-i mean ? ” “_[0-i] Of course -- but [I]_0-i did n't know that $ 200,000 was so very paltry . Though [I]_0-i grant , of course , that it is not a large sum , strictly speaking . But where is it ? ” “_{[2721-a majority of the house committee]} [[My]_0-i dear sir]_{2407-my dear sir} , [you]_0-i surprise [me]_0-i . [You]_0-i surely can not have had a large acquaintance with this sort of thing . Otherwise [you]_0-i would not have expected much of a result from a mere INITIAL appropriation like that . It was never intended for anything but a mere nest egg for the future and real appropriations to cluster around . ” “_{[2721-a majority of the house committee]} Indeed ? Well , was it a myth , or was it a reality ? Whatever become of it ? ” “_[0-i] Why the -- matter is simple enough . A Congressional appropriation costs money . Just reflect , for instance -- [a majority of [the House Committee]_{226-the house committee}]_{2721-a majority of the house committee} , say $ 10,000 apiece--$40,000 ; a majority of [the Senate Committee]_{2527-the senate committee} , the same each -- say $ 40,000 ; a little extra to [one or two chairman of one or two such committees]_{2723-one or two chairman of one or two such committees} , say $ 10,000 each--$20,000 ; and there 's $ 100,000 of the money gone , to begin with . Then , [seven male lobbyists]_{2724-seven male lobbyists} , at $ 3,000 each--$21,000 ; [one female lobbyist]_{2725-one female lobbyist} , $ 10,000 ; [a high moral Congressman]_{2726-a high moral congressman} or [Senator]_7020-senator here and there -- [the high moral ones]_{2728-the high moral ones} cost more , because [they]_{2728-the high moral ones} . give tone to a measure -- say ten of these at $ 3,000 each , is $ 30,000 ; then a lot of [small - fry country members who wo n't vote for anything whatever without pay]_{2729-small - fry country members who wo n't vote for anything whatever without pay} -- say twenty at $ 500 apiece , is $ 10,000 ; a lot of dinners to [members]_2730-members -- say $ 10,000 altogether ; lot of jimcracks for [[Congressmen]_{7436-congressmen} 's wives]_{2732-congressmen 's wives} and [children]_{6077-children} -- those go a long way -- [you]_0-i ca n't spend too much money in that line -- well , those things cost in a lump , say $ 10,000 - -along there somewhere ; and then comes [your]_0-i printed documents -- [your]_0-i maps , [your]_0-i tinted engravings , [your]_0-i pamphlets , [your]_0-i illuminated show cards , [your]_0-i advertisements in a hundred and fifty papers at ever so much a line -- because [you]_0-i 've got to keep the papers all right or [you]_0-i are gone up , [you]_0-i know . Oh , [[my]_0-i dear sir]_{2407-my dear sir} , printing bills are destruction itself . [Ours]_2735-ours so far amount to -- let [me]_0-i see--10 ; 52 ; 22 ; 13;--and then there 's 11 ; 14 ; 33 - -well , never mind the details , the total in clean numbers foots up $ 118,254.42 thus far ! ” “_[0-i] What ! ” “_[2735-ours] Oh , yes indeed . Printing 's no bagatelle , [I]_0-i can tell [you]_0-i . And then there 's [your]_0-i contributions , as [a company]_{7444-a company} , to [Chicago]_111-chicago fires and [Boston]_89-boston fires , and [orphan asylums]_{2737-orphan asylums} and all that sort of thing -- head the list , [you]_0-i see , with [the company]_{889-the company} 's full name and a thousand dollars set opposite -- great card , [sir]_980-sir -- one of the finest advertisements in [the world]_{5784-the world} -- [the preachers]_{2741-the preachers} mention it in the pulpit when it 's a religious charity -- one of the happiest advertisements in [the world]_{5784-the world} is [your]_0-i benevolent donation . [Ours]_2735-ours have amounted to sixteen thousand dollars and some cents up to this time . ” “_[2735-ours] Good heavens ! ” “_[0-i] Oh , yes . Perhaps the biggest thing [we]_2735-ours 've done in the advertising line was to get [an officer of [the U. S. government]_{2744-the u. s. government}]_{2743-an officer of the u. s. government} , of [perfectly Himmalayan official altitude]_{2745-perfectly himmalayan official altitude} , to write up [our]_2735-ours little internal improvement for a religious paper of enormous circulation -- [I]_0-i tell [you]_0-i that makes [our]_2735-ours bonds go handsomely among [the pious poor]_{2746-the pious poor} . [Your]_0-i religious paper is by far the best vehicle for a thing of this kind , because [they]_2747-they 'll ' lead ' [your]_0-i article and put it right in the midst of the reading matter ; and if it 's got a few Scripture quotations in it , and some temperance platitudes and a bit of gush here and there about [Sunday Schools]_{2748-sunday schools} , and a sentimental snuffle now and then about ' [[God]_378-god 's precious ones]_{2749-god 's precious ones} , [the honest hard - handed poor]_{2750-the honest hard - handed poor} , ' it works [the nation]_{2096-the nation} like a charm , [[my]_0-i dear sir]_{2407-my dear sir} , and never [a man]_{795-a man} suspects that it is an advertisement ; but [your]_0-i secular paper sticks [you]_0-i right into the advertising columns and of course [you]_0-i do n't take a trick . Give [me]_0-i a religious paper to advertise in , every time ; and if [you]_0-i 'll just look at [their]_2747-they advertising pages , [you]_0-i 'll observe that [other people]_{1190-other people} think a good deal as [I]_0-i do -- especially people who have got little financial schemes to make [everybody rich]_{2755-everybody rich} with . Of course [I]_0-i mean [[your]_0-i great big metropolitan religious papers]_{2756-your great big metropolitan religious papers} that know how to serve [God]_378-god and make money at the same time -- that 's [your]_0-i sort , [sir]_980-sir , that 's [your]_0-i sort -- a religious paper that is n't run to make money is no use to [us]_2758-our , [sir]_980-sir , as an advertising medium -- no use to [anybody]_5853-anybody -- in [our]_2758-our line of business . [I]_0-i guess [our]_2758-our next best dodge was sending a pleasure trip of [newspaper reporters]_{2761-newspaper reporters} out to [Napoleon]_27-napoleon . Never paid [them]_{2761-newspaper reporters} a cent ; just filled [them]_{2761-newspaper reporters} up with champagne and the fat of [the land]_{6123-the land} , put pen , ink and paper before [them]_{2761-newspaper reporters} while [they]_{2761-newspaper reporters} were red - hot , and bless [your]_0-i soul when [you]_0-i come to read [their]_{2761-newspaper reporters} letters [you]_0-i 'd have supposed they 'd been to [heaven]_2763-heaven . And if a sentimental squeamishness held one or two of [them]_{2761-newspaper reporters} back from taking a less rosy view of [Napoleon]_27-napoleon , [our]_2758-our hospitalities tied [his]_27-napoleon tongue , at least , and [he]_27-napoleon said nothing at all and so did [us]_2758-our no harm . Let [me]_0-i see -- have [I]_0-i stated all the expenses [I]_0-i 've been at ? No , [I]_0-i was near forgetting one or two items . There 's [your]_0-i official salaries -- [you]_0-i ca n't get [good men]_{6929-good men} for nothing . Salaries cost pretty lively . And then there 's [your]_0-i big high - sounding millionaire names stuck into [your]_0-i advertisements as [stockholders]_{2765-stockholders} -- another card , that -- and [they]_{2765-stockholders} are [stockholders]_{2765-stockholders} , too , but [you]_0-i have to give [them]_{2765-stockholders} the stock and non - assessable at that -- so [they]_{2765-stockholders} 're an expensive lot . Very , very expensive thing , take it all around , is a big internal improvement concern -- but [you]_0-i see that [yourself]_0-i , [Mr. Bryerman]_{550-mr. bryerman} -- [you]_0-i see that , [yourself]_0-i , [sir]_980-sir . ” “_[0-i] But look here . [I]_0-i think [you]_0-i are a little mistaken about it 's ever having cost anything for Congressional votes . [I]_0-i happen to know something about that . [I]_0-i 've let [you]_0-i say [your]_0-i say -- now let [me]_0-i say mine . [I]_0-i do n't wish to seem to throw any suspicion on [anybody]_5853-anybody 's statements , because [we]_2769-we are all liable to be mistaken . But how would it strike [you]_0-i if [I]_0-i were to say that [I]_0-i was in [Washington]_{382-washington} all the time this bill was pending ? and what if [I]_0-i added that [I]_0-i put the measure through [myself]_0-i ? Yes , [sir]_980-sir , [I]_0-i did that little thing . And moreover , [I]_0-i never paid a dollar for [any man]_{1270-any man} 's vote and never promised one . There are some ways of doing a thing that are as good as others which [other people]_{1190-other people} do n't happen to think about , or do n't have the knack of succeeding in , if [they]_{1190-other people} do happen to think of [them]_2773-them . [[My]_0-i dear sir]_{2407-my dear sir} , [I]_0-i am obliged to knock some of [your]_0-i expenses in the head -- for never a cent was paid [a Congressman]_{2450-a congressman} or [Senator]_7020-senator on the part of [this Navigation Company]_{2777-this navigation company} . ” [The president]_{7643-the president} smiled blandly , even sweetly , all through this harangue , and then said : “_[0-i] Is that so ? ” “_[0-i] Every word of it . ” “_[0-i] Well it does seem to alter the complexion of things a little . [You]_0-i are acquainted with [the members down there]_{2778-the members down there} , of course , else [you]_0-i could not have worked to such advantage ? ” “_{[2784-every congressman]} [I]_0-i know [them]_{2778-the members down there} all , [sir]_980-sir . [I]_0-i know [[their]_{2778-the members down there} wives]_{2780-their wives} , [[their]_{2778-the members down there} children]_{1685-their children} , [[their]_{2778-the members down there} babies]_{2782-their babies} -- [I]_0-i even made it a point to be on good terms with [[their]_{2778-the members down there} lackeys]_{2783-their lackeys} . [I]_0-i know [every Congressman]_{2784-every congressman} well -- even familiarly . ” “_[0-i] Very good . Do [you]_0-i know any of [their]_{2778-the members down there} signatures ? Do [you]_0-i know [their]_{2778-the members down there} handwriting ? ” “_[0-i] Why [I]_0-i know [their]_{2778-the members down there} handwriting as well as [I]_0-i know [my]_0-i own -- have had correspondence enough with [them]_{2778-the members down there} , [I]_0-i should think . And [their]_{2778-the members down there} signatures -- why [I]_0-i can tell [their]_{2778-the members down there} initials , even . ” [The president]_{7643-the president} went to [a private safe]_{7963-a private safe} , unlocked [it]_{7963-a private safe} and got out some letters and certain slips of paper . Then [he]_{7643-the president} said : “_[0-i] Now here , for instance ; do [you]_0-i believe that that is a genuine letter ? Do [you]_0-i know this signature here?--and this one ? Do [you]_0-i know who those initials represent -- and are they forgeries ? ” [Harry]_393-harry was stupefied . There were things there that made [his]_393-harry brain swim . Presently , at the bottom of one of the letters [he]_393-harry saw a signature that restored [his]_393-harry equilibrium ; it even brought the sunshine of a smile to [his]_393-harry face . [The president]_{7643-the president} said : “_[0-i] That one amuses [you]_0-i . [You]_0-i never suspected [him]_2785-him ? ” “_[0-i] Of course [I]_0-i ought to have suspected [him]_2785-him , but [I]_0-i do n't believe it ever really occurred to [me]_0-i . Well , well , well -- how did [you]_0-i ever have the nerve to approach [him]_2785-him , of all others ? ” “_[2789-they] Why [[my]_0-i friend]_{2513-my friend} , [we]_2787-we never think of accomplishing anything without [his]_2785-him help . [He]_2785-him is [[our]_2787-we mainstay]_{2788-our mainstay} . But how do those letters strike [you]_0-i ? ” “_[2789-they] [They]_2789-they strike [me]_0-i dumb ! What [a stone - blind idiot]_{2790-a stone - blind idiot} [I]_0-i have been ! ” “_[0-i] Well , take it all around , [I]_0-i suppose [you]_0-i had a pleasant time in [Washington]_{382-washington} , ” said [the president]_{7643-the president} , gathering up the letters ; “_{[2793-mr. president]} of course [you]_0-i must have had . [Very few men]_{2791-very few men} could go [there]_840-there and get a money bill through without buying a single-- ” “_[0-i] Come , now , [Mr. President]_{2793-mr. president} , that 's plenty of that ! [I]_0-i take back everything [I]_0-i said on that head . [I]_0-i 'm [a wiser man]_{2794-a wiser man} to - day than [I]_0-i was yesterday , [I]_0-i can tell [you]_{2793-mr. president} . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [you]_{2793-mr. president} are . In fact [I]_0-i am satisfied [you]_{2793-mr. president} are . But now [I]_0-i showed [you]_{2793-mr. president} these things in confidence , [you]_{2793-mr. president} understand . Mention facts as much as [you]_{2793-mr. president} want to , but do n't mention names to [anybody]_5853-anybody . [I]_0-i can depend on [you]_{2793-mr. president} for that , ca n't [I]_0-i ? ” “_{[2793-mr. president]} Oh , of course . [I]_0-i understand the necessity of that . [I]_0-i will not betray the names . But to go back a bit , it begins to look as if [you]_{2793-mr. president} never saw any of that appropriation at all ? ” “_{[2793-mr. president]} [We]_2796-we saw nearly ten thousand dollars of it -- and that was all . [Several of [us]_2796-we]_{2797-several of us} took turns at log - rolling in [Washington]_{382-washington} , and if [we]_2796-we had charged anything for that service , none of that $ 10,000 would ever have reached [New York]_{88-new york} . ” “_[0-i] If [you]_{2793-mr. president} had n't levied the assessment [you]_{2793-mr. president} would have been in a close place [I]_0-i judge ? ” “_{[2793-mr. president]} Close ? Have [you]_{2793-mr. president} figured up the total of the disbursements [I]_0-i told [you]_{2793-mr. president} of ? ” “_[0-i] No , [I]_0-i did n't think of that . ” “_[393-harry] Well , lets see : Spent in [Washington]_{382-washington} , say , $ 191,000 Printing , advertising , etc , say $ 118,000 Charity , say , $ 16,000 Total , $ 325,000 The money to do that with , comes from-- Appropriation , $ 200,000 Ten per cent assessment on capital of $ 1,000,000 $ 100,000 Total , $ 300,000 “ Which leaves [us]_2796-we in debt some $ 25,000 at this moment . Salaries of [home officers]_{7966-home officers} are still going on ; also printing and advertising . Next month will show a state of things ! ”_[393-harry] “ And then -- burst up , [I]_393-harry suppose ? ”_[393-harry] “ By no means . Levy another assessment ”_[393-harry] “ Oh , [I]_393-harry see . That 's dismal . ”_[393-harry] “ By no means . ”_[393-harry] “ Why is n't it ? What 's [the road]_{6930-the road} out ? ”_[393-harry] “ Another appropriation , do n't [you]_{2793-mr. president} see ? ”_[393-harry] “ Bother the appropriations . [They]_7968-they cost more than [they]_7968-they come to . ”_[393-harry] “ Not the next one . [We]_2796-we 'll call for half a million -- get it and go for a million the very next month . ”_[393-harry] “ Yes , but the cost of it ! ”_{[7643-the president]} [The president]_{7643-the president} smiled , and patted [his]_{7643-the president} secret letters affectionately . [He]_{7643-the president} said : “ [All these people]_{6192-all these people} are in [the next Congress]_{7970-the next congress} . [We]_2796-we sha n't have to pay [them]_{6192-all these people} a cent . And what is more , [they]_{6192-all these people} will work like beavers for [us]_2796-we -- perhaps it might be to [their]_{6192-all these people} advantage . ”_[393-harry] [Harry]_393-harry reflected profoundly a while . Then [he]_393-harry said : “ [We]_2796-we send [many missionaries]_{7971-many missionaries} to lift up [the benighted races of [other lands]_{7973-other lands}]_{7972-the benighted races of other lands} . How much cheaper and better it would be if [those people]_{7974-those people} could only come here and drink of [our]_2796-we civilization at [its]_7975-its fountain head . ”_[393-harry] “ [I]_{6205-the colonel} perfectly agree with [you]_{6205-the colonel} , [Mr. Beverly]_{551-mr. beverly} . Must [you]_{6205-the colonel} go ? Well , good morning . Look in , when [you]_{6205-the colonel} are passing ; and whenever [I]_{6205-the colonel} can give [you]_{6205-the colonel} any information about [our]_2796-we affairs and prospects , [I]_{6205-the colonel} shall be glad to do it . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} [Harry]_393-harry 's letter was not a long one , but it contained at least the calamitous figures that came out in the above conversation . [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} found [himself]_{6205-the colonel} in a rather uncomfortable place -- no $ 1,200 salary forthcoming ; and [himself]_{6205-the colonel} held responsible for half of the $ 9,640 due [the workmen]_{7786-the workmen} , to say nothing of being in debt to [the company]_{889-the company} to the extent of nearly $ 4,000 . [Polly]_422-polly 's heart was nearly broken ; the “ blues ”_{[2820-the wary tadpole]} returned in fearful force , and [she]_422-polly had to go out of [the room]_{862-the room} to hide the tears that nothing could keep back now . There was mourning in another quarter , too , for [Louise]_435-louise had a letter . [Washington]_{382-washington} had refused , at the last moment , to take $ 40,000 for [the Tennessee Land]_{35-tennessee land} , and had demanded $ 150,000 ! So the trade fell through , and now [Washington]_{382-washington} was wailing because [he]_{382-washington} had been so foolish . But [he]_{382-washington} wrote that [[his]_{382-washington} man]_{2803-his man} might probably return to [the city]_{796-the city} soon , and then [he]_{382-washington} meant to sell to [him]_{2803-his man} , sure , even if [he]_{382-washington} had to take $ 10,000 . [Louise]_435-louise had a good cry -- several of [them]_2805-them , indeed -- and [the family]_{5795-the family} charitably forebore to make any comments that would increase [her]_435-louise grief . Spring blossomed , summer came , dragged its hot weeks by , and [the Colonel]_{442-the colonel} 's spirits rose , day by day , for [the railroad]_{5830-the railroad} was making good progress . But by and by something happened . [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye had always declined to subscribe anything toward [the railway]_{2808-the railway} , imagining that [her]_41-hawkeye large business would be a sufficient compulsory influence ; but now [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye was frightened ; and before [Col . Sellers]_{546-col . sellers} knew what [he]_{546-col . sellers} was about , [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye , in a panic , had rushed to the front and subscribed such a sum that [[Napoleon]_27-napoleon 's attractions]_{2809-napoleon 's attractions} suddenly sank into insignificance and [the railroad]_{5830-the railroad} concluded to follow a comparatively straight coarse instead of going miles out of [its]_{5830-the railroad} way to build up [a metropolis in [the muddy desert of [Stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing}]_{2812-the muddy desert of stone 's landing}]_{2811-a metropolis in the muddy desert of stone 's landing} . The thunderbolt fell . After all [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} 's deep planning ; after all [his]_{442-the colonel} brain work and tongue work in drawing public attention to [his]_{442-the colonel} pet project and enlisting interest in it ; after all [his]_{442-the colonel} faithful hard toil with [his]_{442-the colonel} hands , and running hither and thither on [his]_{442-the colonel} busy feet ; after all [his]_{442-the colonel} high hopes and splendid prophecies , the fates had turned [their]_2814-their backs on [him]_{442-the colonel} at last , and all in a moment [his]_{442-the colonel} air - castles crumbled to ruins about [him]_{442-the colonel} . [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye rose from [her]_41-hawkeye fright triumphant and rejoicing , and down went [Stone 's Landing]_{85-stone 's landing} ! One by one [[its]_{85-stone 's landing} meagre parcel of [inhabitants]_{2816-inhabitants}]_{2815-its meagre parcel of inhabitants} packed up and moved away , as the summer waned and fall approached . [[Town]_6662-town lots]_{2818-town lots} were no longer salable , traffic ceased , a deadly lethargy fell upon [the place]_{845-the place} once more , [the “ Weekly Telegraph ”]_{7976-the “ weekly telegraph ”[7574-the conductor]} faded into an early grave , [the wary tadpole]_{2820-the wary tadpole} returned from exile , the bullfrog resumed [his]_{2820-the wary tadpole} ancient song , the tranquil turtle sunned [his]_{442-the colonel} back upon bank and log and drowsed [his]_{442-the colonel} grateful life away as in the old sweet days of yore . CHAPTER XXIX . [Philip Sterling]_646-philip was on [his]_646-philip way to [Ilium]_227-ilium , in [the state of [Pennsylvania]_{228-pennsylvania}]_{2821-the state of pennsylvania} . [Ilium]_227-ilium was [the railway station nearest to [the tract of wild land]_{2823-the tract of wild land} which [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} had commissioned [him]_646-philip to examine]_{2822-the railway station nearest to the tract of wild land which mr. bolton had commissioned him to examine} . On the last day of the journey as [the railway train]_{2824-the railway train} [Philip]_646-philip was on was leaving [a large city]_{2825-a large city} , [a lady]_{7572-a lady} timidly entered [the drawing - room car]_{2827-the drawing - room car} , and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied . [Philip]_646-philip saw from the window that [a gentleman]_{2828-a gentleman} had put [her]_{7572-a lady} upon [the car]_{2829-the car} just as it was starting . In a few moments [the conductor]_{7574-the conductor} entered , and without waiting an explanation , said roughly to [the lady]_{2831-the lady} , “ Now [you]_{2831-the lady} ca n't sit there . That seat 's taken . Go into [the other car]_{7977-the other car} . ”_{[2831-the lady]} “ [I]_{2831-the lady} did not intend to take the seat , ”_{[2831-the lady]} said [the lady]_{2831-the lady} rising , “ [I]_{7574-the conductor} only sat down a moment till [the conductor]_{7574-the conductor} should come and give [me]_{7574-the conductor} a seat . ”_{[7574-the conductor]} “ There ai nt any . Car 's full . [You]_646-philip 'll have to leave . ”_{[2831-the lady]} “ But , [sir]_980-sir , ”_{[2831-the lady]} said [the lady]_{2831-the lady} , appealingly , “ [I]_{7574-the conductor} thought-- ”_{[7574-the conductor]} “ Ca n't help what [you]_646-philip thought -- [you]_646-philip must go into [the other car]_{7977-the other car} . ”_{[7574-the conductor]} “ [The train]_{7981-the train} is going very fast , let [me]_646-philip stand here till [we]_7982-we stop . ”_[646-philip] “ [The lady]_{2831-the lady} can have [my]_{7574-the conductor} seat , ”_{[7574-the conductor]} cried [Philip]_646-philip , springing up . [The conductor]_{7574-the conductor} turned towards [Philip]_646-philip , and coolly and deliberately surveyed [him]_646-philip from head to foot , with contempt in every line of [his]_{7574-the conductor} face , turned [his]_{7574-the conductor} back upon [him]_646-philip without a word , and said to [the lady]_{2831-the lady} , “ Come , [I]_646-philip 've got no time to talk . [You]_{2831-the lady} must go now . ”_[646-philip] [The lady , entirely disconcerted by such rudeness , and frightened]_{2836-the lady , entirely disconcerted by such rudeness , and frightened} , moved towards the door , opened it and stepped out . [The train]_{7981-the train} was swinging along at a rapid rate , jarring from side to side ; the step was a long one between [the cars]_{2838-the cars} and there was no protecting grating . [The lady]_{2831-the lady} attempted it , but lost [her]_{2831-the lady} balance , in the wind and the motion of [the car]_{2829-the car} , and fell ! [She]_{2831-the lady} would inevitably have gone down under the wheels , if [Philip]_646-philip , who had swiftly followed [her]_{2831-the lady} , had not caught [her]_{2831-the lady} arm and drawn [her]_{2831-the lady} up . [He]_646-philip then assisted [her]_{2831-the lady} across , found [her]_{2831-the lady} a seat , received [her]_{2831-the lady} bewildered thanks , and returned to [[his]_646-philip car]_{2841-his car} . [The conductor]_{7574-the conductor} was still there , taking [his]_{7574-the conductor} tickets , and growling something about imposition . [Philip]_646-philip marched up to [him]_{7574-the conductor} , and burst out with , “ [You]_{7574-the conductor} are [a brute]_{7984-a brute} , [an infernal brute]_{7985-an infernal brute} , to treat [a woman]_{6290-a woman} that way . ”_{[7574-the conductor]} “ Perhaps [you]_646-philip 'd like to make a fuss about it , ”_[646-philip] sneered [the conductor]_{7574-the conductor} . [Philip]_646-philip 's reply was a blow , given so suddenly and planted so squarely in [the conductor]_{7574-the conductor} 's face , that it sent [him]_646-philip reeling over [a fat passenger]_{2845-a fat passenger} , who was looking up in mild wonder that [any one]_{2560-any one} should dare to dispute with [a conductor]_{2847-a conductor} , and against the side of [the car]_{2829-the car} . [He]_646-philip recovered [himself]_646-philip , reached the bell rope , “ Damn [you]_{7574-the conductor} , [I]_646-philip 'll learn [you]_{7574-the conductor} , ”_[646-philip] stepped to the door and called a couple of [brakemen]_{2849-brakemen} , and then , as the speed slackened ; roared out , “ Get off [this train]_{7987-this train} . ”_{[7574-the conductor]} “ [I]_{7574-the conductor} shall not get off . [I]_{7574-the conductor} have as much right here as [you]_{7574-the conductor} . ”_{[7574-the conductor]} “ [We]_{2852-the passengers} 'll see , ”_{[1754-some of them]} said [the conductor]_{7574-the conductor} , advancing with [the brakemen]_{2851-the brakemen} . [The passengers]_{2852-the passengers} protested , and [some of [them]_{2852-the passengers}]_{1754-some of them} said to [each other]_{5887-each other} , “ That 's too bad , ”_{[7574-the conductor]} as [they]_{1754-some of them} always do in such cases , but [none of [them]_{2852-the passengers}]_{2855-none of them} offered to take a hand with [Philip]_646-philip . [The men]_{821-the men} seized [him]_646-philip , wrenched [him]_646-philip from [his]_646-philip seat , dragged [him]_646-philip along [the aisle]_{2857-the aisle} , tearing [his]_646-philip clothes , thrust [him]_646-philip from [the car]_{2829-the car} , and , then flung [his]_646-philip carpet - bag , overcoat and umbrella after [him]_646-philip . And [the train]_{7981-the train} went on . [The conductor]_{7574-the conductor} , red in the face and puffing from [his]_{7574-the conductor} exertion , swaggered through [the car]_{2829-the car} , muttering “ [Puppy]_552-puppy , [I]_{555-slightually overboard} 'll learn [him]_646-philip . ”_{[555-slightually overboard]} [The passengers]_{2852-the passengers} , when [he]_{7574-the conductor} had gone , were loud in [their]_{2852-the passengers} indignation , and talked about signing a protest , but [they]_{2852-the passengers} did nothing more than talk . The next morning [the Hooverville Patriot]_{553-the hooverville patriot} and [Clarion]_554-clarion had this “ item”:--_{[555-slightually overboard]} [SLIGHTUALLY OVERBOARD]_{555-slightually overboard} . “ [We]_7988-we learn that as [the down noon express]_{7989-the down noon express} was leaving [H----]_229-h---- yesterday [a lady]_{7572-a lady} ! ( [God]_378-god save the mark ) attempted to force [herself]_{7572-a lady} into [the already full palatial car]_{7991-the already full palatial car} . [Conductor Slum]_{556-conductor slum} , who is too old a bird to be caught with chaff , courteously informed [her]_{7572-a lady} that [the car]_{2829-the car} was full , and when [she]_{7572-a lady} insisted on remaining , [he]_{7574-the conductor} persuaded [her]_{7572-a lady} to go into [the car]_{2829-the car} where [she]_{7572-a lady} belonged . Thereupon [a young sprig]_{7994-a young sprig} , from [the East]_{114-the east} , blustered like a [Shanghai]_230-shanghai rooster , and began to sass [the conductor]_{7574-the conductor} with [his]_{7994-a young sprig} chin music . [That gentleman]_{1849-that gentleman} delivered [the young aspirant]_{7997-the young aspirant} for a muss one of [his]_{7574-the conductor} elegant little left - handers , which so astonished [him]_{7574-the conductor} that [he]_{7574-the conductor} began to feel for [his]_{7574-the conductor} shooter . [Whereupon Mr. Slum]_{557-whereupon mr. slum} gently raised [the youth]_{1304-the youth} , carried [him]_{1304-the youth} forth , and set [him]_{1304-the youth} down just outside [the car]_{2829-the car} to cool off . Whether [the young blood]_{8000-the young blood} has yet made [his]_{8000-the young blood} way out of [[Bascom]_231-bascom 's swamp]_{8001-bascom 's swamp} , [we]_8002-we have not learned . [Conductor Slum]_{556-conductor slum} is [one of [the most gentlemanly and efficient officers on [the road]_{6930-the road}]_{8004-the most gentlemanly and efficient officers on the road}]_{8003-one of the most gentlemanly and efficient officers on the road} ; but [he]_{8003-one of the most gentlemanly and efficient officers on the road} ai n't trifled with , not much . [We]_8002-we learn that [the company]_{889-the company} have put a new engine on [the seven o'clock train]_{8007-the seven o'clock train} , and newly upholstered [the drawing - room car]_{2827-the drawing - room car} throughout . It spares no effort for the comfort of [the traveling public]_{8009-the traveling public} . ”_[646-philip] [Philip]_646-philip never had been before in [[Bascom]_231-bascom 's swamp]_{8001-bascom 's swamp} , and there was nothing inviting in [it]_{8001-bascom 's swamp} to detain [him]_646-philip . After [the train]_{7981-the train} got out of the way [he]_646-philip crawled out of the briars and the mud , and got upon [the track]_{2865-the track} . [He]_646-philip was somewhat bruised , but [he]_646-philip was too angry to mind that . [He]_646-philip plodded along over the ties in a very hot condition of mind and body . In the scuffle , [his]_646-philip railway check had disappeared , and [he]_646-philip grimly wondered , as [he]_646-philip noticed the loss , if [the company]_{889-the company} would permit [him]_646-philip to walk over [[their]_{889-the company} track]_{2867-their track} if [they]_{889-the company} should know [he]_646-philip had n't a ticket . [Philip]_646-philip had to walk some five miles before [he]_646-philip reached [a little station]_{2868-a little station} , where [he]_646-philip could wait for [a train]_{2869-a train} , and [he]_646-philip had ample time for reflection . At first [he]_646-philip was full of vengeance on [the company]_{889-the company} . [He]_646-philip would sue it . [He]_646-philip would make it pay roundly . But then it occurred to [him]_646-philip that [he]_646-philip did not know the name of [a witness [he]_646-philip could summon]_{2871-a witness he could summon} , and that a personal fight against [a railway corporation]_{2872-a railway corporation} was about the most hopeless in [the world]_{5784-the world} . [He]_646-philip then thought [he]_646-philip would seek out [that conductor]_{2874-that conductor} , lie in wait for [him]_{2874-that conductor} at [some station]_{2875-some station} , and thrash [him]_{2874-that conductor} , or get thrashed [himself]_646-philip . But as [he]_646-philip got cooler , that did not seem to [him]_646-philip a project worthy of [a gentleman]_{2828-a gentleman} exactly . Was it possible for [a gentleman]_{2828-a gentleman} to get even with [such a fellow as [that conductor on the letter]_{2879-that conductor on the letter} 's own plane]_{2878-such a fellow as that conductor on the letter 's own plane} ? And when [he]_646-philip came to this point , [he]_646-philip began to ask [himself]_646-philip , if [he]_646-philip had not acted very much like [a fool]_{1140-a fool} . [He]_646-philip did n't regret striking [the fellow]_{1090-the fellow} -- [he]_646-philip hoped [he]_646-philip had left a mark on [him]_{1090-the fellow} . But , after all , was that the best way ? Here was [he]_646-philip , [Philip Sterling]_646-philip , calling [himself]_646-philip [a gentleman]_{2828-a gentleman} , in a brawl with [a vulgar conductor]_{2883-a vulgar conductor} , about [a woman [he]_646-philip had never seen before]_{2884-a woman he had never seen before} . Why should [he]_646-philip have put [himself]_646-philip in such a ridiculous position ? Was n't it enough to have offered [the lady]_{2831-the lady} [his]_646-philip seat , to have rescued [her]_{2831-the lady} from an accident , perhaps from death ? Suppose [he]_646-philip had simply said to [the conductor]_{7574-the conductor} , “ [Sir]_980-sir , [your]_{7574-the conductor} conduct is brutal , [I]_646-philip shall report [you]_{7574-the conductor} . ”_[646-philip] [The passengers , who saw the affair]_{2887-the passengers , who saw the affair} , might have joined in a report against [the conductor]_{7574-the conductor} , and [he]_{7574-the conductor} might really have accomplished something . And , now ! [Philip]_646-philip looked at [his]_646-philip torn clothes , and thought with disgust of [his]_646-philip haste in getting into a fight with [such an autocrat]_{2889-such an autocrat} . At [the little station where [Philip]_646-philip waited for [the next train]_{2891-the next train}]_{2890-the little station where philip waited for the next train} , [he]_646-philip met [a man -- who turned out to be [a justice of the peace in [that neighborhood]_{2894-that neighborhood}]_{2893-a justice of the peace in that neighborhood} , and told [him]_646-philip [his]_646-philip adventure]_{2892-a man -- who turned out to be a justice of the peace in that neighborhood , and told him his adventure} . [He]_{2892-a man -- who turned out to be a justice of the peace in that neighborhood , and told him his adventure} was [a kindly sort of man]_{2895-a kindly sort of man} , and seemed very much interested . “ Dum 'em , ”_[646-philip] said [he]_646-philip , when [he]_646-philip had heard the story . “ Do [you]_{2892-a man -- who turned out to be a justice of the peace in that neighborhood , and told him his adventure} think any thing can be done , [sir]_980-sir ? ”_[646-philip] “ [Wal]_558-wal , [I]_646-philip guess tain't no use . [I]_646-philip hain't a mite of doubt of every word [you]_558-wal say . But suin 's no use . [The railroad company]_{8012-the railroad company} owns [all these people along here]_{8013-all these people along here} , and [the judges on the bench]_{8014-the judges on the bench} too . Spiled [your]_558-wal clothes ! [Wal]_558-wal , ' least said 's soonest mended . ' [You]_558-wal haint no chance with [the company]_{889-the company} . ”_[646-philip] When next morning , [he]_646-philip read the humorous account in the Patriot and Clarion , [he]_646-philip saw still more clearly what chance [he]_646-philip would have had before [the public]_{7230-the public} in a fight with [the railroad company]_{8012-the railroad company} . Still [Philip]_646-philip 's conscience told [him]_646-philip that it was [his]_646-philip plain duty to carry the matter into the courts , even with the certainty of defeat . [He]_646-philip confessed that neither [he]_646-philip nor [any citizen]_{2898-any citizen} had a right to consult [his]_646-philip own feelings or conscience in a case where a law of [the land]_{6123-the land} had been violated before [his]_646-philip own eyes . [He]_646-philip confessed that [every citizen]_{2900-every citizen} 's first duty in such case is to put aside [his]_{2900-every citizen} own business and devote [his]_{2900-every citizen} time and [his]_{2900-every citizen} best efforts to seeing that the infraction is promptly punished ; and [he]_646-philip knew that [no country]_{2901-no country} can be well governed unless [[its]_{2901-no country} citizens]_{2902-its citizens} as [a body]_{1057-a body} keep religiously before [their]_{2902-its citizens} minds that [they]_{2902-its citizens} are [the guardians of the law]_{2904-the guardians of the law} , and that [the law officers]_{2905-the law officers} are only the machinery for its execution , nothing more . As a finality [he]_646-philip was obliged to confess that [he]_646-philip was [a bad citizen]_{2906-a bad citizen} , and also that the general laxity of the time , and the absence of a sense of duty toward [any part of [the community]_{6944-the community}]_{2907-any part of the community} but [the individual]_{2095-the individual} [himself]_646-philip were ingrained in [him]_646-philip , and [he]_646-philip was no better than [the rest of [the people]_{891-the people}]_{2910-the rest of the people} . The result of this little adventure was that [Philip]_646-philip did not reach [Ilium]_227-ilium till daylight the next morning , when [he]_646-philip descended sleepy and sore , from [a way train]_{2912-a way train} , and looked about [him]_646-philip . [Ilium]_227-ilium was in [a narrow mountain gorge]_{2913-a narrow mountain gorge} , through which [a rapid stream]_{2914-a rapid stream} ran . [It]_227-ilium consisted of the plank platform on which [he]_646-philip stood , [a wooden house]_{2915-a wooden house} , half painted , with [a dirty piazza]_{2916-a dirty piazza} ( unroofed ) in front , and a sign board hung on a slanting pole -- bearing the legend , “ Hotel . [P. Dusenheimer]_{559-p. dusenheimer} , ”_[646-philip] [a sawmill further down [the stream]_{5970-the stream}]_{2917-a sawmill further down the stream} , [a blacksmith - shop]_{2919-a blacksmith - shop} , and [a store]_{2920-a store} , and [three or four unpainted dwellings of the slab variety]_{2921-three or four unpainted dwellings of the slab variety} . As [Philip]_646-philip approached [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel} [he]_646-philip saw what appeared to be a wild beast crouching on [the piazza]_{7883-the piazza} . It did not stir , however , and [he]_646-philip soon found that it was only a stuffed skin . This cheerful invitation to [the tavern]_{2924-the tavern} was the remains of a huge panther which had been killed in [the region]_{7243-the region} a few weeks before . [Philip]_646-philip examined [his]_646-philip ugly visage and strong crooked fore - arm , as [he]_646-philip was waiting admittance , having pounded upon the door . “ Yait a bit . [I]_{2926-the yawning landlord} 'll shoost -- put on [my]_{2926-the yawning landlord} trowsers , ”_{[2926-the yawning landlord]} shouted a voice from the window , and the door was soon opened by [the yawning landlord]_{2926-the yawning landlord} . “ [Morgen]_560-morgen ! Did n't hear d ' drain oncet . [Dem boys]_{8016-dem boys} geeps [me]_{2926-the yawning landlord} up zo spate . Gom right in . ”_{[2926-the yawning landlord]} [Philip]_646-philip was shown into [a dirty bar - room]_{2927-a dirty bar - room} . [It]_{2927-a dirty bar - room} was [a small room]_{2928-a small room} , with a stove in the middle , set in a long shallow box of sand , for the benefit of the “ spitters , ”_[646-philip] a bar across one end -- a mere counter with a sliding glass - case behind it containing a few bottles having ambitious labels , and a wash - sink in one corner . On the walls were the bright yellow and black handbills of [a traveling circus]_{2929-a traveling circus} , with pictures of [acrobats in human pyramids]_{2930-acrobats in human pyramids} , horses flying in long leaps through the air , and sylph - like women in a paradisaic costume , balancing [themselves]_2931-their upon the tips of [their]_2931-their toes on the bare backs of frantic and plunging steeds , and kissing [their]_2931-their hands to [the spectators]_{1950-the spectators} meanwhile . As [Philip]_646-philip did not desire [a room]_{2933-a room} at that hour , [he]_646-philip was invited to wash [himself]_646-philip at the nasty sink , a feat somewhat easier than drying [his]_646-philip face , for the towel that hung in a roller over the sink was evidently as much a fixture as the sink itself , and belonged , like the suspended brush and comb , to [the traveling public]_{8009-the traveling public} . [Philip]_646-philip managed to complete [his]_646-philip toilet by the use of [his]_646-philip pocket - handkerchief , and declining the hospitality of [the landlord]_{1867-the landlord} , implied in the remark , “ [You]_{1867-the landlord} won'd dake notin ' ? ”_[646-philip] [he]_646-philip went into the open air to wait for breakfast . [The country]_{797-the country} [he]_646-philip saw was wild but not picturesque . [The mountain before [him]_646-philip]_{2937-the mountain before him} might be eight hundred feet high , and was only a portion of a long unbroken range , savagely wooded , which followed [the stream]_{5970-the stream} . Behind [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel} , and across [the brawling brook]_{2940-the brawling brook} , was [another level - topped , wooded range exactly like [it]_{1339-the hotel}]_{2941-another level - topped , wooded range exactly like it} . [Ilium]_227-ilium [itself]_227-ilium , seen at a glance , was old enough to be dilapidated , and if [it]_227-ilium had gained anything by being made [a wood and water station of the new railroad]_{2942-a wood and water station of the new railroad} , it was only a new sort of grime and rawness . [P. Dusenheimer]_{559-p. dusenheimer} , standing in the door of [[his]_{559-p. dusenheimer} uninviting groggery]_{2943-his uninviting groggery} , when [the trains]_{2944-the trains} stopped for water ; never received from [the traveling public]_{8009-the traveling public} any patronage except facetious remarks upon [his]_{559-p. dusenheimer} personal appearance . Perhaps a thousand times [he]_646-philip had heard the remark , “ Ilium fuit , ”_[646-philip] followed in most instances by a hail to [himself]_646-philip as “ [AEneas]_561-aeneas , ”_[646-philip] with the inquiry “ Where is [old Anchises]_{562-old anchises} ? ”_[646-philip] At first [he]_646-philip had replied , “ Dere ai n't [no such man]_{8017-no such man} ; ”_[646-philip] but irritated by its senseless repetition , [he]_646-philip had latterly dropped into the formula of , “ [You]_8018-you be dam . ”_{[1867-the landlord]} [Philip]_646-philip was recalled from the contemplation of [Ilium]_227-ilium by the rolling and growling of the gong within [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel} , the din and clamor increasing till [the house]_{878-the house} was apparently unable to contain it ; when it burst out of the front door and informed [the world]_{5784-the world} that breakfast was on the table . [The dining room]_{2949-the dining room} was long , low and narrow , and a narrow table extended its whole length . Upon this was spread a cloth which from appearance might have been as long in use as the towel in [the barroom]_{2950-the barroom} . Upon the table was the usual service , the heavy , much nicked stone ware , the row of plated and rusty castors , the sugar bowls with the zinc tea - spoons sticking up in them , the piles of yellow biscuits , the discouraged - looking plates of butter . [The landlord]_{1867-the landlord} waited , and [Philip]_646-philip was pleased to observe the change in [his]_{1867-the landlord} manner . In [the barroom]_{2950-the barroom} [he]_{1867-the landlord} was [the conciliatory landlord]_{2953-the conciliatory landlord} . Standing behind [[his]_{1867-the landlord} guests]_{2954-his guests} at table , [he]_{1867-the landlord} had an air of peremptory patronage , and the voice in which [he]_{1867-the landlord} shot out the inquiry , as [he]_{1867-the landlord} seized [Philip]_646-philip 's plate , “ Beefsteak or liver ? ”_[646-philip] quite took away [Philip]_646-philip 's power of choice . [He]_646-philip begged for a glass of milk , after trying that green hued compound called coffee , and made [his]_646-philip breakfast out of that and some hard crackers which seemed to have been imported into [Ilium]_227-ilium before the introduction of the iron horse , and to have withstood a ten years siege of [regular boarders]_{2955-regular boarders} , [Greeks]_2956-greeks and [others]_1157-others . [The land that [Philip]_646-philip had come to look at]_{2958-the land that philip had come to look at} was at least five miles distant from [[Ilium]_227-ilium station]_{2959-ilium station} . A corner of [it]_{2958-the land that philip had come to look at} touched [the railroad]_{5830-the railroad} , but [the rest]_{1173-the rest} was pretty much an unbroken wilderness , eight or [ten thousand acres of rough country]_{2962-ten thousand acres of rough country} , most of [it]_{2958-the land that philip had come to look at} such [a mountain range as [he]_646-philip saw at [Ilium]_227-ilium]_{2963-a mountain range as he saw at ilium} . [His]_646-philip first step was to hire [three woodsmen]_{2964-three woodsmen} to accompany [him]_646-philip . By [their]_{2964-three woodsmen} help [he]_646-philip built [a log hut]_{2965-a log hut} , and established [a camp on [the land]_{6123-the land}]_{2966-a camp on the land} , and then began [his]_646-philip explorations , mapping down [his]_646-philip survey as [he]_646-philip went along , noting the timber , and the lay of [the land]_{6123-the land} , and making superficial observations as to the prospect of coal . [The landlord at [Ilium]_227-ilium]_{2969-the landlord at ilium} endeavored to persuade [Philip]_646-philip to hire the services of [a witch - hazel professor of [that region]_{2262-that region}]_{2970-a witch - hazel professor of that region} , who could walk over [the land]_{6123-the land} with [his]_{2970-a witch - hazel professor of that region} wand and tell [him]_646-philip infallibly whether it contained coal , and exactly where the strata ran . But [Philip]_646-philip preferred to trust to [his]_646-philip own study of [the country]_{797-the country} , and [his]_646-philip knowledge of the geological formation . [He]_646-philip spent a month in traveling over [the land]_{6123-the land} and making calculations ; and made up [his]_646-philip mind that a fine vein of coal ran through [the mountain]_{2975-the mountain} about a mile from [the railroad]_{5830-the railroad} , and that the place to run in [a tunnel]_{2977-a tunnel} was half way towards [its]_{2977-a tunnel} summit . Acting with [his]_646-philip usual promptness , [Philip]_646-philip , with the consent of [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} , broke ground [there]_840-there at once , and , before snow came , had [some rude buildings]_{2979-some rude buildings} up , and was ready for active operations in the spring . It was true that there were no outcroppings of coal at [the place]_{845-the place} , and [the people at [Ilium]_227-ilium]_{2981-the people at ilium} said [he]_646-philip “ mought as well dig for plug terbaccer there ; ”_[403-laura] but [Philip]_646-philip had great faith in the uniformity of nature 's operations in ages past , and [he]_646-philip had no doubt that [he]_646-philip should strike at this spot the rich vein that had made the fortune of [the Golden Briar Company]_{2982-the golden briar company} . CHAPTER XXX . Once more [Louise]_435-louise had good news from [her]_435-louise [Washington]_{382-washington} -- [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} was going to sell [the Tennessee Land]_{35-tennessee land} to [the government]_{7593-the government} ! [Louise]_435-louise told [Laura]_403-laura in confidence . [She]_435-louise had told [[her]_403-laura parents]_{6138-her parents} , too , and also [several bosom friends]_{2985-several bosom friends} ; but [all of [these people]_{1123-these people}]_{2986-all of these people} had simply looked sad when [they]_{2986-all of these people} heard the news , except [Laura]_403-laura . [Laura]_403-laura 's face suddenly brightened under it -- only for an instant , it is true , but [poor Louise]_435-louise was grateful for even that fleeting ray of encouragement . When next [Laura]_403-laura was alone , [she]_403-laura fell into a train of thought something like this : “ If [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} has really taken hold of this matter , [I]_403-laura may look for that invitation to [[his]_{7173-the senator} house]_{776-his house} at any moment . [I]_403-laura am perishing to go ! [I]_403-laura do long to know whether [I]_403-laura am only simply [a large - sized pigmy among these pigmies here , who tumble over so easily when one strikes them]_{8021-a large - sized pigmy among these pigmies here , who tumble over so easily when one strikes them} , or whether [I]_403-laura am really-- . ”_[403-laura] [Her]_403-laura thoughts drifted into other channels , for a season . Then [she]_403-laura continued:--“He said [I]_{7173-the senator} could be useful in the great cause of philanthropy , and help in the blessed work of uplifting [the poor]_{6945-the poor} and [the ignorant]_{8023-the ignorant} , if [he]_{7173-the senator} found it feasible to take hold of [[our]_8024-our Land]_{5813-our land} . Well , that is neither here nor there ; what [I]_{7173-the senator} want , is to go to [Washington]_{382-washington} and find out what [I]_{7173-the senator} am . [I]_{7173-the senator} want money , too ; and if [one]_893-one may judge by what [she]_893-one hears , there are chances there for a-- . ”_{[7173-the senator]} For [a fascinating woman]_{7115-a fascinating woman} , [she]_403-laura was going to say , perhaps , but [she]_403-laura did not . Along in the fall the invitation came , sure enough . It came officially through [brother Washington]_{382-washington} , [the private Secretary]_{2989-the private secretary} , who appended a postscript that was brimming with delight over the prospect of seeing [the Duchess]_{6517-the duchess} again . [He]_{382-washington} said it would be happiness enough to look upon [her]_{6517-the duchess} face once more -- it would be almost too much happiness when to it was added the fact that [she]_{6517-the duchess} would bring messages with [her]_{6517-the duchess} that were fresh from [Louise]_435-louise 's lips . In [Washington]_{382-washington} 's letter were several important enclosures . For instance , there was [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} 's check for $ 2,000 - -“to buy suitable clothing in [New York]_{88-new york} with ! ”_[403-laura] It was a loan to be refunded when [the Land]_{6123-the land} was sold . Two thousand -- this was fine indeed . [[Louise]_435-louise 's father]_{2993-louise 's father} was called rich , but [Laura]_403-laura doubted if [Louise]_435-louise had ever had $ 400 worth of new clothing at one time in [her]_435-louise life . With the check came two through tickets -- good on [the railroad from [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye to [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{2994-the railroad from hawkeye to washington} via [New York]_{88-new york} -- and they were “ dead - head ”_[403-laura] tickets , too , which had been given to [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} by [the railway companies]_{2995-the railway companies} . [Senators]_{7118-senators} and [representatives]_{7119-representatives} were paid thousands of dollars by [the government]_{7593-the government} for traveling expenses , but [they]_2999-they always traveled “ deadhead ”_{[382-washington]} both ways , and then did as [any honorable , high - minded men]_{3000-any honorable , high - minded men} would naturally do -- declined to receive the mileage tendered [them]_2999-they by [the government]_{7593-the government} . [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} had plenty of railway passes , and could easily spare two to [Laura]_403-laura -- one for [herself]_403-laura and one for [a male escort]_{3003-a male escort} . [Washington]_{382-washington} suggested that [she]_403-laura get [some old friend of [the family]_{5795-the family}]_{3004-some old friend of the family} to come with [her]_403-laura , and said [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} would “ deadhead ”_[403-laura] [him]_{7173-the senator} [home]_5907-home again as soon as [he]_{7173-the senator} had grown tired of the sights of [the capital]_{7156-the capital} . [Laura]_403-laura thought the thing over . At first [she]_403-laura was pleased with the idea , but presently [she]_403-laura began to feel differently about it . Finally [she]_403-laura said , “ No , [[our]_8027-our staid , steady - going Hawkeye friends]_{8028-our staid , steady - going hawkeye friends} ' notions and [mine]_403-laura differ about some things -- [they]_{8028-our staid , steady - going hawkeye friends} respect [me]_{6205-the colonel} , now , and [I]_{6205-the colonel} respect [them]_{8028-our staid , steady - going hawkeye friends} -- better leave it so -- [I]_{6205-the colonel} will go alone ; [I]_{6205-the colonel} am not afraid to travel by [myself]_{6205-the colonel} . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} And so communing with [herself]_403-laura , [she]_403-laura left [the house]_{878-the house} for an afternoon walk . Almost at the door [she]_403-laura met [Col . Sellers]_{546-col . sellers} . [She]_403-laura told [him]_{546-col . sellers} about [her]_403-laura invitation to [Washington]_{382-washington} . “ Bless [me]_{6205-the colonel} ! ”_{[6205-the colonel]} said [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} . “ [I]_393-harry have about made up [my]_393-harry mind to go [there]_840-there [myself]_393-harry . [You]_8030-you see [we]_8031-we 've got to get another appropriation through , and [the Company]_{232-the company} want [me]_393-harry to come east and put it through [Congress]_521-congress . [Harry]_393-harry 's there , and [he]_393-harry 'll do what [he]_393-harry can , of course ; and [Harry]_393-harry 's [a good fellow]_{8032-a good fellow} and always does the very best [he]_393-harry knows how , but then [he]_393-harry 's young -- rather young for some parts of such work , [you]_8030-you know -- and besides [he]_393-harry talks too much , talks a good deal too much ; and sometimes [he]_393-harry appears to be a little bit visionary , too , [I]_393-harry think the worst thing in [the world]_{5784-the world} for [a business man]_{8034-a business man} . [A man like that]_{8035-a man like that} always exposes [his]_{8035-a man like that} cards , sooner or later . [This sort of thing]_{8036-this sort of thing} wants [an old , quiet , steady hand]_{8037-an old , quiet , steady hand} -- wants [an old cool head]_{8038-an old cool head} , [you]_8030-you know , that knows [men]_814-men , through and through , and is used to large operations . [I]_393-harry 'm expecting [my]_393-harry salary , and also some dividends from [the company]_{889-the company} , and if [they]_{889-the company} get along in time , [I]_393-harry 'll go along with [you]_403-laura [Laura]_403-laura -- take [you]_403-laura under [my]_393-harry wing -- [you]_403-laura must n't travel alone . [Lord]_8041-lord [I]_393-harry wish [I]_393-harry had the money right now . --But there 'll be plenty soon -- plenty . ”_[393-harry] [Laura]_403-laura reasoned with [herself]_403-laura that if [the kindly , simple - hearted Colonel]_{3011-the kindly , simple - hearted colonel} was going anyhow , what could [she]_403-laura gain by traveling alone and throwing away [[his]_{3011-the kindly , simple - hearted colonel} company]_{3012-his company} ? So [she]_403-laura told [him]_{3011-the kindly , simple - hearted colonel} [she]_403-laura accepted [his]_{3011-the kindly , simple - hearted colonel} offer gladly , gratefully . [She]_403-laura said it would be the greatest of favors if [he]_{3011-the kindly , simple - hearted colonel} would go with [her]_403-laura and protect [her]_403-laura -- not at [his]_{3011-the kindly , simple - hearted colonel} own expense as far as railway fares were concerned , of course ; [she]_403-laura could not expect [him]_{3011-the kindly , simple - hearted colonel} to put [himself]_{3011-the kindly , simple - hearted colonel} to so much trouble for [her]_403-laura and pay [his]_{3011-the kindly , simple - hearted colonel} fare besides . But [he]_{3011-the kindly , simple - hearted colonel} would n't hear of [her]_403-laura paying [his]_{3011-the kindly , simple - hearted colonel} fare -- it would be only a pleasure to [him]_{3011-the kindly , simple - hearted colonel} to serve [her]_403-laura . [Laura]_403-laura insisted on furnishing the tickets ; and finally , when argument failed , [she]_403-laura said the tickets cost neither [her]_403-laura nor [any one else]_{3013-any one else} a cent -- [she]_403-laura had two of [them]_3014-them -- [she]_403-laura needed but one -- and if [he]_{3011-the kindly , simple - hearted colonel} would not take the other [she]_403-laura would not go with [him]_{3011-the kindly , simple - hearted colonel} . That settled the matter . [He]_{3011-the kindly , simple - hearted colonel} took the ticket . [Laura]_403-laura was glad that [she]_403-laura had the check for new clothing , for [she]_403-laura felt very certain of being able to get [the Colonel]_{442-the colonel} to borrow a little of the money to pay hotel bills with , here and there . [She]_403-laura wrote [Washington]_{382-washington} to look for [her]_403-laura and [Col . Sellers]_{546-col . sellers} toward the end of November ; and at about the time set [the two travelers]_{3015-the two travelers} arrived safe in [the capital of [the nation]_{2096-the nation}]_{3016-the capital of the nation} , sure enough . CHAPTER XXXI . [She]_403-laura , [the gracious lady]_{3018-the gracious lady} , yet [no paines]_{3019-no paines} did spare To doe [him]_{3011-the kindly , simple - hearted colonel} ease , or doe [him]_{3011-the kindly , simple - hearted colonel} remedy : Many restoratives of vertues rare And costly cordialles [she]_403-laura did apply , To mitigate [his]_{3011-the kindly , simple - hearted colonel} stubborne malady . [[Spenser]_563-spenser 's Faerie [Queens]_234-queens]_{3020-spenser 's faerie queens} . [Mr. Henry Brierly]_393-harry was exceedingly busy in [New York]_{88-new york} , so [he]_393-harry wrote [Col . Sellers]_{546-col . sellers} , but [he]_393-harry would drop everything and go to [Washington]_{382-washington} . [The Colonel]_{442-the colonel} believed that [Harry]_393-harry was [the prince of lobbyists]_{3021-the prince of lobbyists} , a little too sanguine , may be , and given to speculation , but , then , [he]_393-harry knew [everybody]_{5858-everybody} ; the [Columbus]_{145-columbus river} River navigation scheme was got through almost entirely by [his]_393-harry aid . [He]_393-harry was needed now to help through another scheme , a benevolent scheme in which [Col . Sellers]_{546-col . sellers} , through [the Hawkinses]_{379-the hawkinses} , had a deep interest . “ [I]_393-harry do n't care , [you]_393-harry know , ”_[393-harry] [he]_393-harry wrote to [Harry]_393-harry , “ so much about [the niggroes]_{8042-the niggroes} . But if [the government]_{7593-the government} will buy [this land]_{5794-this land} , it will set up [the Hawkins family]_{6168-the hawkins family} -- make [Laura]_403-laura [an heiress]_{8046-an heiress} -- and [I]_439-ruth should n't wonder if [Beriah Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} would set up [[his]_{375-col . sellers} carriage]_{8047-his carriage} again . [Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} looks at [it]_{8047-his carriage} different , of course . [He]_{478-senator dilworthy} 's all for philanthropy , for benefiting the colored race . There 's old Balsam , was in [the Interior]_{6178-the interior} -- used to be [the Rev. Orson Balsam of [Iowa]_58-iowa]_{235-the rev. orson balsam of iowa} -- [he]_{375-col . sellers} 's made the riffle on the [Injun]_236-injun ; [great Injun pacificator]_{8049-great injun pacificator} and [land dealer]_{8050-land dealer} . [Balaam'a]_564-balaam'a got the Injun to [himself]_564-balaam'a , and [I]_439-ruth suppose that [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} feels that there is nothing left [him]_564-balaam'a but [the colored man]_{8051-the colored man} . [I]_439-ruth do reckon [he]_564-balaam'a is [the best friend [the colored man]_{8051-the colored man} has got in [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{8052-the best friend the colored man has got in washington} . ”_[439-ruth] Though [Harry]_393-harry was in a hurry to reach [Washington]_{382-washington} , [he]_393-harry stopped in [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} ; and prolonged [his]_393-harry visit day after day , greatly to the detriment of [his]_393-harry business both in [New York]_{88-new york} and [Washington]_{382-washington} . The society at [the Bolton 's]_439-ruth might have been a valid excuse for neglecting business much more important than [his]_393-harry . [Philip]_646-philip was [there]_840-there ; [he]_646-philip was a partner with [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} now in [the new coal venture]_{3024-the new coal venture} , concerning which there was much to be arranged in preparation for the Spring work , and [Philip]_646-philip lingered week after week in [the hospitable house]_{3025-the hospitable house} . [Alice]_522-alice was making a winter visit . [Ruth]_439-ruth only went to [town]_6662-town twice a week to attend lectures , and [the household]_{6338-the household} was quite to [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} 's taste , for [he]_{440-mr. bolton} liked the cheer of company and something going on evenings . [Harry]_393-harry was cordially asked to bring [his]_393-harry traveling - bag [there]_840-there , and [he]_393-harry did not need urging to do so . Not even the thought of seeing [Laura]_403-laura at [the capital]_{7156-the capital} made [him]_393-harry restless in the society of [the two young ladies]_{3030-the two young ladies} ; two birds in hand are worth one in the bush certainly . [Philip]_646-philip was at [home]_5907-home -- [he]_646-philip sometimes wished [he]_646-philip were not so much so . [He]_646-philip felt that too much or not enough was taken for granted . [Ruth]_439-ruth had met [him]_646-philip , when [he]_646-philip first came , with a cordial frankness , and [her]_439-ruth manner continued entirely unrestrained . [She]_439-ruth neither sought [his]_646-philip company nor avoided it , and this perfectly level treatment irritated [him]_646-philip more than any other could have done . It was impossible to advance much in love - making with [one who offered no obstacles , had no concealments and no embarrassments , and whom any approach to sentimentality would be quite likely to set into a fit of laughter]_{3032-one who offered no obstacles , had no concealments and no embarrassments , and whom any approach to sentimentality would be quite likely to set into a fit of laughter} . “ Why , [Phil]_646-philip , ”_[439-ruth] [she]_439-ruth would say , “ what puts [you]_646-philip in the dumps to day ? [You]_646-philip are as solemn as the upper bench in Meeting . [I]_646-philip shall have to call [Alice]_522-alice to raise [your]_646-philip spirits ; [my]_646-philip presence seems to depress [you]_646-philip . ”_[646-philip] “ It 's not [your]_646-philip presence , but [your]_646-philip absence when [you]_646-philip are present , ”_[646-philip] began [Philip]_646-philip , dolefully , with the idea that [he]_646-philip was saying a rather deep thing . “ But [you]_646-philip wo n't understand [me]_439-ruth . ”_[439-ruth] “ No , [I]_646-philip confess [I]_646-philip can not . If [you]_646-philip really are so low , as to think [I]_646-philip am absent when [I]_646-philip am present , it 's a frightful case of aberration ; [I]_646-philip shall ask [father]_6129-father to bring out [Dr. Jackson]_{565-dr. jackson} . Does [Alice]_522-alice appear to be present when [she]_522-alice is absent ? ”_[646-philip] “ [Alice]_522-alice has some human feeling , anyway . [She]_522-alice cares for something besides musty books and dry bones . [I]_646-philip think , [Ruth]_439-ruth , when [I]_646-philip die , ”_[646-philip] said [Philip]_646-philip , intending to be very grim and sarcastic , “ [I]_439-ruth 'll leave [you]_439-ruth [my]_439-ruth skeleton . [You]_439-ruth might like that . ”_[439-ruth] “ It might be more cheerful than [you]_646-philip are at times , ”_[439-ruth] [Ruth]_439-ruth replied with a laugh . “ But [you]_646-philip must n't do it without consulting [Alice]_522-alice . [She]_522-alice might not like it . ”_[646-philip] “ [I]_439-ruth do n't know why [you]_646-philip should bring [Alice]_522-alice up on every occasion . Do [you]_646-philip think [I]_439-ruth am in love with [her]_522-alice ? ”_[439-ruth] “ Bless [you]_646-philip , no . It never entered [my]_522-alice head . Are [you]_646-philip ? The thought of [Philip Sterling]_646-philip in love is too comical . [I]_522-alice thought [you]_646-philip were only in love with [the Ilium coal mine]_{8055-the ilium coal mine} , which [you]_646-philip and [father]_6129-father talk about half the time . ”_[522-alice] This is a specimen of [Philip]_646-philip 's wooing . Confound [the girl]_{6320-the girl} , [he]_646-philip would say to [himself]_646-philip , why does [she]_{6320-the girl} never tease [Harry]_393-harry and [that young Shepley who comes [here]_5846-here]_{3034-that young shepley who comes here} ? How differently [Alice]_522-alice treated [him]_646-philip . [She]_522-alice at least never mocked [him]_646-philip , and it was a relief to talk with [one who had some sympathy with [him]_646-philip]_{3036-one who had some sympathy with him} . And [he]_646-philip did talk to [her]_522-alice , by the hour , about [Ruth]_439-ruth . [The blundering fellow]_{3037-the blundering fellow} poured all [his]_{3037-the blundering fellow} doubts and anxieties into [her]_522-alice ear , as if [she]_522-alice had been [the impassive occupant of one of [those little wooden confessionals in [the Cathedral]_{3040-the cathedral} on [Logan Square]_{238-logan square}]_{3039-those little wooden confessionals in the cathedral on logan square}]_{3038-the impassive occupant of one of those little wooden confessionals in the cathedral on logan square} . Has [a confessor]_{3041-a confessor} , if [she]_522-alice is young and pretty , any feeling ? Does it mend the matter by calling [her]_522-alice [[your]_3042-your sister]_{3043-your sister} ? [Philip]_646-philip called [Alice]_522-alice [[his]_646-philip good sister]_{3044-his good sister} , and talked to [her]_522-alice about love and marriage , meaning [Ruth]_439-ruth , as if [sisters]_6280-sisters could by no possibility have any personal concern in such things . Did [Ruth]_439-ruth ever speak of [him]_646-philip ? Did [she]_439-ruth think [Ruth]_439-ruth cared for [him]_646-philip ? Did [Ruth]_439-ruth care for [anybody]_5853-anybody at [Fallkill]_159-fallkill ? Did [she]_439-ruth care for anything except [her]_439-ruth profession ? And so on . [Alice]_522-alice was loyal to [Ruth]_439-ruth , and if [she]_522-alice knew anything [she]_522-alice did not betray [[her]_522-alice friend]_{3047-her friend} . [She]_522-alice did not , at any rate , give [Philip]_646-philip too much encouragement . [What woman]_{3048-what woman} , under the circumstances , would ? “ [I]_522-alice can tell [you]_646-philip one thing , [Philip]_646-philip , ”_[522-alice] [she]_522-alice said , “ if ever [Ruth Bolton]_439-ruth loves , it will be with [her]_439-ruth whole soul , in a depth of passion that will sweep everything before it and surprise even [herself]_439-ruth . ”_[393-harry] A remark that did not much console [Philip]_646-philip , who imagined that only some grand heroism could unlock the sweetness of such a heart ; and [Philip]_646-philip feared that [he]_646-philip was n't [a hero]_{3049-a hero} . [He]_646-philip did not know out of what materials [a woman]_{6290-a woman} can construct [a hero]_{3049-a hero} , when [she]_{6290-a woman} is in the creative mood . [Harry]_393-harry skipped into [this society]_{3052-this society} with [his]_393-harry usual lightness and gaiety . [His]_393-harry good nature was inexhaustible , and though [he]_393-harry liked to relate [his]_393-harry own exploits , [he]_393-harry had a little tact in adapting [himself]_393-harry to the tastes of [[his]_393-harry hearers]_{3053-his hearers} . [He]_393-harry was not long in finding out that [Alice]_522-alice liked to hear about [Philip]_646-philip , and [Harry]_393-harry launched out into the career of [[his]_393-harry friend]_{1825-his friend} in [the West]_{91-the west} , with a prodigality of invention that would have astonished [the chief actor]_{3055-the chief actor} . [He]_646-philip was [the most generous fellow in [the world]_{5784-the world}]_{3056-the most generous fellow in the world} , and picturesque conversation was the one thing in which [he]_646-philip never was bankrupt . With [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} [he]_646-philip was [the serious man of business]_{3058-the serious man of business} , enjoying the confidence of [many of [the monied men in [New York]_{88-new york}]_{3060-the monied men in new york} , whom [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} knew , and engaged with [them]_{3059-many of the monied men in new york , whom mr. bolton knew , and engaged with them in railway schemes and government contracts} in railway schemes and government contracts]_{3059-many of the monied men in new york , whom mr. bolton knew , and engaged with them in railway schemes and government contracts} . [Philip]_646-philip , who had so long known [Harry]_393-harry , never could make up [his]_646-philip mind that [Harry]_393-harry did not [himself]_393-harry believe that [he]_393-harry was [a chief actor]_{3061-a chief actor} in all these large operations of which [he]_393-harry talked so much . [Harry]_393-harry did not neglect to endeavor to make [himself]_393-harry agreeable to [Mrs. Bolton]_{566-mrs. bolton} , by paying great attention to [the children]_{788-the children} , and by professing the warmest interest in [the Friends]_{1686-the friends} ' faith . It always seemed to [him]_393-harry the most peaceful religion ; [he]_393-harry thought it must be much easier to live by an internal light than by a lot of outward rules ; [he]_393-harry had [a dear Quaker aunt in Providence of whom [Mrs. Bolton]_{566-mrs. bolton} constantly reminded [him]_393-harry]_{3064-a dear quaker aunt in providence of whom mrs. bolton constantly reminded him} . [He]_393-harry insisted upon going with [Mrs. Bolton]_{566-mrs. bolton} and [the children]_{788-the children} to the Friends Meeting on First Day , when [Ruth]_439-ruth and [Alice]_522-alice and [Philip]_646-philip , “ [world 's people]_{8057-world 's people} , ”_{[566-mrs. bolton]} went to [a church in [town]_6662-town]_{3066-a church in town} , and [he]_393-harry sat through the hour of silence with [his]_393-harry hat on , in most exemplary patience . In short , [this amazing actor]_{3068-this amazing actor} succeeded so well with [Mrs. Bolton]_{566-mrs. bolton} , that [she]_{566-mrs. bolton} said to [Philip]_646-philip one day , “ [[Thy]_{566-mrs. bolton} friend]_{8058-thy friend} , [Henry Brierly]_393-harry , appears to be [a very worldly minded young man]_{8059-a very worldly minded young man} . Does [he]_{8058-thy friend} believe in anything ? ”_[646-philip] “ Oh , yes , ”_[646-philip] said [Philip]_646-philip laughing , “ [he]_{8058-thy friend} believes in more things than [any other person [I]_393-harry ever saw]_{8060-any other person i ever saw} . ”_[393-harry] To [Ruth]_439-ruth , [Harry]_393-harry seemed to be very congenial . [He]_393-harry was never moody for one thing , but lent [himself]_393-harry with alacrity to whatever [her]_439-ruth fancy was . [He]_393-harry was gay or grave as the need might be . [No one]_{6130-no one} apparently could enter more fully into [her]_439-ruth plans for an independent career . “ [[My]_393-harry father]_{8061-my father} , ”_[393-harry] said [Harry]_393-harry , “ was bred [a physician]_{8062-a physician} , and practiced a little before [he]_{8061-my father} went into [Wall street]_{7435-wall street} . [I]_646-philip always had a leaning to [the study]_{8064-the study} . There was a skeleton hanging in the closet of [[[my]_646-philip father]_{8061-my father} 's study]_{8066-my father 's study} when [I]_646-philip was [a boy]_{6858-a boy} , that [I]_646-philip used to dress up in old clothes . Oh , [I]_646-philip got quite familiar with the human frame . ”_[646-philip] “ [You]_439-ruth must have , ”_[646-philip] said [Philip]_646-philip . “ Was that where [you]_439-ruth learned to play the bones ? [He]_646-philip is [a master of those musical instruments]_{8068-a master of those musical instruments} , [Ruth]_439-ruth ; [he]_646-philip plays well enough to go on the stage . ”_[393-harry] “ [Philip]_646-philip hates science of any kind , and steady application , ”_[393-harry] retorted [Harry]_393-harry . [He]_393-harry did n't fancy [Philip]_646-philip 's banter , and when [the latter]_{1850-the latter} had gone out , and [Ruth]_439-ruth asked , “ Why do n't [you]_646-philip take up medicine , [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry ? ”_[393-harry] [Harry]_393-harry said , “ [I]_439-ruth have it in mind . [I]_439-ruth believe [I]_439-ruth would begin attending lectures this winter if it were n't for being wanted in [Washington]_{382-washington} . But medicine is particularly [women]_6076-women 's province . ”_[439-ruth] “ Why so ? ”_[439-ruth] asked [Ruth]_439-ruth , rather amused . “ Well , the treatment of disease is a good deal a matter of sympathy . [A woman]_{6290-a woman} 's intuition is better than [a man]_{795-a man} 's . [Nobody]_5874-nobody knows anything , really , [you]_439-ruth know , and [a woman]_{6290-a woman} can guess a good deal nearer than [a man]_{795-a man} . ”_[393-harry] “ [You]_646-philip are very complimentary to [my]_393-harry sex . ”_[393-harry] “ But , ”_[393-harry] said [Harry]_393-harry frankly ; “ [I]_439-ruth should want to choose [[my]_439-ruth doctor]_{8075-my doctor} ; [an ugly woman]_{8076-an ugly woman} would ruin [me]_439-ruth , the disease would be sure to strike in and kill [me]_439-ruth at sight of [her]_{8076-an ugly woman} . [I]_439-ruth think [a pretty physician , with engaging manners]_{8077-a pretty physician , with engaging manners} , would coax [a fellow]_{6987-a fellow} to live through almost anything . ”_[439-ruth] “ [I]_393-harry am afraid [you]_646-philip are [a scoffer]_{8079-a scoffer} , [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry . ”_[393-harry] “ On the contrary , [I]_646-philip am quite sincere . Was n't it old what 's [his]_646-philip name that said only the beautiful is useful ? ”_[646-philip] Whether [Ruth]_439-ruth was anything more than diverted with [[Harry]_393-harry 's company]_{3071-harry 's company} , [Philip]_646-philip could not determine . [He]_646-philip scorned at any rate to advance [his]_646-philip own interest by any disparaging communications about [Harry]_393-harry , both because [he]_646-philip could not help liking [the fellow]_{1090-the fellow} [himself]_646-philip , and because [he]_646-philip may have known that [he]_646-philip could not more surely create a sympathy for [him]_{1090-the fellow} in [Ruth]_439-ruth 's mind . That [Ruth]_439-ruth was in no danger of any serious impression [he]_646-philip felt pretty sure , felt certain of it when [he]_646-philip reflected upon [her]_439-ruth severe occupation with [her]_439-ruth profession . Hang it , [he]_646-philip would say to [himself]_646-philip , [she]_439-ruth is nothing but pure intellect anyway . And [he]_646-philip only felt uncertain of it when [she]_439-ruth was in one of [her]_439-ruth moods of raillery , with mocking mischief in [her]_439-ruth eyes . At such times [she]_439-ruth seemed to prefer [Harry]_393-harry 's society to [his]_646-philip . When [Philip]_646-philip was miserable about this , [he]_646-philip always took refuge with [Alice]_522-alice , who was never moody , and who generally laughed [him]_646-philip out of [his]_646-philip sentimental nonsense . [He]_646-philip felt at [his]_646-philip ease with [Alice]_522-alice , and was never in want of something to talk about ; and [he]_646-philip could not account for the fact that [he]_646-philip was so often dull with [Ruth]_439-ruth , with whom , of [all persons in [the world]_{5784-the world}]_{3073-all persons in the world} , [he]_646-philip wanted to appear at [his]_646-philip best . [Harry]_393-harry was entirely satisfied with [his]_393-harry own situation . [A bird of passage]_{3075-a bird of passage} is always at its ease , having [no house to build]_{3076-no house to build} , and no responsibility . [He]_393-harry talked freely with [Philip]_646-philip about [Ruth]_439-ruth , [an almighty fine girl]_{3077-an almighty fine girl} , [he]_393-harry said , but what the deuce [she]_439-ruth wanted to study medicine for , [he]_393-harry could n't see . There was a concert one night at [the Musical Fund Hall]_{3078-the musical fund hall} and [the four]_{3079-the four} had arranged to go in and return by [the Germantown cars]_{3080-the germantown cars} . It was [Philip]_646-philip 's plan , who had engaged the seats , and promised [himself]_646-philip an evening with [Ruth]_439-ruth , walking with [her]_439-ruth , sitting by [her]_439-ruth in [the hall]_{2492-the hall} , and enjoying the feeling of protecting that [a man]_{795-a man} always has of [a woman]_{6290-a woman} in [a public place]_{3084-a public place} . [He]_646-philip was fond of music , too , in a sympathetic way ; at least , [he]_646-philip knew that [Ruth]_439-ruth 's delight in it would be enough for [him]_646-philip . Perhaps [he]_646-philip meant to take advantage of the occasion to say some very serious things . [His]_646-philip love for [Ruth]_439-ruth was no secret to [Mrs. Bolton]_{566-mrs. bolton} , and [he]_646-philip felt almost sure that [he]_646-philip should have no opposition in [the family]_{5795-the family} . [Mrs. Bolton]_{566-mrs. bolton} had been cautious in what [she]_{566-mrs. bolton} said , but [Philip]_646-philip inferred everything from [her]_{566-mrs. bolton} reply to [his]_646-philip own questions , one day , “ Has [thee]_646-philip ever spoken [thy]_646-philip mind to [Ruth]_439-ruth ? ”_[439-ruth] Why should n't [he]_646-philip speak [his]_646-philip mind , and end [his]_646-philip doubts ? [Ruth]_439-ruth had been more tricksy than usual that day , and in a flow of spirits quite inconsistent , it would seem , in [a young lady devoted to grave studies]_{3086-a young lady devoted to grave studies} . Had [Ruth]_439-ruth a premonition of [Philip]_646-philip 's intention , in [his]_646-philip manner ? It may be , for when [the girls]_{6277-the girls} came down [stairs]_1316-stairs , ready to walk to [the cars]_{2838-the cars} ; and met [Philip]_646-philip and [Harry]_393-harry in [the hall]_{2492-the hall} , [Ruth]_439-ruth said , laughing , “ [The two tallest]_{8080-the two tallest} must walk together ”_[646-philip] and before [Philip]_646-philip knew how it happened [Ruth]_439-ruth had taken [Harry]_393-harry 's arm , and [his]_646-philip evening was spoiled . [He]_646-philip had too much politeness and good sense and kindness to show in [his]_646-philip manner that [he]_646-philip was hit . So [he]_646-philip said to [Harry]_393-harry , “ That 's [your]_393-harry disadvantage in being short . ”_[3097-her] And [he]_646-philip gave [Alice]_522-alice no reason to feel during the evening that [she]_522-alice would not have been [his]_646-philip first choice for the excursion . But [he]_646-philip was none the less chagrined , and not a little angry at the turn the affair took . [The Hall]_{2492-the hall} was crowded with the fashion of [the town]_{6313-the town} . [The concert]_{3093-the concert} was one of those fragmentary drearinesses that [people]_5798-people endure because [they]_5798-people are fashionable ; tours de force on the piano , and fragments from operas , which have no meaning without the setting , with weary pauses of waiting between ; there is the comic basso who is so amusing and on such familiar terms with [the audience]_{6619-the audience} , and always sings the Barber ; [the attitudinizing tenor]_{3096-the attitudinizing tenor} , with [his]_{3096-the attitudinizing tenor} languishing “ Oh , Summer Night ; ”_[3097-her] the soprano with [her]_3097-her “ Batti Batti , ”_{[7470-the soprano]} who warbles and trills and runs and fetches [her]_3097-her breath , and ends with a noble scream that brings down a tempest of applause in the midst of which [she]_3097-her backs off the stage smiling and bowing . It was this sort of concert , and [Philip]_646-philip was thinking that it was the most stupid one [he]_646-philip ever sat through , when just as [the soprano]_{7470-the soprano} was in the midst of that touching ballad , “ Comin ' thro ' the Rye ”_{[7470-the soprano]} ( [the soprano]_{7470-the soprano} always sings “ Comin ' thro ' the Rye ”_{[7470-the soprano]} on an encore)--the Black Swan used to make it irresistible , [Philip]_646-philip remembered , with [her]_{7470-the soprano} arch , “ If a body kiss a body ”_{[7470-the soprano]} there was a cry of “ Fire ! ”_{[3106-a few]} [The hall]_{2492-the hall} is long and narrow , and there is only one place of egress . Instantly [the audience]_{6619-the audience} was on [its]_{6619-the audience} feet , and a rush began for the door . [Men]_814-men shouted , [women]_6076-women screamed , and panic seized the swaying mass . A second 's thought would have convinced [every one]_{3104-every one} that getting out was impossible , and that the only effect of a rush would be to crash [people]_5798-people to death . But a second 's thought was not given . [A few]_{3106-a few} cried : “ Sit down , sit down , ”_{[3115-the orchestra]} but the mass was turned towards the door . [Women]_6076-women were down and trampled on in [the aisles]_{3108-the aisles} , and [stout men , utterly lost to self - control]_{3109-stout men , utterly lost to self - control} , were mounting the benches , as if to run a race over the mass to the entrance . [[Philip]_646-philip who had forced [the girls]_{6277-the girls} to keep [their]_{6277-the girls} seats]_{3110-philip who had forced the girls to keep their seats} saw , in a flash , the new danger , and sprang to avert it . In a second more [those infuriated men]_{3112-those infuriated men} would be over the benches and crushing [Ruth]_439-ruth and [Alice]_522-alice under [their]_{3112-those infuriated men} boots . [He]_646-philip leaped upon the bench in front of [them]_{3112-those infuriated men} and struck out before [him]_646-philip with all [his]_646-philip might , felling [one man who was rushing on [him]_646-philip , and checking for an instant the movement , or rather parting it , and causing it to flow on either side of [him]_646-philip]_{3113-one man who was rushing on him , and checking for an instant the movement , or rather parting it , and causing it to flow on either side of him} . But it was only for an instant ; the pressure behind was too great , and , the next [Philip]_646-philip was dashed backwards over the seat . And yet that instant of arrest had probably saved [the girls]_{6277-the girls} , for as [Philip]_646-philip fell , [the orchestra]_{3115-the orchestra} struck up “ Yankee Doodle ”_{[7574-the conductor]} in the liveliest manner . The familiar tune caught the ear of [the mass , which paused in wonder]_{3116-the mass , which paused in wonder} , and gave [the conductor]_{7574-the conductor} 's voice a chance to be heard--“It 's a false alarm ! ”_{[3118-not a few]} The tumult was over in a minute , and the next , laughter was heard , and [not a few]_{3118-not a few} said , “ [I]_{3118-not a few} knew it was n't anything . ”_{[3118-not a few]} “ What [fools people]_{8081-fools people} are at such a time . ”_[646-philip] The concert was over , however . [A good many people]_{3119-a good many people} were hurt , some of [them]_{3119-a good many people} seriously , and among [them]_{3119-a good many people} [Philip Sterling]_646-philip was found bent across the seat , insensible , with [his]_646-philip left arm hanging limp and a bleeding wound on [his]_646-philip head . When [he]_646-philip was carried into the air [he]_646-philip revived , and said it was nothing . [A surgeon]_{6971-a surgeon} was called , and it was thought best to drive at once to [the Bolton]_439-ruth 's , the surgeon supporting [Philip]_646-philip , who did not speak the whole way . [His]_646-philip arm was set and [his]_646-philip head dressed , and [the surgeon]_{3121-the surgeon} said [he]_646-philip would come round all right in [his]_646-philip mind by morning ; [he]_646-philip was very weak . [Alice]_522-alice who was not much frightened while the panic lasted in [the hall]_{2492-the hall} , was very much unnerved by seeing [Philip]_646-philip so pale and bloody . [Ruth]_439-ruth assisted [the surgeon]_{3121-the surgeon} with the utmost coolness and with skillful hands helped to dress [Philip]_646-philip 's wounds . And there was a certain intentness and fierce energy in what [she]_439-ruth did that might have revealed something to [Philip]_646-philip if [he]_646-philip had been in [his]_646-philip senses . But [he]_646-philip was not , or [he]_646-philip would not have murmured “ Let [Alice]_522-alice do it , [she]_522-alice is not too tall . ”_{[382-washington]} It was [Ruth]_439-ruth 's first case . CHAPTER XXXII . [Washington]_{382-washington} 's delight in [[his]_{382-washington} beautiful sister]_{3124-his beautiful sister} was measureless . [He]_{382-washington} said that [she]_{3124-his beautiful sister} had always been [the queenliest creature in [the land]_{6123-the land}]_{3125-the queenliest creature in the land} , but that [she]_{3124-his beautiful sister} was only commonplace before , compared to what [she]_{3124-his beautiful sister} was now , so extraordinary was the improvement wrought by rich fashionable attire . “ But [your]_{382-washington} criticisms are too full of brotherly partiality to be depended on , [Washington]_{382-washington} . [Other people]_{1190-other people} will judge differently . ”_[403-laura] “ Indeed [they]_{1190-other people} wo n't . [You]_{382-washington} 'll see . There will never be [a woman in [Washington]_{382-washington} that can compare with [you]_{382-washington}]_{8083-a woman in washington that can compare with you} . [You]_{382-washington} 'll be famous within a fortnight , [Laura]_403-laura . [Everybody]_{5858-everybody} will want to know [you]_{382-washington} . [You]_{382-washington} wait -- [you'll]_{382-washington} see . ”_[403-laura] [Laura]_403-laura wished in [her]_403-laura heart that the prophecy might come true ; and privately [she]_403-laura even believed it might -- for [she]_403-laura had brought [all the women whom [she]_403-laura had seen since [she]_403-laura left [home]_5907-home]_{3127-all the women whom she had seen since she left home} under sharp inspection , and the result had not been unsatisfactory to [her]_403-laura . During a week or two [Washington]_{382-washington} drove about [the city]_{796-the city} every day with [her]_403-laura and familiarized [her]_403-laura with all of [its]_{382-washington} salient features . [She]_403-laura was beginning to feel very much at [home]_5907-home with [the town itself]_{3131-the town itself} , and [she]_403-laura was also fast acquiring ease with [the distinguished people [she]_403-laura met at the [Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} table]_{3132-the distinguished people she met at the dilworthy table} , and losing what little of country timidity [she]_403-laura had brought with [her]_403-laura from [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye . [She]_403-laura noticed with secret pleasure the little start of admiration that always manifested itself in the faces of [the guests]_{1906-the guests} when [she]_403-laura entered [the drawing - room arrayed in evening costume]_{3134-the drawing - room arrayed in evening costume} : [she]_403-laura took comforting note of the fact that [these guests]_{3135-these guests} directed a very liberal share of [their]_{3135-these guests} conversation toward [her]_403-laura ; [she]_403-laura observed with surprise , that [famous statesmen]_{7721-famous statesmen} and [soldiers]_{1016-soldiers} did not talk like [gods]_3138-gods , as a general thing , but said rather commonplace things for the most part ; and [she]_403-laura was filled with gratification to discover that [she]_403-laura , on the contrary , was making a good many shrewd speeches and now and then a really brilliant one , and furthermore , that they were beginning to be repeated in social circles about [the town]_{6313-the town} . Congress began [its]_3140-its sittings , and every day or two [Washington]_{382-washington} escorted [her]_403-laura to [the galleries set apart for]_{3141-the galleries set apart for} [lady members of [the households of [Senators]_{7118-senators} and [Representatives]_{7119-representatives}]_{3143-the households of senators and representatives}]_{3142-lady members of the households of senators and representatives} . Here was a larger field and a wider competition , but still [she]_403-laura saw that many eyes were uplifted toward [her]_403-laura face , and that first [one person and then another]_{3146-one person and then another} called [a neighbor]_{3147-a neighbor} 's attention to [her]_403-laura ; [she]_403-laura was not too dull to perceive that the speeches of [some of [the younger statesmen]_{3149-the younger statesmen}]_{3148-some of the younger statesmen} were delivered about as much and perhaps more at [her]_403-laura than to [the presiding officer]_{3150-the presiding officer} ; and [she]_403-laura was not sorry to see that [the dapper young Senator from [Iowa]_58-iowa]_{3151-the dapper young senator from iowa} came at once and stood in the open space before [the president]_{7643-the president} 's desk to exhibit [his]_{7643-the president} feet as soon as [she]_403-laura entered [the gallery]_{7744-the gallery} , whereas [she]_403-laura had early learned from common report that [his]_{7643-the president} usual custom was to prop them on [his]_{7643-the president} desk and enjoy them [himself]_{7643-the president} with a selfish disregard of [other people]_{1190-other people} 's longings . Invitations began to flow in upon [her]_403-laura and soon [she]_403-laura was fairly “ in society . ”_[403-laura] “ The season ”_[403-laura] was now in full bloom , and the first select reception was at hand -- that is to say , a reception confined to [invited guests]_{3155-invited guests} . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} had become well convinced , by this time , that [his]_{478-senator dilworthy} judgment of [the country - bred Missouri girl]_{3156-the country - bred missouri girl} had not deceived [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} -- it was plain that [she]_{3156-the country - bred missouri girl} was going to be [a peerless missionary in the field of labor [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} designed [her]_{3156-the country - bred missouri girl} for]_{3157-a peerless missionary in the field of labor he designed her for} , and therefore it would be perfectly safe and likewise judicious to send [her]_{3156-the country - bred missouri girl} forth well panoplied for [her]_{3156-the country - bred missouri girl} work.--So [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} had added new and still richer costumes to [her]_{3156-the country - bred missouri girl} wardrobe , and assisted [[their]_3158-their attractions]_{3159-their attractions} with costly jewelry -- loans on the future land sale . This first select reception took place at [a cabinet minister's -- or rather [a cabinet secretary]_{3161-a cabinet secretary} 's mansion]_{3160-a cabinet minister's -- or rather a cabinet secretary 's mansion} . When [Laura]_403-laura and [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} arrived , about half past nine or ten in the evening , [the place]_{845-the place} was already pretty well crowded , and [the white - gloved negro servant at the door]_{3164-the white - gloved negro servant at the door} was still receiving streams of [guests.--The drawing - rooms]_{3165-guests.--the drawing - rooms} were brilliant with gaslight , and as hot as ovens . [The host]_{3166-the host} and [hostess]_3167-hostess stood just within the door of entrance ; [Laura]_403-laura was presented , and then [she]_403-laura passed on into [the maelstrom of be - jeweled and richly attired low - necked ladies]_{3168-the maelstrom of be - jeweled and richly attired low - necked ladies} and [white - kid - gloved and steel pen - coated gentlemen]_{3169-white - kid - gloved and steel pen - coated gentlemen} and wherever [she]_403-laura moved [she]_403-laura was followed by a buzz of admiration that was grateful to all [her]_403-laura senses -- so grateful , indeed , that [her]_403-laura white face was tinged and its beauty heightened by a perceptible suffusion of color . [She]_403-laura caught such remarks as , “ Who is [she]_403-laura ? ”_[403-laura] “ [Superb woman]_{8085-superb woman} ! ”_[403-laura] “ That is the new beauty from [the west]_{6679-the west} , ”_[403-laura] etc . , etc . Whenever [she]_403-laura halted , [she]_403-laura was presently surrounded by [Ministers]_{3170-ministers} , [Generals]_{3171-generals} , [Congressmen]_{7436-congressmen} , and all manner of [aristocratic people]_{3173-aristocratic people} . Introductions followed , and then the usual original question , “ How do [you]_403-laura like [Washington]_{382-washington} , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura ? ”_[403-laura] supplemented by that other usual original question , “ Is this [your]_403-laura first visit ? ”_[393-harry] These two exciting topics being exhausted , conversation generally drifted into calmer channels , only to be interrupted at frequent intervals by new introductions and new inquiries as to how [Laura]_403-laura liked [the capital]_{7156-the capital} and whether it was [her]_403-laura first visit or not . And thus for an hour or more [the Duchess]_{6517-the duchess} moved through the crush in a rapture of happiness , for [her]_{6517-the duchess} doubts were dead and gone , now [she]_{6517-the duchess} knew [she]_{6517-the duchess} could conquer [here]_5846-here . A familiar face appeared in the midst of [the multitude]_{3177-the multitude} and [Harry Brierly]_393-harry fought [his]_393-harry difficult way to [her]_403-laura side , [his]_393-harry eyes shouting [their]_3178-their gratification , so to speak : “ Oh , this is a happiness ! Tell [me]_393-harry , [[my]_393-harry dear]_{2606-my dear} [Miss Hawkins--]_{567-miss hawkins--} ”_[393-harry] “ Sh ! [I]_393-harry know what [you]_403-laura are going to ask . [I]_393-harry do like [Washington]_{382-washington} -- [I]_393-harry like it ever so much ! ”_[393-harry] “ No , but [I]_393-harry was going to ask-- ”_[393-harry] “ Yes , [I]_{3179-the crowd} am coming to it , coming to it as fast as [I]_{3179-the crowd} can . It is [my]_{3179-the crowd} first visit . [I]_{3179-the crowd} think [you]_403-laura should know that [yourself]_403-laura . ”_{[3179-the crowd]} And straightway a wave of [the crowd]_{3179-the crowd} swept [her]_403-laura beyond [his]_393-harry reach . “ Now what can [the girl]_{6320-the girl} mean ? Of course [she]_{6320-the girl} likes [Washington]_{382-washington} -- I'm not such a dummy as to have to ask [her]_{6320-the girl} that . And as to its being [her]_{6320-the girl} first visit , why bang it , [she]_{6320-the girl} knows that [I]_3180-he knew it was . Does [she]_{6320-the girl} think [I]_3180-he have turned [idiot]_8089-idiot ? [Curious girl]_{8090-curious girl} , anyway . But how [they]_{3179-the crowd} do swarm about [her]_{6320-the girl} ! [She]_{6320-the girl} is [the reigning belle of [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{8091-the reigning belle of washington} after this night . [She]_{6320-the girl} 'll know five hundred of the heaviest guns in [the town]_{6313-the town} before this night 's nonsense is over . And this is n't even the beginning . Just as [I]_3180-he used to say -- [she'll]_{6320-the girl} be a card in the matter of -- yes [sir]_980-sir ! [She]_{6320-the girl} shall turn [the men]_{821-the men} 's heads and [I]_3180-he 'll turn [the women]_{8095-the women} 's ! What a team that will be in politics here . [I]_3180-he would n't take a quarter of a million for what [I]_3180-he can do in this present session -- no indeed [I]_3180-he would n't . Now , here -- [I]_3180-he do n't altogether like this . [That insignificant secretary of legation]_{8096-that insignificant secretary of legation} is -- why , [she]_{8096-that insignificant secretary of legation} 's smiling on [him]_3180-he as if [he]_3180-he -- and now on [the Admiral]_{8097-the admiral} ! Now [she]_{8096-that insignificant secretary of legation} 's illuminating [that stuffy Congressman from [Massachusetts]_{143-massachusetts}]_{8098-that stuffy congressman from massachusetts} -- [vulgar ungrammatcal shovel - maker]_{8099-vulgar ungrammatcal shovel - maker} -- [greasy knave of spades]_{8100-greasy knave of spades} . [I]_3180-he do n't like this sort of thing . [She]_{8096-that insignificant secretary of legation} does n't appear to be much distressed about [me]_3180-he -- [she]_{8096-that insignificant secretary of legation} has n't looked this way once . All right , [my]_3180-he bird of Paradise , if it suits [you]_3181-you , go on . But [I]_3180-he think [I]_3180-he know [your]_3181-you sex . [I]_3180-he 'll go to smiling around a little , too , and see what effect that will have on [you]_3181-you . ”_[3180-he] And [he]_3180-he did “ smile around a little , ”_[3180-he] and got as near to [her]_3181-you as [he]_3180-he could to watch the effect , but the scheme was a failure -- [he]_3180-he could not get [her]_3181-you attention . [She]_3181-you seemed wholly unconscious of [him]_3180-he , and so [he]_3180-he could not flirt with any spirit ; [he]_3180-he could only talk disjointedly ; [he]_3180-he could not keep [his]_3180-he eyes on [the charmers [he]_3180-he talked to]_{3182-the charmers he talked to} ; [he]_3180-he grew irritable , jealous , and very unhappy . [He]_3180-he gave up [his]_3180-he enterprise , leaned [his]_3180-he shoulder against a fluted pilaster and pouted while [he]_3180-he kept watch upon [Laura]_403-laura 's every movement . [His]_3180-he other shoulder stole the bloom from many a lovely cheek that brushed [him]_3180-he in the surging crush , but [he]_3180-he noted it not . [He]_3180-he was too busy cursing [himself]_3180-he inwardly for being [an egotistical imbecile]_{3183-an egotistical imbecile} . An hour ago [he]_3180-he had thought to take [this country lass]_{3184-this country lass} under [his]_3180-he protection and show [her]_{3184-this country lass} “ life ”_[3180-he] and enjoy [her]_{3184-this country lass} wonder and delight -- and here [she]_{3184-this country lass} was , immersed in the marvel up to [her]_{3184-this country lass} eyes , and just a trifle more at [home]_5907-home in it than [he]_3180-he was [himself]_3180-he . And now [his]_3180-he angry comments ran on again : “ Now [she]_{3184-this country lass} 's sweetening [old Brother Balaam]_{568-old brother balaam} ; and [he]_{568-old brother balaam} -- well [he]_{568-old brother balaam} is inviting [her]_{3184-this country lass} to the Congressional prayer - meeting , no doubt -- better let [old Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} alone to see that [she]_{3184-this country lass} does n't overlook that . And now its Splurge , of [New York]_{88-new york} ; and now [its Batters of [New Hampshire]_{240-new hampshire}]_{8101-its batters of new hampshire} -- and now [the Vice President]_{8102-the vice president} ! Well [I]_393-harry may as well adjourn . [I]_393-harry 've got enough . ”_[393-harry] But [he]_3180-he had n't . [He]_3180-he got as far as the door -- and then struggled back to take one more look , hating [himself]_3180-he all the while for [his]_3180-he weakness . Toward midnight , when supper was announced , [the crowd]_{3179-the crowd} thronged to [the supper room]_{3187-the supper room} where a long table was decked out with what seemed a rare repast , but which consisted of things better calculated to feast the eye than the appetite . [The ladies]_{3188-the ladies} were soon seated in files along the wall , and in groups here and there , and [the colored waiters]_{3189-the colored waiters} filled the plates and glasses and [the male guests]_{3190-the male guests} moved hither and thither conveying [them]_{3190-the male guests} to [the privileged sex]_{3191-the privileged sex} . [Harry]_393-harry took an ice and stood up by the table with [other gentlemen]_{3192-other gentlemen} , and listened to the buzz of conversation while [he]_393-harry ate . From these remarks [he]_393-harry learned a good deal about [Laura]_403-laura that was news to [him]_393-harry . For instance , that [she]_403-laura was of [a distinguished western family]_{3193-a distinguished western family} ; that [she]_403-laura was highly educated ; that [she]_403-laura was very rich and [a great landed heiress]_{3194-a great landed heiress} ; that [she]_403-laura was not [a professor of religion]_{3195-a professor of religion} , and yet was [a Christian in the truest and best sense of the word]_{3196-a christian in the truest and best sense of the word} , for [her]_403-laura whole heart was devoted to the accomplishment of a great and noble enterprise -- none other than the sacrificing of [[her]_403-laura landed estates]_{3197-her landed estates} to the uplifting of [the down - trodden negro]_{3198-the down - trodden negro} and the turning of [his]_{3198-the down - trodden negro} erring feet into the way of light and righteousness . [Harry]_393-harry observed that as soon as [one listener]_{3199-one listener} had absorbed the story , [he]_393-harry turned about and delivered it to [[his]_393-harry next neighbor]_{3200-his next neighbor} and [the latter individual straightway]_{3201-the latter individual straightway} passed it on . And thus [he]_393-harry saw it travel the round of [the gentlemen]_{3202-the gentlemen} and overflow rearward among [the ladies]_{3188-the ladies} . [He]_393-harry could not trace it backward to its fountain head , and so [he]_393-harry could not tell who it was that started it . One thing annoyed [Harry]_393-harry a great deal ; and that was the reflection that [he]_393-harry might have been in [Washington]_{382-washington} days and days ago and thrown [his]_393-harry fascinations about [Laura]_403-laura with permanent effect while [she]_403-laura was new and strange to [the capital]_{7156-the capital} , instead of dawdling in [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} to no purpose . [He]_393-harry feared [he]_393-harry had “ missed a trick , ”_{[478-senator dilworthy]} as [he]_393-harry expressed it . [He]_393-harry only found one little opportunity of speaking again with [Laura]_403-laura before the evening 's festivities ended , and then , for the first time in years , [his]_393-harry airy self - complacency failed [him]_393-harry , [his]_393-harry tongue 's easy confidence forsook it in a great measure , and [he]_393-harry was conscious of an unheroic timidity . [He]_393-harry was glad to get away and find a place where [he]_393-harry could despise [himself]_393-harry in private and try to grow [his]_393-harry clipped plumes again . When [Laura]_403-laura reached [home]_5907-home [she]_403-laura was tired but exultant , and [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} was pleased and satisfied . [He]_{478-senator dilworthy} called [Laura]_403-laura “ [[my]_{478-senator dilworthy} daughter]_{8103-my daughter} , ”_{[478-senator dilworthy]} next morning , and gave [her]_403-laura some “ pin money , ”_{[3223-this aristocracy]} as [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} termed it , and [she]_403-laura sent a hundred and fifty dollars of it to [[her]_403-laura mother]_{6128-her mother} and loaned a trifle to [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth . Then [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} had a long private conference with [Laura]_403-laura , and unfolded certain plans of [his]_{7173-the senator} for the good of [the country]_{797-the country} , and religion , and [the poor]_{6945-the poor} , and temperance , and showed [her]_403-laura how [she]_403-laura could assist [him]_{7173-the senator} in developing these worthy and noble enterprises . CHAPTER XXXIII . [Laura]_403-laura soon discovered that there were [three distinct aristocracies in [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{3210-three distinct aristocracies in washington} . One of these , ( nick - named [the Antiques]_{7937-the antiques} , ) consisted of [cultivated , high - bred old families who looked back with pride upon an ancestry]_{3212-cultivated , high - bred old families who looked back with pride upon an ancestry} that had been always great in [the nation]_{2096-the nation} 's councils and its wars from the birth of the republic downward . Into [this select circle]_{3214-this select circle} it was difficult to gain admission . No . 2 was [the aristocracy of the middle ground]_{3215-the aristocracy of the middle ground} -- of which , more anon . [No . 3]_{3216-no . 3} lay beyond ; of it [we]_3217-we will say a word here . [We]_3217-we will call it [the Aristocracy of the Parvenus]_{3218-the aristocracy of the parvenus} -- as , indeed , [the general public]_{3219-the general public} did . Official position , no matter how obtained , entitled [a man]_{795-a man} to a place in it , and carried [[his]_{795-a man} family]_{5948-his family} with [him]_{795-a man} , no matter whence [they]_{5948-his family} sprang . Great wealth gave [a man]_{795-a man} a still higher and nobler place in it than did official position . If this wealth had been acquired by conspicuous ingenuity , with just a pleasant little spice of illegality about it , all the better . [This aristocracy]_{3223-this aristocracy} was “ fast , ”_{[542-the parvenus]} and not averse to ostentation . [The aristocracy of the Antiques]_{3224-the aristocracy of the antiques} ignored [the aristocracy of [the Parvenus]_{542-the parvenus}]_{3218-the aristocracy of the parvenus} ; [the Parvenus]_{542-the parvenus} laughed at [the Antiques]_{7937-the antiques} , ( and secretly envied [them]_{7937-the antiques} . ) There were certain important “ society ”_{[3234-the lady receiving the call]} customs which one in [Laura]_403-laura 's position needed to understand . For instance , when [a lady of any prominence]_{3227-a lady of any prominence} comes to [one of [our cities]_{3229-our cities}]_{3228-one of our cities} and takes up [[her]_{3227-a lady of any prominence} residence]_{3230-her residence} , [all the ladies of [her]_{3227-a lady of any prominence} grade]_{3231-all the ladies of her grade} favor [her]_{3227-a lady of any prominence} in turn with an initial call , giving [their]_{3231-all the ladies of her grade} cards to [the servant at the door]_{3232-the servant at the door} by way of introduction . [They]_{3231-all the ladies of her grade} come singly , sometimes ; sometimes in [couples]_3233-couples ; and always in elaborate full dress . [They]_{3231-all the ladies of her grade} talk two minutes and a quarter and then go . If [the lady receiving the call]_{3234-the lady receiving the call} desires a further acquaintance , [she]_{3234-the lady receiving the call} must return the visit within two weeks ; to neglect it beyond that time means “ let the matter drop . ”_{[569-mrs. a.]} But if [she]_{3234-the lady receiving the call} does return the visit within two weeks , it then becomes [the other party]_{3235-the other party} 's privilege to continue the acquaintance or drop it . [She]_{3234-the lady receiving the call} signifies [her]_{3234-the lady receiving the call} willingness to continue it by calling again any time within twelve - months ; after that , if [the parties]_{3236-the parties} go on calling upon [each other]_{5887-each other} once a year , in [our large cities]_{3238-our large cities} , that is sufficient , and the acquaintanceship holds good . The thing goes along smoothly , now . The annual visits are made and returned with peaceful regularity and bland satisfaction , although it is not necessary that [the two ladies]_{3239-the two ladies} shall actually see [each other]_{5887-each other} oftener than once every few years . [Their]_{3239-the two ladies} cards preserve the intimacy and keep the acquaintanceship intact . For instance , [Mrs. A.]_{569-mrs. a.} pays [her]_{569-mrs. a.} annual visit , sits in [[her]_{569-mrs. a.} carriage]_{1747-her carriage} and sends in [her]_{569-mrs. a.} card with the lower right hand corner turned down , which signifies that [she]_{569-mrs. a.} has “ called in [person]_8104-person ; ”_{[570-mrs. b]} [Mrs. B]_{570-mrs. b} : sends down word that [she]_{570-mrs. b} is “ engaged ”_{[570-mrs. b]} or “ wishes to be excused”--or_{[570-mrs. b]} if [she]_{570-mrs. b} is [a Parvenu and low - bred]_{3242-a parvenu and low - bred} , [she]_{570-mrs. b} perhaps sends word that [she]_{570-mrs. b} is “ not at [home]_5907-home . ”_{[571-mrs. b.]} Very good ; [Mrs. A.]_{569-mrs. a.} drives on happy and content . If [[Mrs. A.]_{569-mrs. a.} 's daughter]_{3243-mrs. a. 's daughter} marries , or [a child]_{946-a child} is born to [the family]_{5795-the family} , [Mrs. B.]_{571-mrs. b.} calls , sends in [her]_{571-mrs. b.} card with the upper left hand corner turned down , and then goes along about [her]_{571-mrs. b.} affairs -- for that inverted corner means “ Congratulations . ”_{[569-mrs. a.]} If [[Mrs. B.]_{571-mrs. b.} 's husband]_{3246-mrs. b. 's husband} falls [downstairs]_{3247-downstairs} and breaks [his]_{3246-mrs. b. 's husband} neck , [Mrs. A.]_{569-mrs. a.} calls , leaves [her]_{569-mrs. a.} card with the upper right hand corner turned down , and then takes [her]_{569-mrs. a.} departure ; this corner means “ Condolence . ”_{[569-mrs. a.]} It is very necessary to get the corners right , else [one]_893-one may unintentionally condole with [a friend]_{1097-a friend} on a wedding or congratulate [her]_{1097-a friend} upon a funeral . If [either lady]_{3250-either lady} is about to leave [the city]_{796-the city} , [she]_{569-mrs. a.} goes to [[the other]_{2436-the other} 's house]_{3253-the other 's house} and leaves [her]_{569-mrs. a.} card with “ P. P. C. ”_{[569-mrs. a.]} engraved under the name -- which signifies , “ Pay Parting Call . ”_{[3266-the dowager]} But enough of etiquette . [Laura]_403-laura was early instructed in the mysteries of society life by [a competent mentor]_{3254-a competent mentor} , and thus was preserved from troublesome mistakes . The first fashionable call [she]_{569-mrs. a.} received from [a member of the ancient nobility , otherwise the Antiques]_{3255-a member of the ancient nobility , otherwise the antiques} , was of a pattern with all [she]_{569-mrs. a.} received from that limb of [the aristocracy]_{3256-the aristocracy} afterward . This call was paid by [Mrs. Major - General Fulke - Fulkerson]_{572-mrs. major - general fulke - fulkerson} and [daughter]_{3257-daughter} . [They]_3258-they drove up at one in the afternoon in [a rather antiquated vehicle]_{3259-a rather antiquated vehicle} with a faded coat of arms on the panels , [an aged white - wooled negro coachman on the box]_{3260-an aged white - wooled negro coachman on the box} and [a younger darkey]_{3261-a younger darkey} beside [him]_{3260-an aged white - wooled negro coachman on the box} -- [the footman]_{3262-the footman} . [Both of these servants]_{3263-both of these servants} were dressed in dull brown livery that had seen considerable service . [The ladies]_{3188-the ladies} entered [the drawing - room]_{3265-the drawing - room} in full character ; that is to say , with Elizabethan stateliness on the part of [the dowager]_{3266-the dowager} , and an easy grace and dignity on the part of [the young lady that had a nameless something about it that suggested conscious superiority]_{3267-the young lady that had a nameless something about it that suggested conscious superiority} . The dresses of [both ladies]_{3268-both ladies} were exceedingly rich , as to material , but as notably modest as to color and ornament . [All parties]_{2334-all parties} having seated [themselves]_{2334-all parties} , [the dowager]_{3266-the dowager} delivered [herself]_{3266-the dowager} of a remark that was not unusual in its form , and yet it came from [her]_{3266-the dowager} lips with the impressiveness of [Scripture]_{573-scripture} : “ The weather has been unpropitious of late , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura . ”_[403-laura] “ It has indeed , ”_[403-laura] said [Laura]_403-laura . “ The climate seems to be variable . ”_{[3271-the daughter]} “ It is its nature of old , here , ”_{[3271-the daughter]} said [the daughter]_{3271-the daughter} -- stating it apparently as a fact , only , and by [her]_{3271-the daughter} manner waving aside all personal responsibility on account of it . “ Is it not so , [mamma]_8106-mamma ? ”_{[3271-the daughter]} “ Quite so , [[my]_{3271-the daughter} child]_{5845-my child} . Do [you]_{5845-my child} like winter , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura ? ”_{[3271-the daughter]} [She]_{3271-the daughter} said “ like ”_{[3271-the daughter]} as if [she]_{3271-the daughter} had an idea that its dictionary meaning was “ approve of . ”_[403-laura] “ Not as well as summer -- though [I]_{3271-the daughter} think all seasons have their charms . ”_{[3271-the daughter]} “ It is a very just remark . [The general]_{1336-the general} held similar views . [He]_{1336-the general} considered snow in winter proper ; sultriness in summer legitimate ; frosts in the autumn the same , and rains in spring not objectionable . [He]_{1336-the general} was not [an exacting man]_{8109-an exacting man} . And [I]_403-laura call to mind now that [he]_{1336-the general} always admired thunder . [You]_{5845-my child} remember , [child]_5824-child , [[your]_5824-child father]_{1244-your father} always admired thunder ? ”_[403-laura] “ [He]_{1244-your father} adored it . ”_[403-laura] “ No doubt it reminded [him]_{1336-the general} of battle , ”_[403-laura] said [Laura]_403-laura . “ Yes , [I]_403-laura think perhaps it did . [He]_{1336-the general} had a great respect for Nature . [He]_{1336-the general} often said there was something striking about [the ocean]_{8112-the ocean} . [You]_{5845-my child} remember [his]_{1336-the general} saying that , [daughter]_{3257-daughter} ? ”_[403-laura] “ Yes , often , [Mother]_443-ruth . [I]_403-laura remember it very well . ”_[403-laura] “ And hurricanes ... [He]_{1336-the general} took a great interest in hurricanes . And animals . [Dogs]_574-dogs , especially -- hunting dogs . Also comets . [I]_403-laura think [we]_8114-we all have [our]_8114-we predilections . [I]_403-laura think it is this that gives variety to [our]_8114-we tastes . ”_[403-laura] [Laura]_403-laura coincided with this view . “ Do [you]_{5845-my child} find it hard and lonely to be so far from [[your]_{5845-my child} home]_{8115-your home} and [friends]_5905-friends , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura ? ”_[403-laura] “ [I]_{2327-the young lady} do find it depressing sometimes , but then there is so much about [me]_{2327-the young lady} here that is novel and interesting that [my]_{2327-the young lady} days are made up more of sunshine than shadow . ”_{[2327-the young lady]} “ [Washington]_{382-washington} is not [a dull city]_{8117-a dull city} in the season , ”_{[2327-the young lady]} said [the young lady]_{2327-the young lady} . “ [We]_8114-we have some very good society indeed , and [one]_893-one need not be at a loss for means to pass the time pleasantly . Are [you]_{5845-my child} fond of watering - places , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura ? ”_[403-laura] “ [I]_{3266-the dowager} have really had no experience of [them]_8119-them , but [I]_{3266-the dowager} have always felt a strong desire to see something of fashionable watering - place life . ”_{[3266-the dowager]} “ [[We]_8114-we of [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{8120-we of washington} are unfortunately situated in that respect , ”_{[3266-the dowager]} said [the dowager]_{3266-the dowager} . “ It is a tedious distance to [Newport]_242-newport . But there is no help for it . ”_{[3266-the dowager]} [Laura]_403-laura said to [herself]_403-laura , “ [Long Branch]_{243-long branch} and [Cape]_244-cape May are nearer than [Newport]_242-newport ; doubtless [these places]_{2699-these places} are low ; [I]_403-laura 'll feel [my]_403-laura way a little and see . ”_[403-laura] Then [she]_403-laura said aloud : “ Why [I]_403-laura thought that Long Branch-- ”_[403-laura] There was no need to “ feel ”_{[3266-the dowager]} any further -- there was that in both faces before [her]_403-laura which made that truth apparent . [The dowager]_{3266-the dowager} said : “ [Nobody]_5874-nobody goes [there]_840-there , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura -- at least only [persons of no position in society]_{8124-persons of no position in society} . And [the President]_{7643-the president} . ”_{[3271-the daughter]} [She]_{3266-the dowager} added that with tranquility . “ [Newport]_242-newport is damp , and cold , and windy and excessively disagreeable , ”_{[3271-the daughter]} said [the daughter]_{3271-the daughter} , “ but it is very select . One can not be fastidious about minor matters when one has no choice . ”_[403-laura] The visit had spun out nearly three minutes , now . [Both ladies]_{3268-both ladies} rose with grave dignity , conferred upon [Laura]_403-laura a formal invitation to call , and then retired from the conference . [Laura]_403-laura remained in [the drawing - room]_{3265-the drawing - room} and left [them]_{3268-both ladies} to pilot [themselves]_{3268-both ladies} out of [the house]_{878-the house} -- an inhospitable thing , it seemed to [her]_403-laura , but then [she]_403-laura was following [her]_403-laura instructions . [She]_403-laura stood , steeped in reverie , a while , and then [she]_403-laura said : “ [I]_{3295-the wife of a delegate from a distant territory} think [I]_{3295-the wife of a delegate from a distant territory} could always enjoy icebergs -- as scenery but not as company . ”_{[3295-the wife of a delegate from a distant territory]} Still , [she]_403-laura knew [these two people]_{3279-these two people} by reputation , and was aware that [they]_{3279-these two people} were not ice - bergs when [they]_{3279-these two people} were in [[their]_{3279-these two people} own waters]_{3280-their own waters} and amid [their]_{3279-these two people} legitimate surroundings , but on the contrary were [people]_5798-people to be respected for [[their]_{3279-these two people} stainless characters]_{3282-their stainless characters} and esteemed for [their]_{3279-these two people} social virtues and [their]_{3279-these two people} benevolent impulses . [She]_403-laura thought it a pity that [they]_{3279-these two people} had to be such changed and dreary creatures on occasions of state . The first call [Laura]_403-laura received from the other extremity of [the [Washington]_{382-washington} aristocracy]_{3283-the washington aristocracy} followed close upon the heels of the one [we]_3284-we have just been describing . [The callers]_{3285-the callers} this time were [the Hon . Mrs. Oliver Higgins]_{543-the hon . mrs. oliver higgins} , [the Hon]_{3286-the hon} . [Mrs. Patrique Oreille]_{575-mrs. patrique oreille} ( pronounced O - relay , ) [Miss Bridget]_576-bridget ( pronounced Breezhay ) [Oreille]_{575-mrs. patrique oreille} , [Mrs. Peter Gashly]_408-pete , [Miss Gashly]_577-emmeline , and [Miss Emmeline Gashly]_577-emmeline . [The three carriages]_{3287-the three carriages} arrived at the same moment from different directions . [They]_{3287-the three carriages} were new and wonderfully shiny , and the brasses on the harness were highly polished and bore complicated monograms . There were showy coats of arms , too , with Latin mottoes . [The coachmen]_{3288-the coachmen} and [footmen]_3289-footmen were clad in bright new livery , of striking colors , and [they]_{3287-the three carriages} had black rosettes with shaving - brushes projecting above them , on the sides of [their]_{3287-the three carriages} stove - pipe hats . When [the visitors]_{831-the visitors} swept into [the drawing - room]_{3265-the drawing - room} [they]_{831-the visitors} filled [the place]_{845-the place} with a suffocating sweetness procured at [the perfumer]_{3293-the perfumer} 's . [Their]_{831-the visitors} costumes , as to architecture , were the latest fashion intensified ; they were rainbow - hued ; they were hung with jewels -- chiefly diamonds . It would have been plain to any eye that it had cost something to upholster [these women]_{3294-these women} . [The Hon . Mrs. Oliver Higgins]_{543-the hon . mrs. oliver higgins} was [the wife of [a delegate from [a distant territory]_{3297-a distant territory}]_{3296-a delegate from a distant territory}]_{3295-the wife of a delegate from a distant territory} -- [a gentleman who had kept [the principal “ saloon]_{8126-the principal “ saloon} , ”_{[3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness]} and sold the best whiskey in [the principal village]_{3299-the principal village} in [[his]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} wilderness]_{3300-his wilderness}]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} , and so , of course , was recognized as [the first man of [[his]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} commonwealth]_{3302-his commonwealth} and [its fittest representative]_{3303-its fittest representative}]_{3301-the first man of his commonwealth and its fittest representative} . [He]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} was [a man of paramount influence at [home]_5907-home]_{3304-a man of paramount influence at home} , for [he]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} was public spirited , [he]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} was [chief of [the fire department]_{3307-the fire department}]_{3306-chief of the fire department} , [he]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} had an admirable command of profane language , and had killed several “ parties . ”_{[578-petroleum]} [His]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} shirt fronts were always immaculate ; [his]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} boots daintily polished , and [no man]_{1278-no man} could lift a foot and fire a dead shot at a stray speck of dirt on it with a white handkerchief with a finer grace than [he]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} ; [his]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} watch chain weighed a pound ; the gold in [his]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} finger ring was worth forty five dollars ; [he]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} wore a diamond cluster - pin and [he]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} parted [his]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} hair behind . [He]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} had always been regarded as [the most elegant gentleman in [[his]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} territory]_{1563-his territory}]_{3309-the most elegant gentleman in his territory} , and it was conceded by all that [no man thereabouts]_{3311-no man thereabouts} was anywhere near [his]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} equal in the telling of an obscene story except [the venerable white - haired governor [himself]_{3312-the venerable white - haired governor himself}]_{3312-the venerable white - haired governor himself} . [The Hon . Higgins]_{543-the hon . mrs. oliver higgins} had not come to serve [[his]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} country]_{2338-his country} in [Washington]_{382-washington} for nothing . The appropriation which [he]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} had engineered through Congress for the maintenance of [the Indians in [[his]_{3298-a gentleman who had kept the principal “ saloon , ” and sold the best whiskey in the principal village in his wilderness} Territory]_{1563-his territory}]_{3314-the indians in his territory} would have made [all those savages]_{3316-all those savages} rich if it had ever got to [them]_{3316-all those savages} . [The Hon . Mrs. Higgins]_{543-the hon . mrs. oliver higgins} was [a picturesque woman]_{3317-a picturesque woman} , and [a fluent talker]_{3318-a fluent talker} , and [she]_{543-the hon . mrs. oliver higgins} held a tolerably high station among [the Parvenus]_{542-the parvenus} . [Her]_{543-the hon . mrs. oliver higgins} English was fair enough , as a general thing -- though , being of [New York]_{88-new york} origin , [she]_{543-the hon . mrs. oliver higgins} had the fashion peculiar to [many natives of [that city]_{1869-that city}]_{3319-many natives of that city} of pronouncing saw and law as if [they]_{3319-many natives of that city} were spelt sawr and lawr . [Petroleum]_{578-petroleum} was [the agent that had suddenly transformed [the Gashlys]_{3322-the gashlys} from [modest hard - working country village folk]_{3323-modest hard - working country village folk} into [“ loud ”_{[891-the people]} aristocrats]_{8127-“ loud ” aristocrats} and ornaments of [the city]_{796-the city}]_{3321-the agent that had suddenly transformed the gashlys from modest hard - working country village folk into “ loud ” aristocrats and ornaments of the city} . [The Hon . Patrique Oreille]_{579-the hon . patrique oreille} was [a wealthy Frenchman from [Cork]_245-cork]_{3325-a wealthy frenchman from cork} . Not that [he]_{579-the hon . patrique oreille} was wealthy when [he]_{579-the hon . patrique oreille} first came from [Cork]_245-cork , but just the reverse . When [he]_{579-the hon . patrique oreille} first landed in [New York]_{88-new york} with [[his]_{579-the hon . patrique oreille} wife]_{839-his wife} , [he]_{579-the hon . patrique oreille} had only halted at [Castle Garden]_{246-castle garden} for a few minutes to receive and exhibit papers showing that [he]_{579-the hon . patrique oreille} had resided in [this country]_{6455-this country} two years -- and then [he]_{579-the hon . patrique oreille} voted the democratic ticket and went up [town]_6662-town to hunt [a house]_{2466-a house} . [He]_{579-the hon . patrique oreille} found one and then went to work as assistant to [an architect and builder]_{3330-an architect and builder} , carrying a hod all day and studying politics evenings . Industry and economy soon enabled [him]_{579-the hon . patrique oreille} to start [a low rum shop]_{3331-a low rum shop} in [a foul locality]_{3332-a foul locality} , and this gave [him]_{579-the hon . patrique oreille} political influence . In [[our]_3333-our country]_{6803-our country} it is always [our]_3333-our first care to see that [[our]_3333-our people]_{7181-our people} have the opportunity of voting for [their]_{7181-our people} choice of [men]_814-men to represent and govern [them]_{7181-our people} -- [we]_3333-our do not permit [[our]_3333-our great officials]_{3337-our great officials} to appoint [the little officials]_{3338-the little officials} . [We]_3333-our prefer to have so tremendous a power as that in [our]_3333-our own hands . [We]_3333-our hold it safest to elect [[our]_3333-our judges]_{3339-our judges} and [everybody else]_{3340-everybody else} . In [[our]_3333-our cities]_{3229-our cities} , the ward meetings elect [delegates]_{3342-delegates} to the nominating conventions and instruct [them]_{3342-delegates} whom to nominate . [The publicans]_{3343-the publicans} and [[their]_{3343-the publicans} retainers]_{3344-their retainers} rule [the ward meetings]_{3345-the ward meetings} ( for [everybody else]_{3340-everybody else} hates the worry of politics and stays at [home]_5907-home ) ; [the delegates from the ward meetings]_{3348-the delegates from the ward meetings} organize as a nominating convention and make up a list of [candidates]_{3349-candidates} -- one convention offering [a democratic]_{3350-a democratic} and another a republican list of incorruptibles ; and then [the great meek public]_{3351-the great meek public} come forward at the proper time and make unhampered choice and bless [Heaven]_580-heaven that [they]_{3351-the great meek public} live in [a free land]_{3352-a free land} where no form of despotism can ever intrude . [Patrick O'Riley]_{544-pat o'riley} ( as [his]_{544-pat o'riley} name then stood ) created [friends]_5905-friends and influence very fast , for [he]_{544-pat o'riley} was always on hand at [the police courts]_{3354-the police courts} to give straw bail for [[his]_{544-pat o'riley} customers]_{3355-his customers} or establish an alibi for [them]_{3355-his customers} in case [they]_{3355-his customers} had been beating [anybody]_5853-anybody to death on [[his]_{544-pat o'riley} premises]_{3357-his premises} . Consequently [he]_{544-pat o'riley} presently became [a political leader]_{3358-a political leader} , and was elected to [a petty office under [the city government]_{3360-the city government}]_{3359-a petty office under the city government} . Out of a meager salary [he]_{544-pat o'riley} soon saved money enough to open quite [a stylish liquor saloon higher [up town]_{3362-up town} , with a faro bank attached and plenty of capital to conduct it with]_{3361-a stylish liquor saloon higher up town , with a faro bank attached and plenty of capital to conduct it with} . This gave [him]_{544-pat o'riley} fame and great respectability . The position of [alderman]_{3363-alderman} was forced upon [him]_{544-pat o'riley} , and it was just the same as presenting [him]_{544-pat o'riley} [a gold mine]_{3364-a gold mine} . [He]_{544-pat o'riley} had fine horses and [carriages]_{3365-carriages} , now , and closed up [[his]_{544-pat o'riley} whiskey mill]_{3366-his whiskey mill} . By and by [he]_{544-pat o'riley} became [a large contractor for city work , and was [a bosom friend of [the great and good Wm . M. Weed]_{581-the great and good wm . m. weed} [himself]_{544-pat o'riley} , who had stolen $ 20,600,000 from [the city]_{796-the city}]_{3368-a bosom friend of the great and good wm . m. weed himself , who had stolen $ 20,600,000 from the city} and was [a man]_{795-a man} so envied , so honored,--so adored , indeed , that when [the sheriff]_{6373-the sheriff} went to [[his]_{6373-the sheriff} office]_{1342-his office}]_{3367-a large contractor for city work , and was a bosom friend of the great and good wm . m. weed himself , who had stolen $ 20,600,000 from the city and was a man so envied , so honored,--so adored , indeed , that when the sheriff went to his office} to arrest [him]_{544-pat o'riley} as [a felon]_{3373-a felon} , [that sheriff]_{3374-that sheriff} blushed and apologized , and one of the illustrated papers made a picture of the scene and spoke of the matter in such a way as to show that [the editor]_{3375-the editor} regretted that the offense of an arrest had been offered to so exalted a personage as [Mr. Weed]_{582-mr. weed} . [Mr. O'Riley]_{583-mr. o'riley} furnished shingle nails to [the new Court House]_{3376-the new court house} at three thousand dollars a keg , and eighteen gross of 60 - cent thermometers at fifteen hundred dollars a dozen ; [the controller]_{3377-the controller} and [the board of audit]_{3378-the board of audit} passed the bills , and [a mayor , who was simply ignorant but not criminal]_{3379-a mayor , who was simply ignorant but not criminal} , signed them . When they were paid , [[Mr. O'Riley]_{583-mr. o'riley} 's admirers]_{3380-mr. o'riley 's admirers} gave [him]_{583-mr. o'riley} a solitaire diamond pin of the size of a filbert , in imitation of the liberality of [[Mr. Weed]_{582-mr. weed} 's friends]_{3381-mr. weed 's friends} , and then [Mr. O'Riley]_{583-mr. o'riley} retired from active service and amused [himself]_{583-mr. o'riley} with buying real estate at enormous figures and holding it in [other people]_{1190-other people} 's names . By and by the newspapers came out with exposures and called [Weed]_{582-mr. weed} and [O'Riley]_{583-mr. o'riley} “ thieves,”--whereupon_{[6950-the legislature]} [the people]_{891-the people} rose as [one man]_{5811-one man} ( voting repeatedly ) and elected [the two gentlemen]_{3385-the two gentlemen} to [their]_{3385-the two gentlemen} proper theatre of action , [the [New York]_{88-new york} legislature]_{3386-the new york legislature} . The newspapers clamored , and [the courts]_{3387-the courts} proceeded to try [the new legislators]_{3388-the new legislators} for [their]_{3388-the new legislators} small irregularities . [Our]_3389-our admirable jury system enabled [the persecuted ex - officials]_{3390-the persecuted ex - officials} to secure [a jury of [nine gentlemen from [a neighboring asylum]_{3393-a neighboring asylum}]_{3392-nine gentlemen from a neighboring asylum} and [three graduates from [Sing - Sing]_{247-sing - sing}]_{3394-three graduates from sing - sing}]_{3391-a jury of nine gentlemen from a neighboring asylum and three graduates from sing - sing} , and presently [they]_{3390-the persecuted ex - officials} walked forth with [characters vindicated]_{3395-characters vindicated} . [The legislature]_{6950-the legislature} was called upon to spew [them]_{3390-the persecuted ex - officials} forth -- a thing which [the legislature]_{6950-the legislature} declined to do . It was like asking [children]_{6077-children} to repudiate [[their]_{6077-children} own father]_{3399-their own father} . It was a legislature of the modern pattern . Being now wealthy and distinguished , [Mr. O'Riley]_{583-mr. o'riley} , still bearing the legislative “ Hon . ”_{[584-mrs. oreille]} attached to [his]_{583-mr. o'riley} name ( for titles never die in [America]_61-america , although [we]_3389-our do take a republican pride in poking fun at such trifles ) , sailed for [Europe]_248-europe with [[his]_{583-mr. o'riley} family]_{5948-his family} . [They]_{5948-his family} traveled all about , turning [their]_{5948-his family} noses up at every thing , and not finding it a difficult thing to do , either , because nature had originally given those features a cast in that direction ; and finally [they]_{5948-his family} established [themselves]_{5948-his family} in [Paris]_49-paris , [that Paradise of Americans of [[their]_{5948-his family} sort.--They]_{3402-their sort.--they}]_{3401-that paradise of americans of their sort.--they} staid [there]_840-there two years and learned to speak English with a foreign accent -- not that it had n't always had a foreign accent ( which was indeed the case ) but now the nature of it was changed . Finally [they]_{5948-his family} returned [home]_5907-home and became ultra fashionables . [They]_{5948-his family} landed here as [the Hon . Patrique Oreille]_{579-the hon . patrique oreille} and [family]_3405-family , and so are known unto this day . [Laura]_403-laura provided seats for [[her]_403-laura visitors]_{3406-her visitors} and [they]_{3406-her visitors} immediately launched forth into a breezy , sparkling conversation with that easy confidence which is to be found only among [persons accustomed to high life]_{3407-persons accustomed to high life} . “ [I]_{584-mrs. oreille} 've been intending to call sooner , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura , ”_{[584-mrs. oreille]} said [the Hon . Mrs. Oreille]_{584-mrs. oreille} , “ but the weather 's been so horrid . How do [you]_403-laura like [Washington]_{382-washington} ? ”_{[585-mrs. gashly--“is]} [Laura]_403-laura liked it very well indeed . [Mrs. Gashly--“Is]_{585-mrs. gashly--“is} it [your]_403-laura first visit ? ”_{[586-mrs. oreille--“i'm]} Yes , it was [her]_403-laura first . All--“Indeed ? ”_{[589-mrs. gashly--“well]} [Mrs. Oreille--“I'm]_{586-mrs. oreille--“i'm} afraid [you]_403-laura 'll despise the weather , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura . It 's perfectly awful . It always is . [I]_{586-mrs. oreille--“i'm} tell [Mr. Oreille]_{587-mr. oreille} [I]_{586-mrs. oreille--“i'm} ca n't and [I]_{586-mrs. oreille--“i'm} wo n't put up with any such a climate . If [we]_8128-we were obliged to do it , [I]_{586-mrs. oreille--“i'm} would n't mind it ; but [we]_8128-we are not obliged to , and so [I]_{586-mrs. oreille--“i'm} do n't see the use of it . Sometimes its real pitiful the way the childern pine for [Parry]_588-parry -- don't look so sad , [Bridget]_576-bridget , ' [ma chere'--poor child]_{8129-ma chere'--poor child} , [she]_{8129-ma chere'--poor child} ca n't hear [Parry]_588-parry mentioned without getting the blues . ”_{[590-miss gashly--“well]} [Mrs. Gashly--“Well]_{589-mrs. gashly--“well} [I]_{586-mrs. oreille--“i'm} should think so , [Mrs. Oreille]_{584-mrs. oreille} . A body lives in [Paris]_49-paris , but a body , only stays [here]_5846-here . [I]_{586-mrs. oreille--“i'm} dote on [Paris]_49-paris ; [I]_{586-mrs. oreille--“i'm} 'd druther scrimp along on ten thousand dollars a year [there]_840-there , than suffer and worry [here]_5846-here on a real decent income . ”_{[577-emmeline]} [Miss Gashly--“Well]_{590-miss gashly--“well} then , [I]_{590-miss gashly--“well} wish [you]_{590-miss gashly--“well} 'd take [us]_8128-we back , [mother]_6171-mother ; [I]_{590-miss gashly--“well} 'm sure [I]_{590-miss gashly--“well} hate [this stoopid country]_{8134-this stoopid country} enough , even if [it]_{8134-this stoopid country} is [[our]_8128-we dear [native land]_{8136-native land}]_{8135-our dear native land} . ”_{[590-miss gashly--“well]} [Miss Emmeline Gashly--“What]_577-emmeline and leave poor [Johnny Peterson]_{591-johnny peterson} behind ? ”_{[593-miss emmeline--“oh]} [ An airy genial laugh applauded [this sally]_{3408-this sally} ] . [Miss Gashly--“Sister]_{592-miss gashly--“sister} , [I]_{590-miss gashly--“well} should think [you]_{590-miss gashly--“well} 'd be ashamed of [yourself]_{590-miss gashly--“well} ! ”_{[593-miss emmeline--“oh]} [Miss Emmeline--“Oh]_{593-miss emmeline--“oh} , [you]_{590-miss gashly--“well} need n't ruffle [your]_{590-miss gashly--“well} feathers so : [I]_{590-miss gashly--“well} was only joking . [He]_{591-johnny peterson} do n't mean anything by coming to [the house]_{878-the house} every evening -- only comes to see [mother]_6171-mother . Of course that 's all ! ”_{[8139-mrs. g.--“let]} [ General laughter ] . [Miss G.]_{594-miss g.} prettily confused--“Emmeline , how can [you]_{590-miss gashly--“well} ! ”_{[8141-mrs. oreille--“what]} [Mrs. G.--“Let]_{8139-mrs. g.--“let} [[your]_{590-miss gashly--“well} sister]_{3043-your sister} alone , [Emmeline]_577-emmeline . [I]_{594-miss g.} never saw such a tease ! ”_{[8141-mrs. oreille--“what]} [Mrs. Oreille--“What]_{8141-mrs. oreille--“what} lovely corals [you]_{590-miss gashly--“well} have , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura ! Just look at them , [Bridget]_576-bridget , [dear]_1212-dear . [I]_{590-miss gashly--“well} 've a great passion for corals -- it 's a pity [they]_8143-they 're getting a little common . [I]_{590-miss gashly--“well} have some elegant ones -- not as elegant as [yours]_{590-miss gashly--“well} , though -- but of course [I]_{590-miss gashly--“well} do n't wear them now . ”_{[8153-mrs. o.--“not]} [Laura--“I]_{595-laura--“i} suppose they are rather common , but still [I]_{595-laura--“i} have a great affection for these , because they were given to [me]_{595-laura--“i} by [a dear old friend of [[our]_8145-our family]_{2541-our family} named [Murphy]_596-murphy]_{8144-a dear old friend of our family named murphy} . [He]_{8144-a dear old friend of our family named murphy} was [a very charming man]_{8147-a very charming man} , but very eccentric . [We]_8145-our always supposed [he]_{8144-a dear old friend of our family named murphy} was [an Irishman]_{8148-an irishman} , but after [he]_{8144-a dear old friend of our family named murphy} got rich [he]_{8144-a dear old friend of our family named murphy} went abroad for a year or two , and when [he]_{8144-a dear old friend of our family named murphy} came back [you]_{590-miss gashly--“well} would have been amused to see how interested [he]_{8144-a dear old friend of our family named murphy} was in a potato . [He]_{8144-a dear old friend of our family named murphy} asked what it was ! Now [you]_{590-miss gashly--“well} know that when [Providence]_{417-providence} shapes a mouth especially for the accommodation of a potato [you]_{590-miss gashly--“well} can detect that fact at a glance when that mouth is in repose -- foreign travel can never remove that sign . But [he]_{8144-a dear old friend of our family named murphy} was [a very delightful gentleman]_{8149-a very delightful gentleman} , and [his]_{8144-a dear old friend of our family named murphy} little foible did not hurt [him]_{8144-a dear old friend of our family named murphy} at all . [We]_8145-our all have [our]_8145-our shams -- [I]_8150-i suppose there is a sham somewhere about [every individual]_{811-every individual} , if [we]_8145-our could manage to ferret it out . [I]_8150-i would so like to go to [France]_50-france . [I]_8150-i suppose [[our]_8145-our society here]_{8152-our society here} compares very favorably with French society does it not , [Mrs. Oreille]_{584-mrs. oreille} ? ”_{[8153-mrs. o.--“not]} [Mrs. O.--“Not]_{8153-mrs. o.--“not} by any means , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura ! [French society]_{8154-french society} is much more elegant -- much more so . ”_{[597-mrs. o.--“very]} [Laura--“I]_{595-laura--“i} am sorry to hear that . [I]_{8153-mrs. o.--“not} suppose [ours]_8145-our has deteriorated of late . ”_{[8153-mrs. o.--“not]} [Mrs. O.--“Very]_{597-mrs. o.--“very} much indeed . There are people in society here that have really no more money to live on than what some of [us]_8145-our pay for servant hire . Still [I]_{597-mrs. o.--“very} wo n't say but what some of [them]_8155-them are [very good people]_{8156-very good people} -- and respectable , too . ”_{[597-mrs. o.--“very]} [Laura--“The old families]_{8157-laura--“the old families} seem to be holding [themselves]_{8157-laura--“the old families} aloof , from what [I]_{8153-mrs. o.--“not} hear . [I]_{8153-mrs. o.--“not} suppose [you]_8158-you seldom meet in society now , [the people [you]_8158-you used to be familiar with twelve or fifteen years ago]_{8159-the people you used to be familiar with twelve or fifteen years ago} ? ”_{[8153-mrs. o.--“not]} Mrs. O.--“Oh , no - hardly ever . ”_{[598-francois]} [Mr. O'Riley]_{583-mr. o'riley} kept [his]_{583-mr. o'riley} first rum - mill and protected [[his]_{583-mr. o'riley} customers]_{3355-his customers} from the law in those days , and this turn of the conversation was rather uncomfortable to [madame]_3410-madame than otherwise . [Hon . Mrs. Higgins--“Is Francois]_598-francois ' health good now , [Mrs. Oreille]_{584-mrs. oreille} ? ”_{[600-mrs. h:--“i]} [Mrs. O.--(Thankful]_{599-mrs. o.--(thankful} for the intervention)--“Not very . [A body]_{1057-a body} could n't expect it . [He]_8161-he was always delicate -- especially [his]_8161-he lungs -- and this odious climate tells on [him]_8161-he strong , now , after [Parry]_588-parry , which is so mild . ”_{[604-mrs. o.--“no]} [Mrs. H:--“I]_{600-mrs. h:--“i} should think so . [Husband]_601-husband says [Percy'll]_602-percy'll die if [he]_602-percy'll do n't have a change ; and so [I]_{600-mrs. h:--“i} 'm going to swap round a little and see what can be done . [I]_{600-mrs. h:--“i} saw [a lady from [Florida]_249-florida]_{8162-a lady from florida} last week , and [she]_{8162-a lady from florida} recommended [Key West]_{250-key west} . [I]_{600-mrs. h:--“i} told [her]_{8162-a lady from florida} [Percy]_603-percy could n't abide winds , as [he]_603-percy was threatened with a pulmonary affection , and then [she]_{8162-a lady from florida} said try [St. Augustine]_{251-st. augustine} . It 's an awful distance -- ten or twelve hundred mile , [they]_8163-they say but then in a case of this kind -- a body ca n't stand back for trouble , [you]_8164-you know . ”_{[606-mrs. g.--“yes]} [Mrs. O.--“No]_{604-mrs. o.--“no} , of course that 's off . If [Francois]_598-francois do n't get better soon [we]_8165-we 've got to look out for some other place , or else [Europe]_248-europe . [We]_8165-we 've thought some of the [Hot Springs]_{252-hot springs} , but [I]_{600-mrs. h:--“i} do n't know . It 's a great responsibility and [a body]_{1057-a body} wants to go cautious . Is [Hildebrand]_{605-hildebrand} about again , [Mrs. Gashly]_408-pete ? ”_{[608-mrs. h.--“well]} [Mrs. G.--“Yes]_{606-mrs. g.--“yes} , but that 's about all . It was indigestion , [you]_8164-you know , and it looks as if it was chronic . And [you]_8164-you know [I]_{611-mrs. o.} do dread dyspepsia . [We]_8165-we 've all been worried a good deal about [him]_603-percy . [The doctor]_{1373-the doctor} recommended baked apple and spoiled meat , and [I]_{611-mrs. o.} think it done [him]_603-percy good . It 's about the only thing that will stay on [his]_603-percy stomach now - a - days . [We]_8165-we have [Dr. Shovel]_{607-dr. shovel} now . Who 's [[your]_8164-you doctor]_{2418-your doctor} , [Mrs. Higgins]_{543-the hon . mrs. oliver higgins} ? ”_{[611-mrs. o.]} [Mrs. H.--“Well]_{608-mrs. h.--“well} , [we]_8165-we had [Dr. Spooner]_{609-dr. spooner} a good while , but [he]_603-percy runs so much to emetics , which [I]_{611-mrs. o.} think are weakening , that [we]_8165-we changed off and took [Dr. Leathers]_{610-dr. leathers} . [We]_8165-we like [him]_603-percy very much . [He]_603-percy has a fine European reputation , too . The first thing [he]_603-percy suggested for [Percy]_603-percy was to have [him]_603-percy taken out in [the back yard]_{8169-the back yard} for an airing , every afternoon , with nothing at all on . ”_{[613-mrs. h.--“as]} [Mrs. O.]_{611-mrs. o.} and [Mrs. G.--“What]_{612-mrs. g.--“what} ! ”_{[611-mrs. o.]} [Mrs. H.--“As]_{613-mrs. h.--“as} true as [I]_{611-mrs. o.} 'm sitting here . And it actually helped [him]_603-percy for two or three days ; it did indeed . But after that [the doctor]_{1373-the doctor} said it seemed to be too severe and so [he]_603-percy has fell back on hot foot - baths at night and cold showers in the morning . But [I]_{611-mrs. o.} do n't think there can be any good sound help for [him]_603-percy in such a climate as this . [I]_{611-mrs. o.} believe [we]_8165-we are going to lose [him]_603-percy if [we]_8165-we do n't make a change . ”_{[614-mrs. o.--“yes]} [Mrs. O.]_{611-mrs. o.} “ [I]_{611-mrs. o.} suppose [you]_{613-mrs. h.--“as} heard of the fright [we]_8165-we had two weeks ago last Saturday ? No ? Why that is strange -- but come to remember , [you]_{613-mrs. h.--“as} 've all been away to [Richmond]_253-richmond . [Francois]_598-francois tumbled from the sky light -- in [the second - story hall]_{8171-the second - story hall} clean down to [the first floor--]_{8172-the first floor--} ”_{[614-mrs. o.--“yes]} [Everybody--“Mercy]_{8173-everybody--“mercy} ! ”_{[614-mrs. o.--“yes]} [Mrs. O.--“Yes]_{614-mrs. o.--“yes} indeed -- and broke two of [his]_603-percy ribs-- ”_{[611-mrs. o.]} Everybody--“What ! ”_{[614-mrs. o.--“yes]} [Mrs. O.]_{611-mrs. o.} “ Just as true as [you]_{613-mrs. h.--“as} live . First [we]_8165-we thought [he]_603-percy must be injured internally . It was fifteen minutes past 8 in the evening . Of course [we]_8165-we were all distracted in a moment -- [everybody]_{5858-everybody} was flying everywhere , and [nobody]_5874-nobody doing anything worth anything . By and by [I]_{611-mrs. o.} flung out next door and dragged in [Dr. Sprague]_{615-dr. sprague} ; [President of [the Medical University]_{8177-the medical university}]_{8176-president of the medical university} no time to go for [[our]_8165-we own doctor]_{8178-our own doctor} of course -- and the minute [he]_{615-dr. sprague} saw [Francois]_598-francois [he]_{615-dr. sprague} said , ' Send for [[your]_{611-mrs. o.} own physician]_{8179-your own physician} , [madam]_8180-madam ; ' said it as cross as a bear , too , and turned right on [his]_{615-dr. sprague} heel , and cleared out without doing a thing ! ”_{[616-mrs. o--“well]} [Everybody--“The mean , contemptible brute]_{8181-everybody--“the mean , contemptible brute} ! ”_{[614-mrs. o.--“yes]} [Mrs. O--“Well]_{616-mrs. o--“well} [you]_{616-mrs. o--“well} may say it . [I]_{611-mrs. o.} was nearly out of [my]_{611-mrs. o.} wits by this time . But [we]_8165-we hurried off [the servants]_{8182-the servants} after [[our]_8165-we own doctor]_{8178-our own doctor} and telegraphed [mother]_6171-mother -- [she]_6171-mother was in [New York]_{88-new york} and rushed down on [the first train]_{8185-the first train} ; and when [the doctor]_{1373-the doctor} got [there]_840-there , lo and behold [you]_{616-mrs. o--“well} [he]_{1373-the doctor} found [Francois]_598-francois had broke one of [his]_598-francois legs , too ! ”_{[614-mrs. o.--“yes]} [Everybody--“Goodness]_{8188-everybody--“goodness} ! ”_{[614-mrs. o.--“yes]} [Mrs. O.--“Yes]_{614-mrs. o.--“yes} . So [he]_{1373-the doctor} set [his]_598-francois leg and bandaged it up , and fixed [his]_598-francois ribs and gave [him]_598-francois a dose of something to quiet down [his]_598-francois excitement and put [him]_598-francois to sleep -- poor thing [he]_598-francois was trembling and frightened to death and it was pitiful to see [him]_598-francois . [We]_8189-we had [him]_598-francois in [[my]_{614-mrs. o.--“yes} bed]_{8190-my bed} -- [Mr. Oreille]_{587-mr. oreille} slept in [the guest room]_{8191-the guest room} and [I]_{614-mrs. o.--“yes} laid down beside [Francois]_598-francois -- but not to sleep bless [you]_8192-you no . [Bridget]_576-bridget and [I]_{614-mrs. o.--“yes} set up all night , and [the doctor]_{1373-the doctor} staid till two in the morning , bless [[his]_598-francois old heart.--When mother]_{8194-his old heart.--when mother} got [there]_840-there [she]_{8194-his old heart.--when mother} was so used up with anxiety , that [she]_{8194-his old heart.--when mother} had to go to bed and have [the doctor]_{1373-the doctor} ; but when [she]_{8194-his old heart.--when mother} found that [Francois]_598-francois was not in immediate danger [she]_{8194-his old heart.--when mother} rallied , and by night [she]_{8194-his old heart.--when mother} was able to take a watch [herself]_{8194-his old heart.--when mother} . Well for three days and nights [we]_8197-we three never left [that bedside]_{8198-that bedside} only to take an hour 's nap at a time . And then [the doctor]_{1373-the doctor} said [Francois]_598-francois was out of danger and if ever there was a thankful set , in [this world]_{856-this world} , it was [us]_8197-we . ”_{[618-mrs. o.--“it]} [Laura]_403-laura 's respect for [these women]_{3294-these women} had augmented during this conversation , naturally enough ; affection and devotion are qualities that are able to adorn and render beautiful a character that is otherwise unattractive , and even repulsive . [Mrs. Gashly--“I]_{617-mrs. gashly--“i} do believe [I]_{617-mrs. gashly--“i} should a died if [I]_{617-mrs. gashly--“i} had been in [[your]_{617-mrs. gashly--“i} place]_{5841-your place} , [Mrs. Oreille]_{584-mrs. oreille} . The time [Hildebrand]_{605-hildebrand} was so low with the pneumonia [Emmeline]_577-emmeline and [me]_{617-mrs. gashly--“i} were all alone with [him]_{605-hildebrand} most of the time and [we]_8197-we never took a minute 's sleep for as much as two days and nights . It was at [Newport]_242-newport and [we]_8197-we would n't trust [hired nurses]_{8202-hired nurses} . One afternoon [he]_{605-hildebrand} had a fit , and jumped up and run out on [the portico of [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel}]_{8203-the portico of the hotel} with nothing in [the world]_{5784-the world} on and the wind a blowing like ice and [we]_8197-we after [him]_{605-hildebrand} scared to death ; and when [the ladies]_{3188-the ladies} and [gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} saw that [he]_{605-hildebrand} had a fit , [every lady]_{8208-every lady} scattered for [[her]_{8208-every lady} room]_{1452-her room} and not [a gentleman]_{2828-a gentleman} lifted [his]_{605-hildebrand} hand to help , [the wretches]_{8211-the wretches} ! Well after that [his]_{605-hildebrand} life hung by a thread for as much as ten days , and the minute [he]_{605-hildebrand} was out of danger [Emmeline]_577-emmeline and [me]_{617-mrs. gashly--“i} just went to bed sick and worn out . [I]_{617-mrs. gashly--“i} never want to pass through such a time again . Poor dear [Francois]_598-francois -- which leg did [he]_{605-hildebrand} break , [Mrs. Oreille]_{584-mrs. oreille} ! ”_{[617-mrs. gashly--“i]} [Mrs. O.--“It]_{618-mrs. o.--“it} was [his]_{605-hildebrand} right hand hind leg . Jump down , [Francois]_598-francois dear , and show [the ladies]_{3188-the ladies} what a cruel limp [you]_598-francois 've got yet . ”_{[618-mrs. o.--“it]} [Francois]_598-francois demurred , but being coaxed and delivered gently upon the floor , [he]_598-francois performed very satisfactorily , with [his]_598-francois “ right hand hind leg ”_{[3414-the country - bred girl]} in the air . [All]_808-all were affected -- even [Laura]_403-laura -- but [hers]_3413-hers was an affection of the stomach . [The country - bred girl]_{3414-the country - bred girl} had not suspected that [the little whining ten - ounce black and tan reptile]_{3415-the little whining ten - ounce black and tan reptile} , clad in a red embroidered pigmy blanket and reposing in [Mrs. Oreille]_{584-mrs. oreille} 's lap all through the visit was [the individual whose sufferings had been stirring the dormant generosities of [her]_{3414-the country - bred girl} nature]_{3416-the individual whose sufferings had been stirring the dormant generosities of her nature} . [She]_{3414-the country - bred girl} said : “ [Poor little creature]_{8213-poor little creature} ! [You]_598-francois might have lost [him]_{8213-poor little creature} ! ”_{[620-mrs. g.--“no]} [Mrs. O.--“O]_{619-mrs. o.--“o} pray do n't mention it , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura -- it gives [me]_{3414-the country - bred girl} such a turn ! ”_{[620-mrs. g.--“no]} [Laura--“And Hildebrand]_{605-hildebrand} and [Percy]_603-percy -- are [they]_8214-they -- are [they]_8214-they like this one ? ”_{[622-mrs. h.--“percy]} [Mrs. G.--“No]_{620-mrs. g.--“no} , [Hilly]_621-hilly has considerable Skye blood in [him]_621-hilly , [I]_{620-mrs. g.--“no} believe . ”_{[622-mrs. h.--“percy]} [Mrs. H.--“Percy]_{622-mrs. h.--“percy} 's the same , only [he]_621-hilly is two months and ten days older and has [his]_621-hilly ears cropped . [[His]_621-hilly father]_{6333-his father} , [Martin Farquhar Tupper]_{623-martin farquhar tupper} , was sickly , and died young , but [he]_621-hilly was [the sweetest disposition.--His mother]_{8216-the sweetest disposition.--his mother} had heart disease but was very gentle and resigned , and [a wonderful ratter]_{8217-a wonderful ratter} . ”_[403-laura] As impossible and exasperating as this conversation may sound to [a person who is not [an idiot]_{3418-an idiot} , it is scarcely in any respect an exaggeration of one which one of [us]_3419-us actually listened to in [an American drawing room]_{3420-an american drawing room}]_{3417-a person who is not an idiot , it is scarcely in any respect an exaggeration of one which one of us actually listened to in an american drawing room} -- otherwise [we]_3419-us could not venture to put such a chapter into a book which , professes to deal with [social possibilities.--THE AUTHORS]_{3421-social possibilities.--the authors} . ] So carried away had [the visitors]_{831-the visitors} become by [their]_{831-the visitors} interest attaching to this discussion of family matters , that [their]_{831-the visitors} stay had been prolonged to a very improper and unfashionable length ; but [they]_{831-the visitors} suddenly recollected [themselves]_{831-the visitors} now and took [their]_{831-the visitors} departure . [Laura]_403-laura 's scorn was boundless . The more [she]_403-laura thought of [these people]_{1123-these people} and [their]_{1123-these people} extraordinary talk , the more offensive [they]_{1123-these people} seemed to [her]_403-laura ; and yet [she]_403-laura confessed that if one must choose between [the two extreme aristocracies]_{3424-the two extreme aristocracies} it might be best , on the whole , looking at things from a strictly business point of view , to herd with [the Parvenus]_{542-the parvenus} ; [she]_403-laura was in [Washington]_{382-washington} solely to compass a certain matter and to do it at any cost , and [these people]_{1123-these people} might be useful to [her]_403-laura , while it was plain that [her]_403-laura purposes and [her]_403-laura schemes for pushing [them]_{1123-these people} would not find favor in the eyes of [the Antiques]_{7937-the antiques} . If it came to choice -- and it might come to that , sooner or later -- [she]_403-laura believed [she]_403-laura could come to a decision without much difficulty or many pangs . But [the best aristocracy of [the three [Washington]_{382-washington} castes]_{3428-the three washington castes} , and really the most powerful , by far]_{3427-the best aristocracy of the three washington castes , and really the most powerful , by far} , was that of [the Middle Ground]_{3429-the middle ground} : It was made up of [the families of public men from nearly every state in [the Union]_{7689-the union}]_{3430-the families of public men from nearly every state in the union} -- [men who held positions in both [the executive and legislative branches of the government]_{3433-the executive and legislative branches of the government} , and whose characters had been for years blemishless , both at [home]_5907-home and at [the capital]_{7156-the capital}]_{3432-men who held positions in both the executive and legislative branches of the government , and whose characters had been for years blemishless , both at home and at the capital} . [These gentlemen]_{7737-these gentlemen} and [[their]_{7737-these gentlemen} households]_{3437-their households} were [unostentatious people]_{3438-unostentatious people} ; [they]_{7737-these gentlemen} were educated and refined ; [they]_{7737-these gentlemen} troubled [themselves]_{7737-these gentlemen} but little about [the two other orders of nobility]_{3439-the two other orders of nobility} , but moved serenely in [their]_{7737-these gentlemen} wide orbit , confident in [their]_{7737-these gentlemen} own strength and well aware of the potency of [their]_{7737-these gentlemen} influence . [They]_{7737-these gentlemen} had no troublesome appearances to keep up , no rivalries which [they]_{7737-these gentlemen} cared to distress [themselves]_{7737-these gentlemen} about , no jealousies to fret over . [They]_{7737-these gentlemen} could afford to mind [their]_{7737-these gentlemen} own affairs and leave other combinations to do the same or do otherwise , just as [they]_{7737-these gentlemen} chose . [They]_{7737-these gentlemen} were [people who were beyond reproach]_{3440-people who were beyond reproach} , and that was sufficient . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} never came into collision with any of [these factions]_{3441-these factions} . [He]_{478-senator dilworthy} labored for [them]_{3441-these factions} all and with [them]_{3441-these factions} all . [He]_{478-senator dilworthy} said that [all men]_{1438-all men} were [brethren]_{3443-brethren} and [all]_808-all were entitled to the honest unselfish help and countenance of [a Christian laborer]_{3445-a christian laborer} in the public vineyard . [Laura]_403-laura concluded , after reflection , to let circumstances determine the course it might be best for [her]_403-laura to pursue as regarded [the several aristocracies]_{3446-the several aristocracies} . Now it might occur to [the reader]_{1460-the reader} that perhaps [Laura]_403-laura had been somewhat rudely suggestive in [her]_403-laura remarks to [Mrs. Oreille]_{584-mrs. oreille} when the subject of corals was under discussion , but it did not occur to [Laura]_403-laura [herself]_403-laura . [She]_403-laura was not [a person of exaggerated refinement]_{3448-a person of exaggerated refinement} ; indeed , the society and the influences that had formed [her]_403-laura character had not been of a nature calculated to make [her]_403-laura so ; [she]_403-laura thought that “ give and take was fair play , ”_[403-laura] and that to parry an offensive thrust with a sarcasm was a neat and legitimate thing to do . [She]_403-laura sometimes talked to [people]_5798-people in a way which [some ladies]_{3450-some ladies} would consider , actually shocking ; but [Laura]_403-laura rather prided [herself]_403-laura upon some of [her]_403-laura exploits of that character . [We]_3451-we are sorry [we]_3451-we can not make [her]_403-laura [a faultless heroine]_{3452-a faultless heroine} ; but [we]_3451-we can not , for the reason that [she]_403-laura was human . [She]_403-laura considered [herself]_403-laura [a superior conversationist]_{3453-a superior conversationist} . Long ago , when the possibility had first been brought before [her]_403-laura mind that some day [she]_403-laura might move in [Washington]_{382-washington} society , [she]_403-laura had recognized the fact that practiced conversational powers would be a necessary weapon in that field ; [she]_403-laura had also recognized the fact that since [her]_403-laura dealings there must be mainly with [men]_814-men , and men whom [she]_403-laura supposed to be exceptionally cultivated and able , [she]_403-laura would need heavier shot in [her]_403-laura magazine than mere brilliant “ society ”_[3460-he] nothings ; whereupon [she]_403-laura had at once entered upon a tireless and elaborate course of reading , and had never since ceased to devote every unoccupied moment to this sort of preparation . Having now acquired a happy smattering of various information , [she]_403-laura used it with good effect -- [she]_403-laura passed for [a singularly well informed woman in [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{3455-a singularly well informed woman in washington} . The quality of [her]_403-laura literary tastes had necessarily undergone constant improvement under this regimen , and as necessarily , also the duality of [her]_403-laura language had improved , though it can not be denied that now and then [her]_403-laura former condition of life betrayed itself in just perceptible inelegancies of expression and lapses of grammar . CHAPTER XXXIV . When [Laura]_403-laura had been in [Washington]_{382-washington} three months , [she]_403-laura was still [the same person]_{3456-the same person} , in one respect , that [she]_403-laura was when [she]_403-laura first arrived [there]_840-there -- that is to say , [she]_403-laura still bore the name of [Laura Hawkins]_403-laura . Otherwise [she]_403-laura was perceptibly changed.-- [She]_403-laura had arrived in a state of grievous uncertainty as to what manner of woman [she]_403-laura was , physically and intellectually , as compared with [eastern women]_{3458-eastern women} ; [she]_403-laura was well satisfied , now , that [her]_403-laura beauty was confessed , [her]_403-laura mind a grade above the average , and [her]_403-laura powers of fascination rather extraordinary . So [she]_403-laura was at ease upon those points . When [she]_403-laura arrived , [she]_403-laura was possessed of habits of economy and not possessed of money ; now [she]_403-laura dressed elaborately , gave but little thought to the cost of things , and was very well fortified financially . [She]_403-laura kept [[her]_403-laura mother]_{6128-her mother} and [Washington]_{382-washington} freely supplied with money , and did the same by [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth -- who always insisted upon giving [his]_3460-he note for loans -- with interest ; [he]_3460-he was rigid upon that ; [she]_403-laura must take interest ; and one of [the Colonel]_{442-the colonel} 's greatest satisfactions was to go over [his]_3460-he accounts and note what a handsome sum this accruing interest amounted to , and what a comfortable though modest support it would yield [Laura]_403-laura in case reverses should overtake [her]_403-laura . In truth [he]_3460-he could not help feeling that [he]_3460-he was an efficient shield for [her]_403-laura against poverty ; and so , if [her]_403-laura expensive ways ever troubled [him]_3460-he for a brief moment , [he]_3460-he presently dismissed the thought and said to [himself]_3460-he , “ Let [her]_403-laura go on -- even if [she]_403-laura loses everything [she]_403-laura is still safe -- this interest will always afford [her]_403-laura a good easy income . ”_{[3463-fairminded people]} [Laura]_403-laura was on excellent terms with [a great many members of Congress]_{3461-a great many members of congress} , and there was an undercurrent of suspicion in some quarters that [she]_403-laura was [one of [that detested class known as “ lobbyists]_{8219-that detested class known as “ lobbyists}]_{8218-one of that detested class known as “ lobbyists} ; ”_[403-laura] but what belle could escape slander in [such a city]_{3462-such a city} ? [Fairminded people]_{3463-fairminded people} declined to condemn [her]_403-laura on mere suspicion , and so the injurious talk made no very damaging headway . [She]_403-laura was very gay , now , and very celebrated , and [she]_403-laura might well expect to be assailed by many kinds of gossip . [She]_403-laura was growing used to celebrity , and could already sit calm and seemingly unconscious , under the fire of fifty lorgnettes in [a theatre]_{3464-a theatre} , or even overhear the low voice “ That 's [she]_403-laura ! ”_[403-laura] as [she]_403-laura passed along [the street]_{6286-the street} without betraying annoyance . The whole air was full of a vague vast scheme which was to eventuate in filling [Laura]_403-laura 's pockets with millions of money ; [some]_1881-some had one idea of the scheme , and some another , but [nobody]_5874-nobody had any exact knowledge upon the subject . All that [any one]_{2560-any one} felt sure about , was that [[Laura]_403-laura 's landed estates]_{3469-laura 's landed estates} were princely in value and extent , and that [the government]_{7593-the government} was anxious to get hold of them for public purposes , and that [Laura]_403-laura was willing to make the sale but not at all anxious about the matter and not at all in a hurry . It was whispered that [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} was a stumbling block in the way of an immediate sale , because [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} was resolved that [the government]_{7593-the government} should not have [the lands]_{6928-the lands} except with the understanding that [they]_{6928-the lands} should be devoted to the uplifting of [the negro race]_{3473-the negro race} ; [Laura]_403-laura did not care what [they]_{6928-the lands} were devoted to , it was said , ( a world of very different gossip to the contrary notwithstanding , ) but there were [several other heirs]_{3474-several other heirs} and [they]_{3474-several other heirs} would be guided entirely by [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} 's wishes ; and finally , [many people]_{6582-many people} averred that while it would be easy to sell [the lands]_{6928-the lands} to [the government]_{7593-the government} for the benefit of [the negro]_{943-the negro} , by resorting to the usual methods of influencing votes , [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} was unwilling to have so noble a charity sullied by any taint of corruption -- [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} was resolved that not a vote should be bought . [Nobody]_5874-nobody could get anything definite from [Laura]_403-laura about these matters , and so gossip had to feed itself chiefly upon guesses . But the effect of it all was , that [Laura]_403-laura was considered to be very wealthy and likely to be vastly more so in a little while . Consequently [she]_403-laura was much courted and as much envied : [Her]_403-laura wealth attracted [many suitors]_{3481-many suitors} . Perhaps [they]_{3481-many suitors} came to worship [her]_403-laura riches , but [they]_{3481-many suitors} remained to worship [her]_403-laura . [Some of [the noblest men of the time]_{3483-the noblest men of the time}]_{3482-some of the noblest men of the time} succumbed to [her]_403-laura fascinations . [She]_403-laura frowned upon [no lover]_{3484-no lover} when [he]_{3484-no lover} made [his]_{3484-no lover} first advances , but by and by when [she]_403-laura was hopelessly enthralled , [he]_{3484-no lover} learned from [her]_403-laura own lips that [she]_403-laura had formed a resolution never to marry . Then [he]_{3484-no lover} would go away hating and cursing the whole sex , and [she]_403-laura would calmly add [his]_{3484-no lover} scalp to [her]_403-laura string , while [she]_403-laura mused upon the bitter day that [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} trampled [her]_403-laura love and [her]_403-laura pride in the dust . In time it came to be said that [her]_403-laura way was paved with broken hearts . [Poor Washington]_{382-washington} gradually woke up to the fact that [he]_{382-washington} too was [an intellectual marvel]_{3485-an intellectual marvel} as well as [[his]_{382-washington} gifted sister]_{3486-his gifted sister} . [He]_{382-washington} could not conceive how it had come about ( it did not occur to [him]_{382-washington} that the gossip about [[his]_{382-washington} family]_{5948-his family} 's great wealth had any thing to do with it ) . [He]_{382-washington} could not account for it by any process of reasoning , and was simply obliged to accept the fact and give up trying to solve the riddle . [He]_{382-washington} found [himself]_{382-washington} dragged into society and courted , wondered at and envied very much as if [he]_{382-washington} were [one of [those foreign barbers who flit over here now and then with a self - conferred title of nobility]_{3489-those foreign barbers who flit over here now and then with a self - conferred title of nobility} and marry [[some rich fool]_{3490-some rich fool} 's absurd daughter]_{3491-some rich fool 's absurd daughter}]_{3488-one of those foreign barbers who flit over here now and then with a self - conferred title of nobility and marry some rich fool 's absurd daughter} . Sometimes at a dinner party or a reception [he]_{382-washington} would find [himself]_{382-washington} the centre of interest , and feel unutterably uncomfortable in the discovery . Being obliged to say something , [he]_{382-washington} would mine [his]_{382-washington} brain and put in a blast and when the smoke and flying debris had cleared away the result would be what seemed to [him]_{382-washington} but [a poor little intellectual clod of dirt or two]_{3492-a poor little intellectual clod of dirt or two} , and then [he]_{382-washington} would be astonished to see [everybody]_{5858-everybody} as lost in admiration as if [he]_{382-washington} had brought up a ton or two of virgin gold . Every remark [he]_{382-washington} made delighted [[his]_{382-washington} hearers]_{3053-his hearers} and compelled [their]_{3053-his hearers} applause ; [he]_{382-washington} overheard [people]_5798-people say [he]_{382-washington} was exceedingly bright -- [they]_5798-people were chiefly [mammas]_3496-mammas and [marriageable young ladies]_{3497-marriageable young ladies} . [He]_{382-washington} found that some of [his]_{382-washington} good things were being repeated about [the town]_{6313-the town} . Whenever [he]_{382-washington} heard of an instance of this kind , [he]_{382-washington} would keep that particular remark in mind and analyze it at [home]_5907-home in private . At first [he]_{382-washington} could not see that the remark was anything better than a parrot might originate ; but by and by [he]_{382-washington} began to feel that perhaps [he]_{382-washington} underrated [his]_{382-washington} powers ; and after that [he]_{382-washington} used to analyze [his]_{382-washington} good things with a deal of comfort , and find in them a brilliancy which would have been unapparent to [him]_{382-washington} in earlier days -- and then [he]_{382-washington} would make a note of that good thing and say it again the first time [he]_{382-washington} found [himself]_{382-washington} in a new company . Presently [he]_{382-washington} had saved up quite a repertoire of brilliancies ; and after that [he]_{382-washington} confined [himself]_{382-washington} to repeating these and ceased to originate any more , lest [he]_{382-washington} might injure [his]_{382-washington} reputation by an unlucky effort . [He]_{382-washington} was constantly having [young ladies]_{7536-young ladies} thrust upon [his]_{382-washington} notice at receptions , or left upon [his]_{382-washington} hands at parties , and in time [he]_{382-washington} began to feel that [he]_{382-washington} was being deliberately persecuted in this way ; and after that [he]_{382-washington} could not enjoy society because of [his]_{382-washington} constant dread of these female ambushes and surprises . [He]_{382-washington} was distressed to find that nearly every time [he]_{382-washington} showed [a young lady]_{3501-a young lady} a polite attention [he]_{382-washington} was straightway reported to be engaged to [her]_{3501-a young lady} ; and as some of these reports got into the newspapers occasionally , [he]_{382-washington} had to keep writing to [Louise]_435-louise that they were lies and [she]_435-louise must believe in [him]_{382-washington} and not mind [them]_3502-them or allow [them]_3502-them to grieve [her]_435-louise . [Washington]_{382-washington} was as much in the dark as [anybody]_5853-anybody with regard to the great wealth that was hovering in the air and seemingly on the point of tumbling into the family pocket . [Laura]_403-laura would give [him]_{382-washington} no satisfaction . All [she]_403-laura would say , was : “ Wait . Be patient . [You]_{382-washington} will see . ”_[403-laura] “ But will it be soon , [Laura]_403-laura ? ”_[403-laura] “ It will not be very long , [I]_403-laura think . ”_[403-laura] “ But what makes [you]_403-laura think so ? ”_[403-laura] “ [I]_403-laura have reasons -- and good ones . Just wait , and be patient . ”_[403-laura] “ But is it going to be as much as [people]_5798-people say it is ? ”_[403-laura] “ What do [they]_5798-people say it is ? ”_[403-laura] “ Oh , ever so much . Millions ! ”_[403-laura] “ Yes , it will be a great sum . ”_[403-laura] “ But how great , [Laura]_403-laura ? Will it be millions ? ”_[403-laura] “ Yes , [you]_403-laura may call it that . Yes , it will be millions . There , now -- does that satisfy [you]_403-laura ? ”_[403-laura] “ Splendid ! [I]_403-laura can wait . [I]_403-laura can wait patiently -- ever so patiently . Once [I]_403-laura was near selling [the land]_{6123-the land} for twenty thousand dollars ; once for thirty thousand dollars ; once after that for seven thousand dollars ; and once for forty thousand dollars -- but something always told [me]_403-laura not to do it . What [a fool]_{1140-a fool} [I]_403-laura would have been to sell it for such a beggarly trifle ! It is the land that 's to bring the money , is n't it [Laura]_403-laura ? [You]_403-laura can tell [me]_403-laura that much , ca n't [you]_403-laura ? ”_[403-laura] “ Yes , [I]_403-laura do n't mind saying that much . It is [the land]_{6123-the land} . “_[403-laura] But mind -- don't ever hint that [you]_3504-he got it from [me]_0-i . Do n't mention [me]_0-i in the matter at all , [Washington]_{382-washington} . ” “_[403-laura] All right -- [I]_0-i wo n't . Millions ! Is n't it splendid ! [I]_0-i mean to look around for [a building lot]_{3505-a building lot} ; a lot with fine ornamental shrubbery and all that sort of thing . [I]_0-i will do it to - day . And [I]_0-i might as well see [an architect]_{3506-an architect} , too , and get [him]_{3506-an architect} to go to work at a plan for [a house]_{2466-a house} . [I]_0-i do n't intend to spare any expense ; [I]_0-i mean to have [the noblest house that money can build]_{3508-the noblest house that money can build} . ” Then after a pause -- [he]_3504-he did not notice [Laura]_403-laura 's smiles “_[403-laura] [Laura]_403-laura , would [you]_403-laura lay [the main hall]_{3509-the main hall} in encaustic tiles , or just in fancy patterns of hard wood ? ” [Laura]_403-laura laughed a good old - fashioned laugh that had more of [her]_403-laura former natural self about it than any sound that had issued from [her]_403-laura mouth in many weeks . [She]_403-laura said : “_[403-laura] [You]_403-laura do n't change , [Washington]_{382-washington} . [You]_403-laura still begin to squander a fortune right and left the instant [you]_403-laura hear of it in the distance ; [you]_403-laura never wait till the foremost dollar of it arrives within a hundred miles of [you]_403-laura , ” --and [she]_403-laura kissed [[her]_403-laura brother]_{8224-her brother} good bye and left [him]_3504-he weltering in [his]_3504-he dreams , so to speak . [He]_3504-he got up and walked the floor feverishly during two hours ; and when [he]_3504-he sat down [he]_3504-he had married [Louise]_435-louise , built [a house]_{2466-a house} , reared [a family]_{6278-a family} , married [them]_{6278-a family} off , spent upwards of eight hundred thousand dollars on mere luxuries , and died worth twelve millions . CHAPTER XXXV . [Laura]_403-laura went down [stairs]_1316-stairs , knocked at / the study door , and entered , scarcely waiting for the response . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} was alone -- with an open Bible in [his]_{478-senator dilworthy} hand , upside down . [Laura]_403-laura smiled , and said , forgetting [her]_403-laura acquired correctness of speech , “_[403-laura] It is only [me]_0-i . ” “_[403-laura] Ah , come in , sit down , ” and [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} closed the book and laid it down . “_{[3510-the committee of the whole things]} [I]_0-i wanted to see [you]_0-i . Time to report progress from the committee of the whole , ” and [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} beamed with [his]_{7173-the senator} own congressional wit . “_{[8231-uncle ”]} In [the committee of the whole things]_{3510-the committee of the whole things} are working very well . [We]_3511-we have made ever so much progress in a week . [I]_0-i believe that [you]_0-i and [I]_0-i together could run [this government]_{3512-this government} beautifully , [uncle]_7494-uncle . ” [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} beamed again . [He]_{7173-the senator} liked to be called “_{[8231-uncle ”]} [uncle ”]_{8231-uncle ”} by [this beautiful woman]_{8232-this beautiful woman} . “_[0-i] Did [you]_0-i see [Hopperson]_{624-hopperson} last night after the congressional prayer meeting ? ” “_{[624-hopperson]} Yes . [He]_{624-hopperson} came . [He]_{624-hopperson} 's a kind of-- ” “_{[624-hopperson]} Eh ? [he]_{624-hopperson} is [one of [[my]_0-i friends]_{7112-my friends}]_{3514-one of my friends} , [Laura]_403-laura . [He]_{624-hopperson} 's [a fine man]_{3516-a fine man} , [a very fine man]_{3517-a very fine man} . [I]_0-i do n't know [any man in [congress]_{1435-congress} [I]_0-i 'd sooner go to for help in any Christian work]_{3518-any man in congress i 'd sooner go to for help in any christian work} . What did [he]_{624-hopperson} say ? ” “_{[624-hopperson]} Oh , [he]_{624-hopperson} beat around a little . [He]_{624-hopperson} said [he]_{624-hopperson} should like to help [the negro]_{943-the negro} , [his]_{624-hopperson} heart went out to [the negro]_{943-the negro} , and all that -- [plenty of [them]_3523-them]_{3522-plenty of them} say that but [he]_{624-hopperson} was a little afraid of the Tennessee Land bill ; if [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} was n't in it , [he]_{624-hopperson} should suspect there was a fraud on [the government]_{7593-the government} . ” “_{[624-hopperson]} [He]_{624-hopperson} said that , did [he]_{624-hopperson} ? ” “_{[624-hopperson]} Yes . And [he]_{624-hopperson} said [he]_{624-hopperson} felt [he]_{624-hopperson} could n't vote for it . [He]_{624-hopperson} was shy . ” “_[0-i] Not shy , [child]_5824-child , cautious . [He]_{624-hopperson} 's [a very cautious man]_{3526-a very cautious man} . [I]_0-i have been with [him]_{624-hopperson} a great deal on conference committees . [He]_{624-hopperson} wants reasons , good ones . Did n't [you]_0-i show [him]_{624-hopperson} [he]_{624-hopperson} was in error about the bill ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i did . [I]_0-i went over the whole thing . [I]_0-i had to tell [him]_{624-hopperson} some of the side arrangements , some of the-- ” “_[0-i] [You]_0-i did n't mention [me]_0-i ? ” “_[625-daft] Oh , no . [I]_0-i told [him]_{624-hopperson} [you]_0-i were daft about [the negro]_{943-the negro} and the philanthropy part of it , as [you]_0-i are . ” “_[0-i] [Daft]_625-daft is a little strong , [Laura]_403-laura . But [you]_0-i know that [I]_0-i would n't touch this bill if it were not for the public good , and for the good of [the colored race]_{3528-the colored race} ; much as [I]_0-i am interested in [the heirs of [this property]_{3530-this property}]_{3529-the heirs of this property} , and would like to have [them]_{3529-the heirs of this property} succeed . ” [Laura]_403-laura looked a little incredulous , and [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} proceeded . “_[0-i] Do n't misunderstand [me]_0-i , [I]_0-i do n't deny that it is for the interest of all of [us]_3531-us that this bill should go through , and it will . [I]_0-i have no concealments from [you]_0-i . But [I]_0-i have one principle in [my]_0-i public life , which [I]_0-i should like [you]_0-i to keep in mind ; it has always been [my]_0-i guide . [I]_0-i never push a private interest if it is not Justified and ennobled by some larger public good . [I]_0-i doubt if [a Christian]_{3532-a christian} would be justified in working for [his]_{3532-a christian} own salvation if it was not to aid in the salvation of [[his]_{3532-a christian} fellow men]_{3533-his fellow men} . ” [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} spoke with feeling , and then added , “_{[624-hopperson]} [I]_0-i hope [you]_0-i showed [Hopperson]_{624-hopperson} that [our]_3531-us motives were pure ? ” “_{[624-hopperson]} Yes , and [he]_{624-hopperson} seemed to have a new light on the measure : [I]_0-i think will vote for it . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i hope so ; [his]_{624-hopperson} name will give tone and strength to it . [I]_0-i knew [you]_0-i would only have to show [him]_{624-hopperson} that it was just and pure , in order to secure [his]_{624-hopperson} cordial support . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i convinced [him]_{624-hopperson} . Yes , [I]_0-i am perfectly sure [he]_{624-hopperson} will vote right now . ” “_[0-i] That 's good , that 's good , ” said [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} ; smiling , and rubbing [his]_{7173-the senator} hands . “_[0-i] Is there anything more ? ” “_[0-i] [You]_0-i 'll find some changes in that [I]_0-i guess , ” handing [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} a printed list of names . “_[0-i] Those checked off are all right . ” “_[0-i] Ah--'m--'m , ” running [his]_{7173-the senator} eye down the list . “_[0-i] That 's encouraging . What is the ' C ' before some of the names , and the ' B. B. ' ? ” “_{[626-mr. buckstone]} Those are [my]_0-i private marks . That ' C ' stands for ' convinced , ' with argument . The ' B. B. ' is a general sign for a relative . [You]_0-i see it stands before three of [the Hon . Committee]_{3534-the hon . committee} . [I]_0-i expect to see [the chairman of the committee]_{3535-the chairman of the committee} to - day , [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} . ” “_{[627-balloon]} So , [you]_0-i must , [he]_{3535-the chairman of the committee} ought to be seen without any delay . [Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} is [a worldly sort of a fellow]_{3536-a worldly sort of a fellow} , but [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} has charitable impulses . If [we]_3537-we secure [him]_{3535-the chairman of the committee} [we]_3537-we shall have a favorable report by [the committee]_{7125-the committee} , and it will be a great thing to be able to state that fact quietly where it will do good . ” “_{[627-balloon]} Oh , [I]_0-i saw [Senator Balloon]_627-balloon ” “_{[627-balloon]} [He]_627-balloon will help [us]_3537-we , [I]_0-i suppose ? [Balloon]_627-balloon is [a whole - hearted fellow]_{3539-a whole - hearted fellow} . [I]_0-i ca n't help loving [that man]_{5852-that man} , for all [his]_{5852-that man} drollery and waggishness . [He]_627-balloon puts on an air of levity sometimes , but there ai nt [a man in [the senate]_{1436-the senate}]_{3541-a man in the senate} knows the scriptures as [he]_627-balloon does . [He]_627-balloon did not make any objections ? ” “_[0-i] Not exactly , [he]_627-balloon said -- shall [I]_0-i tell [you]_0-i what [he]_627-balloon said ? ” asked [Laura]_403-laura glancing furtively at [him]_627-balloon . “_{[627-balloon]} Certainly . ” “_{[627-balloon]} [He]_627-balloon said [he]_627-balloon had no doubt it was a good thing ; if [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} was in it , it would pay to look into it . ” [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} laughed , but rather feebly , and said , “_[0-i] [Balloon]_627-balloon is always full of [his]_627-balloon jokes . ” “_{[627-balloon]} [I]_0-i explained it to [him]_627-balloon . [He]_627-balloon said it was all right , [he]_627-balloon only wanted a word with [you]_0-i , ” , continued [Laura]_403-laura . “_{[627-balloon]} [He]_627-balloon is [a handsome old gentleman]_{3543-a handsome old gentleman} , and [he]_627-balloon is gallant for [an old man]_{3544-an old man} . ” “_{[627-balloon]} [[My]_0-i daughter]_{8103-my daughter} , ” said [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} , with a grave look , “_{[627-balloon]} [I]_0-i trust there was nothing free in [his]_627-balloon manner ? ” “_{[627-balloon]} Free ? ” repeated [Laura]_403-laura , with indignation in [her]_403-laura face . “_{[627-balloon]} With [me]_0-i ! ” “_{[627-balloon]} There , there , [child]_5824-child . [I]_0-i meant nothing , [Balloon]_627-balloon talks a little freely sometimes , with [men]_814-men . But [he]_627-balloon is right at heart . [His]_627-balloon term expires next year and [I]_0-i fear [we]_3548-we shall lose [him]_627-balloon . ” “_[5824-child] [He]_627-balloon seemed to be packing the day [I]_0-i was [there]_840-there . [[His]_627-balloon rooms]_{3550-his rooms} were full of dry goods boxes , into which [[his]_627-balloon servant]_{3551-his servant} was crowding all manner of old clothes and stuff : [I]_0-i suppose [he]_627-balloon will paint ' Pub . [Docs]_3552-docs ' on them and frank [them]_3552-docs [home]_5907-home . That 's good economy , is n't it ? ” “_{[627-balloon]} Yes , yes , but [child]_5824-child , [all Congressmen]_{2681-all congressmen} do that . It may not be strictly honest , indeed it is not unless [he]_627-balloon had some public documents mixed in with the clothes . ” “_{[3557-that chairman]} It 's a funny world . Good - bye , [uncle]_7494-uncle . [I]_0-i 'm going to see [that chairman]_{3557-that chairman} . ” And humming a cheery opera air , [she]_5824-child departed to [[her]_5824-child room]_{1452-her room} to dress for going out . Before [she]_5824-child did that , however , [she]_5824-child took out [her]_5824-child note book and was soon deep in its contents ; marking , dashing , erasing , figuring , and talking to [herself]_5824-child . “_{[1066-colonel]} Free ! [I]_0-i wonder what [Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} does think of [me]_0-i anyway ? One . . . two . . . eight . . . seventeen . . . twenty - one . . . ' m'm . . . it takes a heap for a majority . Would n't [Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} open [his]_{478-senator dilworthy} eyes if [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} knew some of the things [Balloon]_627-balloon did say to [me]_0-i . There . . . . [Hopperson]_{624-hopperson} 's influence ought to count twenty . . . [the sanctimonious old curmudgeon]_{3558-the sanctimonious old curmudgeon} . [Son - in - law]_{3559-son - in - law} . . . sinecure in [the negro institution]_{3560-the negro institution} . . . . That about gauges [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} . . . . [The three committeemen]_{3561-the three committeemen} . . . [sons - in - law]_{3562-sons - in - law} . Nothing like [a son - in - law here in [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{3563-a son - in - law here in washington} or [a brother - in - law]_{3564-a brother - in - law} . . . . And [everybody]_{5858-everybody} has 'em . . . .Let 's see : . . . sixty - one . . . . with [places]_3566-places . . . twenty - five . . . persuaded -- it is getting on ; . . . . [we]_3567-we 'll have two - thirds of Congress in time . . . [Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} must surely know [I]_0-i understand [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} . [Uncle Dilworthy]_{628-uncle dilworthy} . . . . [Uncle Balloon!--Tells]_{3568-uncle balloon!--tells} very amusing stories . . . when [ladies]_7260-ladies are not present . . . [I]_0-i should think so . . . .'m . . . ' m. Eighty - five . There . [I]_0-i must find [that chairman . Queer]_{3570-that chairman . queer} . . . . [Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} acts . . . . Seemed to be in love . . . . . [I]_0-i was sure of it . [He]_{478-senator dilworthy} promised to come [here]_5846-here . . . and [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} has n't . . . . Strange . Very strange . . . . [I]_0-i must chance to meet [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} to - day . ” [Laura]_403-laura dressed and went out , thinking [she]_403-laura was perhaps too early for [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} to come from [the house]_{878-the house} , but as [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} lodged near [the bookstore]_{8241-the bookstore} [she]_403-laura would drop in there and keep a look out for [him]_{626-mr. buckstone} . While [Laura]_403-laura is on [her]_403-laura errand to find [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} , it may not be out of the way to remark that [she]_403-laura knew quite as much of [Washington]_{382-washington} life as [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} gave [her]_403-laura credit for , and more than [she]_403-laura thought proper to tell [him]_{626-mr. buckstone} . [She]_403-laura was acquainted by this time with [a good many of [the young fellows of [Newspaper Row]_{255-newspaper row}]_{8243-the young fellows of newspaper row}]_{8242-a good many of the young fellows of newspaper row} ; and exchanged gossip with [them]_{8242-a good many of the young fellows of newspaper row} to [their]_{8242-a good many of the young fellows of newspaper row} mutual advantage . [They]_{8242-a good many of the young fellows of newspaper row} were always talking in [the Row]_{8244-the row} , everlastingly gossiping , bantering and sarcastically praising things , and going on in a style which was a curious commingling of earnest and persiflage . [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth liked this talk amazingly , though [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} was sometimes a little at sea in it -- and perhaps that did n't lessen the relish of the conversation to [the correspondents]_{8245-the correspondents} . It seems that [they]_{8242-a good many of the young fellows of newspaper row} had got hold of the dry - goods box packing story about [Balloon]_627-balloon , one day , and were talking it over when [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} came in . [The Colonel]_{442-the colonel} wanted to know all about it , and [Hicks]_629-hicks told [him]_{442-the colonel} . And then [Hicks]_629-hicks went on , with a serious air , “_[0-i] [Colonel]_1066-colonel , if [you]_1066-colonel register a letter , it means that it is of value , does n't it ? And if [you]_1066-colonel pay fifteen cents for registering it , [the government]_{7593-the government} will have to take extra care of it and even pay [you]_1066-colonel back its full value if it is lost . Is n't that so ? ” “_[0-i] Yes . [I]_0-i suppose it 's so . ” . “_{[627-balloon]} Well [Senator Balloon]_627-balloon put fifteen cents worth of stamps on each of those seven huge boxes of old clothes , and shipped that ton of second - hand rubbish , old boots and pantaloons and what not through the mails as registered matter ! It was an ingenious thing and it had a genuine touch of humor about it , too . [I]_0-i think there is more real talent among [[our]_3574-our public men]_{3575-our public men} of to - day than there was among [those of old times]_{3576-those of old times} -- a far more fertile fancy , a much happier ingenuity . Now , [Colonel]_{442-the colonel} , can [you]_1066-colonel picture [Jefferson]_441-jeff , or [Washington]_{382-washington} or [John Adams]_{630-john adams} franking [their]_3577-their wardrobes through the mails and adding the facetious idea of making [the government]_{7593-the government} responsible for the cargo for the sum of one dollar and five cents ? [Statesmen]_{3579-statesmen} were [dull creatures]_{3580-dull creatures} in those days . [I]_0-i have a much greater admiration for [Senator Balloon]_627-balloon . ” “_{[627-balloon]} Yes , [Balloon]_627-balloon is [a man of parts]_{3581-a man of parts} , there is no denying it ” “_{[8274-the colonel--“i]} [I]_0-i think so . [He]_627-balloon is spoken of for the post of Minister to [China]_256-china , or [Austria]_257-austria , and [I]_0-i hope will be appointed . What [we]_3582-we want abroad is good examples of the national character . “ [John Jay]_409-jake and [Benjamin Franklin]_{631-benjamin franklin} were well enough in [their]_3577-their day , but [the nation]_{2096-the nation} has made progress since then . [Balloon]_627-balloon is [a man [we]_3582-we know and can depend on to be true to [himself]_627-balloon]_{8248-a man we know and can depend on to be true to himself} . ”_{[8274-the colonel--“i]} “ Yes , and [Balloon]_627-balloon has had a good deal of public experience . [He]_627-balloon is [an old friend of [mine]_0-i]_{8249-an old friend of mine} . [He]_627-balloon was governor of [one of [the territories]_{8251-the territories}]_{8250-one of the territories} a while , and was very satisfactory . ”_{[8274-the colonel--“i]} “ Indeed [he]_627-balloon was . [He]_627-balloon was [ex - officio Indian agent]_{8252-ex - officio indian agent} , too . [Many a man]_{5914-many a man} would have taken the Indian appropriation and devoted the money to feeding and clothing [the helpless savages]_{8254-the helpless savages} , whose land had been taken from [them]_{8254-the helpless savages} by [the white man in the interests of civilization]_{8255-the white man in the interests of civilization} ; but [Balloon]_627-balloon knew [their]_{8254-the helpless savages} needs better . [He]_627-balloon built [a government saw - mill on [the reservation]_{8257-the reservation}]_{8256-a government saw - mill on the reservation} with the money , and the lumber sold for enormous prices -- [a relative of [his]_627-balloon]_{8258-a relative of his} did all the work free of charge -- that is to say [he]_627-balloon charged nothing more than the lumber would bring . ”_{[8274-the colonel--“i]} “ But [the poor Injuns]_{8259-the poor injuns} -- not that [I]_0-i care much for [Injuns]_632-injuns -- what did [he]_627-balloon do for [them]_632-injuns ? ”_{[8274-the colonel--“i]} “ Gave [them]_632-injuns the outside slabs to fence in [the reservation]_{8257-the reservation} with . [Governor Balloon]_633-balloon was nothing less than [a father to [the poor Indians]_465-indians]_{8261-a father to the poor indians} . But [Balloon]_633-balloon is not alone , [we]_8262-our have [many truly noble statesmen in [[our]_8262-our country]_{6803-our country} 's service]_{8263-many truly noble statesmen in our country 's service} like [Balloon]_633-balloon . [The Senate]_{171-the senate} is full of [them]_{8263-many truly noble statesmen in our country 's service} . Do n't [you]_0-i think so [Colonel]_1066-colonel ? ”_{[8274-the colonel--“i]} “ Well , [I]_0-i dunno . [I]_0-i honor [[my]_0-i country 's public servants]_{8266-my country 's public servants} as much as [any one]_{2560-any one} can . [I]_0-i meet [them]_{8263-many truly noble statesmen in our country 's service} , [Sir]_980-sir , every day , and the more [I]_0-i see of [them]_{8263-many truly noble statesmen in our country 's service} the more [I]_0-i esteem [them]_{8263-many truly noble statesmen in our country 's service} and the more grateful [I]_0-i am that [[our]_8262-our institutions]_{8269-our institutions} give [us]_8262-our the opportunity of securing [their]_{8263-many truly noble statesmen in our country 's service} services . [Few lands]_{8270-few lands} are so blest . ”_{[8274-the colonel--“i]} “ That is true , [Colonel]_1066-colonel . To be sure [you]_1066-colonel can buy now and then [a Senator]_{2329-a senator} or [a Representative]_{8273-a representative} but [they]_{8263-many truly noble statesmen in our country 's service} do not know it is wrong , and so [they]_{8263-many truly noble statesmen in our country 's service} are not ashamed of it . [They]_{8263-many truly noble statesmen in our country 's service} are gentle , and confiding and childlike , and in [my]_0-i opinion these are qualities that ennoble [them]_{8263-many truly noble statesmen in our country 's service} far more than any amount of sinful sagacity could . [I]_0-i quite agree with [you]_1066-colonel , [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth . ”_{[8274-the colonel--“i]} “ Well”--hesitated_{[8274-the colonel--“i]} [the Colonel--“I]_{8274-the colonel--“i} am afraid [some of [them]_{8263-many truly noble statesmen in our country 's service}]_{1754-some of them} do buy [their]_{1754-some of them} seats -- yes , [I]_{6757-the clerk} am afraid [they]_{1754-some of them} do -- but as [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} [himself]_{478-senator dilworthy} said to [me]_{6757-the clerk} , it is sinful,--it is very wrong -- it is shameful ; [Heaven]_580-heaven protect [me]_{6757-the clerk} from such a charge . That is what [Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} said . And yet when [you]_1066-colonel come to look at it [you]_1066-colonel can not deny that [we]_8276-we would have to go without the services of [some of [[our]_8276-we ablest men]_{8278-our ablest men}]_{8277-some of our ablest men} , [sir]_980-sir , if [the country]_{797-the country} were opposed to -- to -- bribery . It is a harsh term . [I]_{6757-the clerk} do not like to use it . ”_{[6757-the clerk]} [The Colonel]_{442-the colonel} interrupted [himself]_{442-the colonel} at this point to meet an engagement with [the Austrian minister]_{3583-the austrian minister} , and took [his]_{442-the colonel} leave with [his]_{442-the colonel} usual courtly bow . CHAPTER XXXVI . In due time [Laura]_403-laura alighted at [the book store]_{3584-the book store} , and began to look at the titles of the handsome array of books on the counter . [A dapper clerk of perhaps nineteen or twenty years , with hair accurately parted and surprisingly slick]_{3585-a dapper clerk of perhaps nineteen or twenty years , with hair accurately parted and surprisingly slick} , came bustling up and leaned over with a pretty smile and an affable-- “ Can [I]_{6757-the clerk} -- was there any particular book [you]_{6757-the clerk} wished to see ? ”_{[6757-the clerk]} “ Have [you]_{6757-the clerk} [Taine]_634-taine 's [England]_258-england ? ”_{[6757-the clerk]} “ Beg pardon ? ”_{[3586-the young gentleman]} “ [Taine]_634-taine 's Notes on [England]_258-england . ”_{[3586-the young gentleman]} [The young gentleman]_{3586-the young gentleman} scratched the side of [his]_{3586-the young gentleman} nose with a cedar pencil which [he]_{3586-the young gentleman} took down from its bracket on the side of [his]_{3586-the young gentleman} head , and reflected a moment : “ Ah -- [I]_{3586-the young gentleman} see , ”_{[3586-the young gentleman]} [ with a bright smile]--“Train , [you]_{6757-the clerk} mean -- not [Taine]_634-taine . [George Francis Train]_416-george . No , ma'm we-- ”_{[6757-the clerk]} “ [I]_{6757-the clerk} mean [Taine]_634-taine -- if [I]_{6757-the clerk} may take the liberty . ”_{[6757-the clerk]} [The clerk]_{6757-the clerk} reflected again -- then : “ [Taine]_634-taine . . . . [Taine]_634-taine . . . . Is it hymns ? ”_{[6757-the clerk]} “ No , it is n't hymns . It is a volume that is making a deal of talk just now , and is very widely known -- except among parties who sell it . ”_{[3589-the proprietor]} [The clerk]_{6757-the clerk} glanced at [her]_{6757-the clerk} face to see if a sarcasm might not lurk somewhere in that obscure speech , but the gentle simplicity of the beautiful eyes that met [his]_{3586-the young gentleman} , banished that suspicion . [He]_{3586-the young gentleman} went away and conferred with [the proprietor]_{3589-the proprietor} . [Both]_6150-both appeared to be [non - plussed]_{3591-non - plussed} . [They]_6150-both thought and talked , and talked and thought by turns . Then [both]_6150-both came forward and [the proprietor]_{3589-the proprietor} said : “ Is it an American book , ma'm ? ”_{[3589-the proprietor]} “ No , it is an American reprint of an English translation . ”_{[3589-the proprietor]} “ Oh ! Yes -- yes -- [I]_{3589-the proprietor} remember , now . [We]_6150-both are expecting it every day . It is n't out yet . ”_{[3589-the proprietor]} “ [I]_{3589-the proprietor} think [you]_{3589-the proprietor} must be mistaken , because [you]_{3589-the proprietor} advertised it a week ago . ”_{[3589-the proprietor]} “ Why no -- can that be so ? ”_{[6757-the clerk]} “ Yes , [I]_{3597-the autocrat of the breakfast table} am sure of it . And besides , here is the book itself , on the counter . ”_{[3597-the autocrat of the breakfast table]} [She]_{6757-the clerk} bought it and [the proprietor]_{3589-the proprietor} retired from [the field]_{6413-the field} . Then [she]_{6757-the clerk} asked [the clerk]_{6757-the clerk} for [the Autocrat of the Breakfast Table]_{3597-the autocrat of the breakfast table} -- and was pained to see the admiration [her]_{6757-the clerk} beauty had inspired in [him]_{3597-the autocrat of the breakfast table} fade out of [his]_{3597-the autocrat of the breakfast table} face . [He]_{3597-the autocrat of the breakfast table} said with cold dignity , that cook books were somewhat out of [their]_3598-their line , but [he]_{3597-the autocrat of the breakfast table} would order it if [she]_{6757-the clerk} desired it . [She]_{6757-the clerk} said , no , never mind . Then [she]_{6757-the clerk} fell to conning the titles again , finding a delight in the inspection of [the Hawthornes]_{635-the hawthornes} , [the Longfellows]_{636-the longfellows} , [the Tennysons]_{637-the tennysons} , and other favorites of [her]_{6757-the clerk} idle hours . Meantime [the clerk]_{6757-the clerk} 's eyes were busy , and no doubt [his]_{3597-the autocrat of the breakfast table} admiration was returning again -- or may be [he]_{3597-the autocrat of the breakfast table} was only gauging [her]_{6757-the clerk} probable literary tastes by some sagacious system of admeasurement only known to [[his]_{3597-the autocrat of the breakfast table} guild]_{3600-his guild} . Now [he]_{3597-the autocrat of the breakfast table} began to “ assist ”_{[6757-the clerk]} [her]_{6757-the clerk} in making a selection ; but [his]_{3597-the autocrat of the breakfast table} efforts met with no success -- indeed they only annoyed [her]_{6757-the clerk} and unpleasantly interrupted [her]_{6757-the clerk} meditations . Presently , while [she]_{6757-the clerk} was holding a copy of “ Venetian Life ”_{[3597-the autocrat of the breakfast table]} in [her]_{6757-the clerk} hand and running over a familiar passage here and there , [the clerk]_{6757-the clerk} said , briskly , snatching up a paper - covered volume and striking the counter a smart blow with it to dislodge the dust : “ Now here is a work that [we]_8281-we 've sold a lot of . [Everybody that 's read it]_{8282-everybody that 's read it} likes it”--and_{[3597-the autocrat of the breakfast table]} [he]_{3597-the autocrat of the breakfast table} intruded it under [her]_{6757-the clerk} nose ; “ it 's a book that [I]_403-laura can recommend--'The [Pirate]_638-pirate 's Doom , or the Last of the Buccaneers . ' [I]_403-laura think it 's one of the best things that 's come out this season . ”_[403-laura] [Laura]_403-laura pushed it gently aside with [her]_403-laura hand and went on and went on filching from “ [Venetian Life]_{259-venetian life} . ”_{[6757-the clerk]} “ [I]_{6757-the clerk} believe [I]_{6757-the clerk} do not want it , ”_{[6757-the clerk]} [she]_{6757-the clerk} said . [The clerk]_{6757-the clerk} hunted around awhile , glancing at one title and then another , but apparently not finding what [he]_{6757-the clerk} wanted . However , [he]_{6757-the clerk} succeeded at last . Said [he]_{6757-the clerk} : “ Have [you]_{6757-the clerk} ever read this , [ma'm]_8283-ma'm ? [I]_{6757-the clerk} am sure [you]_{6757-the clerk} 'll like it . It 's by [the author of ' [The Hooligans of Hackensack]_{639-the hooligans of hackensack}]_{8284-the author of ' the hooligans of hackensack} . ' It is full of love troubles and mysteries and all sorts of such things . [The heroine]_{8285-the heroine} strangles [[her]_{8285-the heroine} own mother]_{8286-her own mother} . Just glance at the title please,--'Gonderil [the Vampire]_{8287-the vampire} , or The Dance of Death . ' And here is ' [[The Jokist]_{640-the jokist} 's Own Treasury]_{8288-the jokist 's own treasury} , or , [The Phunny Phellow]_{641-the phunny phellow} 's Bosom Phriend . ' The funniest thing!--I've read it four times , [ma'm]_8283-ma'm , and [I]_{6757-the clerk} can laugh at the very sight of it yet . And ' [Gonderil,'--I]_{642-gonderil,'--i} assure [you]_{6757-the clerk} it is the most splendid book [I]_{6757-the clerk} ever read . [I]_{6757-the clerk} know [you]_{6757-the clerk} will like these books , [ma'm]_8283-ma'm , because [I]_{6757-the clerk} 've read them [myself]_{6757-the clerk} and [I]_{6757-the clerk} know what they are . ”_{[6757-the clerk]} “ Oh , [I]_{6757-the clerk} was perplexed -- but [I]_{6757-the clerk} see how it is , now . [You]_{6757-the clerk} must have thought [I]_{6757-the clerk} asked [you]_{6757-the clerk} to tell [me]_{6757-the clerk} what sort of books [I]_{6757-the clerk} wanted -- for [I]_{6757-the clerk} am apt to say things which [I]_{6757-the clerk} do n't really mean , when [I]_{6757-the clerk} am absent minded . [I]_{6757-the clerk} suppose [I]_{6757-the clerk} did ask [you]_{6757-the clerk} , did n't [I]_{6757-the clerk} ? ”_{[6757-the clerk]} “ No ma'm,--but [I--]_8283-ma'm ”_{[6757-the clerk]} “ Yes , [I]_{6757-the clerk} must have done it , else [you]_{6757-the clerk} would not have offered [your]_{6757-the clerk} services , for fear it might be rude . But do n't be troubled -- it was all [my]_{6757-the clerk} fault . [I]_{6757-the clerk} ought not to have been so heedless -- [I]_{6757-the clerk} ought not to have asked [you]_{6757-the clerk} . ”_{[6757-the clerk]} “ But [you]_{6757-the clerk} did n't ask [me]_{6757-the clerk} , [ma'm]_8283-ma'm . [We]_8292-we always help [customers]_{8293-customers} all [we]_8292-we can . [You]_{6757-the clerk} see [our]_8292-we experience -- living right among books all the time -- that sort of thing makes [us]_8292-we able to help [a customer]_{8294-a customer} make a selection , [you]_{6757-the clerk} know . ”_{[6757-the clerk]} “ Now does it , indeed ? It is part of [your]_{6757-the clerk} business , then ? ”_{[6757-the clerk]} “ Yes'm , [we]_8292-we always help . ”_{[6757-the clerk]} “ How good it is of [you]_{6757-the clerk} . [Some people]_{858-some people} would think it rather obtrusive , perhaps , but [I]_{6757-the clerk} don't -- [I]_{6757-the clerk} think it is real kindness -- even charity . [Some people]_{858-some people} jump to conclusions without any thought -- [you]_{6757-the clerk} have noticed that ? ”_{[6757-the clerk]} “ O yes , ”_{[6757-the clerk]} said [the clerk]_{6757-the clerk} , a little perplexed as to whether to feel comfortable or the reverse ; “ Oh yes , indeed , [I]_{6757-the clerk} 've often noticed that , [ma'm]_8283-ma'm . ”_{[6757-the clerk]} “ Yes , [they]_{858-some people} jump to conclusions with an absurd heedlessness . Now [some people]_{858-some people} would think it odd that because [you]_{6757-the clerk} , with the budding tastes and the innocent enthusiasms natural to [your]_{6757-the clerk} time of life , enjoyed [the Vampires]_{643-the vampires} and the volume of nursery jokes , [you]_{6757-the clerk} should imagine that [an older person]_{8299-an older person} would delight in them too -- but [I]_{6757-the clerk} do not think it odd at all . [I]_{6757-the clerk} think it natural -- perfectly natural in [you]_{6757-the clerk} . And kind , too . [You]_{6757-the clerk} look like [a person who not only finds a deep pleasure in any little thing in the way of literature that strikes [you]_{6757-the clerk} forcibly , but is willing and glad to share that pleasure with [others]_1157-others]_{8300-a person who not only finds a deep pleasure in any little thing in the way of literature that strikes you forcibly , but is willing and glad to share that pleasure with others} -- and that , [I]_{6757-the clerk} think , is noble and admirable -- very noble and admirable . [I]_{6757-the clerk} think [we]_8302-we ought all to share [our]_8302-we pleasures with [others]_1157-others , and do what [we]_8302-we can to make [each other]_{5887-each other} happy , do not [you]_{6757-the clerk} ? ”_{[6757-the clerk]} “ Oh , yes . Oh , yes , indeed . Yes , [you]_{6757-the clerk} are quite right , [ma'm]_8283-ma'm . ”_{[6757-the clerk]} But [he]_3604-he was getting unmistakably uncomfortable , now , notwithstanding [Laura]_403-laura 's confiding sociability and almost affectionate tone . “ Yes , indeed . [Many people]_{6582-many people} would think that what [a bookseller]_{8307-a bookseller} -- or perhaps [[his]_{8307-a bookseller} clerk]_{8308-his clerk} -- knows about literature as literature , in contradistinction to its character as merchandise , would hardly , be of much assistance to [a person]_{8309-a person} -- that is , to [an adult]_{8310-an adult} , of course -- in the selection of food for the mind -- except of course wrapping paper , or twine , or wafers , or something like that -- but [I]_{6757-the clerk} never feel that way . [I]_{6757-the clerk} feel that whatever service [you]_{6757-the clerk} offer [me]_{6757-the clerk} , [you]_{6757-the clerk} offer with a good heart , and [I]_{6757-the clerk} am as grateful for it as if it were the greatest boon to [me]_{6757-the clerk} . And it is useful to [me]_{6757-the clerk} -- it is bound to be so . It can not be otherwise . If [you]_{6757-the clerk} show [me]_{6757-the clerk} a book which [you]_{6757-the clerk} have read -- not skimmed over or merely glanced at , but read -- and [you]_{6757-the clerk} tell [me]_{6757-the clerk} that [you]_{6757-the clerk} enjoyed it and that [you]_{6757-the clerk} could read it three or four times , then [I]_{6757-the clerk} know what book [I]_{6757-the clerk} want-- ”_{[6757-the clerk]} “ Thank you!--th-- ”_[3605-her] --“to avoid . Yes indeed . [I]_403-laura think that no information ever comes amiss in [this world]_{856-this world} . Once or twice [I]_403-laura have traveled in [the cars]_{2838-the cars} -- and there [you]_{6757-the clerk} know , [the peanut boy]_{8313-the peanut boy} always measures [you]_{6757-the clerk} with [his]_{8313-the peanut boy} eye , and hands [you]_{6757-the clerk} out a book of murders if [you]_{6757-the clerk} are fond of theology ; or [Tupper]_{623-martin farquhar tupper} or a dictionary or T. S. Arthur if [you]_{6757-the clerk} are fond of poetry ; or [he]_{8313-the peanut boy} hands [you]_{6757-the clerk} a volume of distressing jokes or a copy of the American Miscellany if [you]_{6757-the clerk} particularly dislike that sort of literary fatty degeneration of the heart -- just for [the world]_{5784-the world} like [a pleasant spoken well - meaning gentleman in [any bookstore]_{8316-any bookstore}]_{8315-a pleasant spoken well - meaning gentleman in any bookstore} . But here [I]_403-laura am running on as if [business men]_{8317-business men} had nothing to do but listen to [women]_6076-women talk . [You]_{6757-the clerk} must pardon [me]_403-laura , for [I]_403-laura was not thinking.--And [you]_{6757-the clerk} must let [me]_403-laura thank [you]_{6757-the clerk} again for helping [me]_403-laura . [I]_403-laura read a good deal , and shall be in nearly every day and [I]_403-laura would be sorry to have [you]_{6757-the clerk} think [me]_403-laura a customer who talks too much and buys too little . Might [I]_403-laura ask [you]_{6757-the clerk} to give [me]_403-laura the time ? Ah - two - twenty - two . Thank [you]_{6757-the clerk} very much . [I]_403-laura will set mine while [I]_403-laura have the opportunity . ”_[403-laura] But [she]_3605-her could not get [her]_3605-her watch open , apparently . [She]_3605-her tried , and tried again . Then [the clerk]_{6757-the clerk} , trembling at [his]_{6757-the clerk} own audacity , begged to be allowed to assist . [She]_3605-her allowed [him]_{6757-the clerk} . [He]_{6757-the clerk} succeeded , and was radiant under the sweet influences of [her]_3605-her pleased face and [her]_3605-her seductively worded acknowledgements with gratification . Then [he]_{6757-the clerk} gave [her]_3605-her the exact time again , and anxiously watched [her]_3605-her turn the hands slowly till [they]_3607-they reached the precise spot without accident or loss of life , and then [he]_{6757-the clerk} looked as happy as [a man who had helped [a fellow being]_{3609-a fellow being} through a momentous undertaking]_{3608-a man who had helped a fellow being through a momentous undertaking} , and was grateful to know that [he]_{6757-the clerk} had not lived in vain . [Laura]_403-laura thanked [him]_{6757-the clerk} once more . The words were music to [his]_{6757-the clerk} ear ; but what were they compared to the ravishing smile with which [she]_3605-her flooded [his]_{6757-the clerk} whole system ? When [she]_3605-her bowed [her]_3605-her adieu and turned away , [he]_{6757-the clerk} was no longer suffering torture in the pillory where [she]_3605-her had had [him]_{6757-the clerk} trussed up during so many distressing moments , but [he]_{6757-the clerk} belonged to the list of [her]_3605-her conquests and was [a flattered and happy thrall]_{3610-a flattered and happy thrall} , with the dawn - light of love breaking over the eastern elevations of [his]_{6757-the clerk} heart . It was about the hour , now , for [the chairman of the [House Committee on Benevolent Appropriations]_{3612-house committee on benevolent appropriations} to make [his]_{3611-the chairman of the house committee on benevolent appropriations to make his appearance} appearance]_{3611-the chairman of the house committee on benevolent appropriations to make his appearance} , and [Laura]_403-laura stepped to the door to reconnoiter . [She]_403-laura glanced up [the street]_{6286-the street} , and sure enough-- Part 5 . CONTENTS CHAPTER XXXVII Representative [Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} and [Laura]_403-laura 's Strategic Coquetry CHAPTER XXXVIII Reception Day in [Washington]_{382-washington} -- Laura Again Meets [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} and the Effect Upon [Her]_403-laura [CHAPTER XXXIX Col . Selby Visits Laura]_{260-chapter xxxix col . selby visits laura} and [Effects a Reconciliation CHAPTER XL Col . Sellers]_{3614-effects a reconciliation chapter xl col . sellers} ' Career in [Washington]_{382-washington} -- [Laura]_403-laura 's Intimacy With [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} is Talked About CHAPTER XLI [Harry Brierly]_393-harry Becomes Entirely Infatuated With [Laura]_403-laura -- Declares [His]_393-harry Love and Gets Laughed At CHAPTER XLII How [The Hon Mr Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} Was Induced to Vote For [Laura]_403-laura 's Bill CHAPTER XLIII Progress of the Bill in [the House CHAPTER XLIV [Philip]_646-philip in [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{261-the house chapter xliv philip in washington} -- Visits [Laura]_403-laura CHAPTER XLV The Passage of the Bill in [the House of Representatives ILLUSTRATIONS]_{3615-the house of representatives illustrations} 128 . PLAYING TO WIN 129 . [SHE]_403-laura SAID “ PARDON ”_[403-laura] 130 . “ [IT]_8319-it 'S [HE]_393-harry ! [IT]_8319-it 'S [HE]_393-harry ! ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} 131 . REFLECTION 132 . ONCE MORE FACE TO FACE 133 . [COL . SELBY]_{391-col . selby} KNEELS AND KISSES [HER]_403-laura HAND 134 . [JOLLY GOOD COMPANY]_{263-jolly good company} 135 . [SUPPER OR BREAKFAST]_{264-supper or breakfast} ? 136 . TAIL PIECE 137 . [A LADY - KILLER TAMED]_{3616-a lady - killer tamed} 138 . CONSUMING LOVE 139 . A CONVERT TO WOMEN 'S RIGHTS 140 . OPENING NEGOTIATIONS 141 . NOT JUST YET 142 . WELL POSTED 143 . [MR . TROLLOP]_{644-mr. trollop} THINKS IT OVER 144 . [DILWORTHY GIVES LAURA]_{645-dilworthy gives laura} [HIS]_{645-dilworthy gives laura} BLESSING 145 . UNNECESSARY PRECAUTION 146 . WHERE THE PROTECTION IS NEEDED 147 . [AN OBJECT OF SYMPATHY]_{3617-an object of sympathy} 148 . [CHILDREN OF HOPE]_{3618-children of hope} 149 . [THE EDITOR]_{3375-the editor} 150 . [PHILIP LEAVING LAURA]_646-philip 151 . [CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE]_{3620-chairman of the committee} 152 . [THE HOUSE]_{878-the house} 153 . [COL SELLERS ASLEEP IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES]_{647-col sellers asleep in house of representatives} 154 . [A HEARTY SHAKE CHAPTER XXXVII]_{3622-a hearty shake chapter xxxvii} . [That Chairman]_{3557-that chairman} was nowhere in sight . Such disappointments seldom occur in novels , but are always happening in real life . [She]_403-laura was obliged to make a new plan . [She]_403-laura sent [him]_{3557-that chairman} a note , and asked [him]_{3557-that chairman} to call in the evening -- which [he]_{3557-that chairman} did . [She]_403-laura received [the Hon . Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} with a sunny smile , and said : “ [I]_403-laura do n't know how [I]_403-laura ever dared to send [you]_{3557-that chairman} a note , [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} , for [you]_{3557-that chairman} have the reputation of not being very partial to [our]_8320-our sex . ”_[403-laura] “ Why [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} am sure [my]_{626-mr. buckstone} reputation does [me]_{626-mr. buckstone} wrong , then , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura . [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} have been married once -- is that nothing in [my]_{626-mr. buckstone} favor ? ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} “ Oh , yes -- that is , it may be and it may not be . If [you]_403-laura have known what perfection is in [woman]_1148-woman , it is fair to argue that inferiority can not interest [you]_403-laura now . ”_{[3624-the chairman]} “ Even if that were the case it could not affect [you]_403-laura , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura , ”_{[3624-the chairman]} said [the chairman]_{3624-the chairman} gallantly . “ Fame does not place [you]_403-laura in the list of [ladies who rank below perfection]_{8322-ladies who rank below perfection} . ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} This happy speech delighted [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} as much as it seemed to delight [Laura]_403-laura . But it did not confuse [him]_{626-mr. buckstone} as much as it apparently did [her]_403-laura . “ [I]_403-laura wish in all sincerity that [I]_403-laura could be worthy of such a felicitous compliment as that . But [I]_403-laura am [a woman]_{6290-a woman} , and so [I]_403-laura am gratified for it just as it is , and would not have it altered . ”_[403-laura] “ But it is not merely a compliment -- that is , an empty complement -- it is the truth . [All men]_{1438-all men} will endorse that . ”_[403-laura] [Laura]_403-laura looked pleased , and said : “ It is very kind of [you]_{626-mr. buckstone} to say it . It is a distinction indeed , for [a country - bred girl like [me]_{626-mr. buckstone}]_{8325-a country - bred girl like me} to be so spoken of by [people of brains and culture]_{8326-people of brains and culture} . [You]_403-laura are so kind that [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} know [you]_403-laura will pardon [my]_{626-mr. buckstone} putting [you]_403-laura to the trouble to come this evening . ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} “ Indeed it was no trouble . It was a pleasure . [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} am alone in [the world]_{5784-the world} since [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} lost [[my]_{626-mr. buckstone} wife]_{1019-my wife} , and [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} often long for the society of [[your]_403-laura sex]_{8329-your sex} , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura , notwithstanding what [people]_5798-people may say to the contrary . ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} “ It is pleasant to hear [you]_403-laura say that . [I]_403-laura am sure it must be so . If [I]_403-laura feel lonely at times , because of [my]_403-laura exile from [old friends]_{1397-old friends} , although surrounded by [new ones who are already very dear to [me]_403-laura]_{8332-new ones who are already very dear to me} , how much more lonely must [you]_403-laura feel , bereft as [you]_403-laura are , and with no wholesome relief from the cares of state that weigh [you]_403-laura down . For [your]_403-laura own sake , as well as for the sake of [others]_1157-others , [you]_403-laura ought to go into society oftener . [I]_403-laura seldom see [you]_403-laura at a reception , and when [I]_403-laura do [you]_403-laura do not usually give [me]_403-laura very much of [your]_403-laura attention . ”_[403-laura] “ [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} never imagined that [you]_403-laura wished it or [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} would have been very glad to make [myself]_{626-mr. buckstone} happy in that way.--But one seldom gets an opportunity to say more than a sentence to [you]_403-laura in a place like that . [You]_403-laura are always the centre of [a group]_{8334-a group} -- a fact which [you]_403-laura may have noticed [yourself]_403-laura . But if one might come here-- ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} “ Indeed [you]_403-laura would always find a hearty welcome , [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} . [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} have often wished [you]_403-laura would come and tell [me]_{626-mr. buckstone} more about [Cairo]_28-cairo and [the Pyramids]_{8335-the pyramids} , as [you]_403-laura once promised [me]_{626-mr. buckstone} [you]_403-laura would . ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} “ Why , do [you]_403-laura remember that yet , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura ? [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} thought [ladies]_7260-ladies ' memories were more fickle than that . ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} “ Oh , they are not so fickle as [gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} 's promises . And besides , if [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} had been inclined to forget , [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} -- did [you]_403-laura not give [me]_{626-mr. buckstone} something by way of [a remembrancer]_{8338-a remembrancer} ? ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} “ Did [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} ? ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} “ Think . ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} “ It does seem to [me]_{626-mr. buckstone} that [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} did ; but [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} have forgotten what it was now . ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} “ Never , never call [a lady]_{7572-a lady} 's memory fickle again ! Do [you]_403-laura recognize this ? ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} “ A little spray of box ! [I]_403-laura am beaten -- [I]_403-laura surrender . But have [you]_403-laura kept that all this time ? ”_[403-laura] [Laura]_403-laura 's confusion was very pretty . [She]_403-laura tried to hide it , but the more [she]_403-laura tried the more manifest it became and withal the more captivating to look upon . Presently [she]_403-laura threw the spray of box from [her]_403-laura with an annoyed air , and said : “ [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} forgot [myself]_{626-mr. buckstone} . [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} have been very foolish . [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} beg that [you]_{626-mr. buckstone} will forget this absurd thing . ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} picked up the spray , and sitting down by [Laura]_403-laura 's side on the sofa , said : “ Please let [me]_403-laura keep it , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura . [I]_403-laura set a very high value upon it now . ”_[403-laura] “ Give it to [me]_403-laura , [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} , and do not speak so . [I]_403-laura have been sufficiently punished for [my]_403-laura thoughtlessness . [You]_{626-mr. buckstone} can not take pleasure in adding to [my]_403-laura distress . Please give it to [me]_403-laura . ”_[403-laura] “ Indeed [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} do not wish to distress [you]_{626-mr. buckstone} . But do not consider the matter so gravely ; [you]_{626-mr. buckstone} have done [yourself]_{626-mr. buckstone} no wrong . [You]_{626-mr. buckstone} probably forgot that [you]_{626-mr. buckstone} had it ; but if [you]_{626-mr. buckstone} had given it to [me]_{626-mr. buckstone} [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} would have kept it -- and not forgotten it . ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} “ Do not talk so , [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} . Give it to [me]_403-laura , please , and forget the matter . ”_[403-laura] “ It would not be kind to refuse , since it troubles [you]_{626-mr. buckstone} so , and so [I]_403-laura restore it . But if [you]_{626-mr. buckstone} would give [me]_403-laura part of it and keep the rest-- ”_[403-laura] “ So that [you]_{626-mr. buckstone} might have something to remind [you]_{626-mr. buckstone} of [me]_403-laura when [you]_{626-mr. buckstone} wished to laugh at [my]_403-laura foolishness ? ”_[403-laura] “ Oh , by no means , no ! Simply that [I]_403-laura might remember that [I]_403-laura had once assisted to discomfort [you]_{626-mr. buckstone} , and be reminded to do so no more . ”_[403-laura] [Laura]_403-laura looked up , and scanned [his]_3625-his face a moment . [She]_403-laura was about to break the twig , but [she]_403-laura hesitated and said : “ If [I]_403-laura were sure that [you--]_3625-his ”_[403-laura] [She]_403-laura threw the spray away , and continued : “ This is silly ! [We]_8340-we will change the subject . No , do not insist -- [I]_403-laura must have [my]_403-laura way in this . ”_[403-laura] Then [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} drew off [his]_{626-mr. buckstone} forces and proceeded to make a wily advance upon [the fortress]_{3626-the fortress} under cover of carefully - contrived artifices and stratagems of war . But [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} contended with [an alert and suspicious enemy]_{3627-an alert and suspicious enemy} ; and so at the end of two hours it was manifest to [him]_{626-mr. buckstone} that [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} had made but little progress . Still , [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} had made some ; [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} was sure of that . [Laura]_403-laura sat alone and communed with [herself]_403-laura ; “ [He]_{626-mr. buckstone} is fairly hooked , poor thing . [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} can play [him]_{626-mr. buckstone} at [my]_{626-mr. buckstone} leisure and land [him]_{626-mr. buckstone} when [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} choose . [He]_{626-mr. buckstone} was all ready to be caught , days and days ago -- [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} saw that , very well . [He]_{626-mr. buckstone} will vote for [our]_8341-our bill -- no fear about that ; and moreover [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} will work for it , too , before [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} am done with [him]_{626-mr. buckstone} . If [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} had [a woman]_{6290-a woman} 's eyes [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} would have noticed that the spray of box had grown three inches since [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} first gave it to [me]_{626-mr. buckstone} , but [a man]_{795-a man} never sees anything and never suspects . If [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} had shown [him]_{626-mr. buckstone} a whole bush [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} would have thought it was the same . Well , it is a good night 's work : [the committee]_{7125-the committee} is safe . But this is a desperate game [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} am playing in these days -- a wearing , sordid , heartless game . If [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} lose , [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} lose everything -- even [myself]_{626-mr. buckstone} . And if [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} win the game , will it be worth its cost after all ? [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} do not know . Sometimes [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} doubt . Sometimes [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} half wish [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} had not begun . But no matter ; [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} have begun , and [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} will never turn back ; never while [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} live . ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} indulged in a reverie as [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} walked homeward : “ [She]_8345-she is shrewd and deep , and plays [her]_8345-she cards with considerable discretion -- but [she]_8345-she will lose , for all that . There is no hurry ; [I]_3628-i shall come out winner , all in good time . [She]_8345-she is [the most beautiful woman in [the world]_{5784-the world}]_{8346-the most beautiful woman in the world} ; and [she]_8345-she surpassed [herself]_8345-she to - night . [I]_3628-i suppose [I]_3628-i must vote for that bill , in the end maybe ; but that is not a matter of much consequence [the government]_{7593-the government} can stand it . [She]_8345-she is bent on capturing [me]_3628-i , that is plain ; but [she]_8345-she will find by and by that what [she]_8345-she took for [a sleeping garrison]_{8349-a sleeping garrison} was [an ambuscade]_{8350-an ambuscade} . ”_[3628-i] CHAPTER XXXVIII . Now this surprising news caus'd [her]_3628-i fall in ' a trance , Life as [she]_3628-i were dead , no limbs [she]_3628-i could advance , Then [[her]_3628-i dear brother]_{3629-her dear brother} came , [her]_3628-i from the ground [he]_{3629-her dear brother} took And [she]_3628-i spake up and said , O [my]_0-i poor heart is broke . The Barnardcastle Tragedy . “ Do n't [you]_3628-i think [he]_{3629-her dear brother} is distinguished looking ? ”_[3628-i] “ What ! [That gawky looking person]_{8351-that gawky looking person} , with [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura ? ”_[3628-i] “ There . [He]_{3629-her dear brother} 's just speaking to [Mrs. Schoonmaker]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} . Such high - bred negligence and unconsciousness . Nothing studied . See [his]_{3629-her dear brother} fine eyes . ”_[3628-i] “ Very . [They]_8352-they are moving this way now . Maybe [he]_{3629-her dear brother} is coming [here]_5846-here . But [he]_{3629-her dear brother} looks as helpless as [a rag baby]_{8354-a rag baby} . Who is [he]_{3629-her dear brother} , [Blanche]_649-blanche ? ”_[3628-i] “ Who is [he]_{3629-her dear brother} ? And [you]_3628-i 've been [here]_5846-here a week , [Grace]_650-grace , and do n't know ? [He]_{3629-her dear brother} 's the catch of the season . That 's [Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} -- [[her]_403-laura brother]_{8224-her brother} . ”_[3628-i] “ No , is it ? ”_[3628-i] “ [Very old family]_{8357-very old family} , old Kentucky family [I]_3628-i believe . [He]_{3629-her dear brother} 's got [enormous landed property in [Tennessee]_17-tennessee]_{8358-enormous landed property in tennessee} , [I]_3628-i think . [The family]_{5795-the family} lost everything , [slaves]_8360-slaves and that sort of thing , [you]_3628-i know , in the war . But [they]_{5795-the family} have a great deal of land , minerals , mines and all that . [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} and [[his]_{382-washington} sister]_{8361-his sister} too are very much interested in the amelioration of the condition of [the colored race]_{3528-the colored race} ; [they]_{5795-the family} have some plan , with [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} , to convert a large part of [[their]_{5795-the family} property]_{8363-their property} to something another for [the freedmen]_{8364-the freedmen} . ”_[3628-i] “ [You]_3628-i do n't say so ? [I]_649-blanche thought [he]_{382-washington} was [some guy from [Pennsylvania]_{228-pennsylvania}]_{8365-some guy from pennsylvania} . But [he]_{382-washington} is different from [others]_1157-others . Probably [he]_{382-washington} has lived all [his]_{382-washington} life on [[his]_{382-washington} plantation]_{8367-his plantation} . ”_{[649-blanche]} It was a day reception of [Mrs. Representative Schoonmaker]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} , [a sweet woman , of simple and sincere manners]_{3630-a sweet woman , of simple and sincere manners} . [[Her]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} house]_{3631-her house} was one of the most popular in [Washington]_{382-washington} . There was less ostentation there than in some others , and [people]_5798-people liked to go where the atmosphere reminded [them]_5798-people of the peace and purity of [home]_5907-home . [Mrs. Schoonmaker]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} was as natural and unaffected in [Washington]_{382-washington} society as [she]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} was in [[her]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} own [New York]_{88-new york} house]_{3634-her own new york house} , and kept up the spirit of [home]_5907-home - life [there]_840-there , with [[her]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} husband]_{6214-her husband} and [children]_{6077-children} . And that was the reason , probably , why [people of refinement]_{3639-people of refinement} liked to go [there]_840-there . [Washington]_{382-washington} is a microcosm , and one can suit [himself]_3641-himself with any sort of society within a radius of a mile . To [a large portion of [the people who frequent [Washington]_{382-washington} or dwell [there]_840-there]_{3643-the people who frequent washington or dwell there} , the ultra fashion , [the shoddy , the jobbery]_{3645-the shoddy , the jobbery} are as utterly distasteful as [they]_{3642-a large portion of the people who frequent washington or dwell there , the ultra fashion , the shoddy , the jobbery are as utterly distasteful as they would be in a refined new england city} would be in [a refined [New England City]_{265-new england city}]_{3646-a refined new england city}]_{3642-a large portion of the people who frequent washington or dwell there , the ultra fashion , the shoddy , the jobbery are as utterly distasteful as they would be in a refined new england city} . [Schoonmaker]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} was not exactly [a leader in [the House]_{878-the house}]_{3647-a leader in the house} , but [he]_3649-his was greatly respected for [his]_3649-his fine talents and [his]_3649-his honesty . [No one]_{6130-no one} would have thought of offering to carry [National Improvement Directors Relief stock]_{3651-national improvement directors relief stock} for [him]_3649-his . These day receptions were attended by [more women]_{3652-more women} than [men]_814-men , and [those interested in the problem]_{3654-those interested in the problem} might have studied the costumes of [the ladies present]_{3655-the ladies present} , in view of this fact , to discover whether [women]_6076-women dress more for the eyes of [women]_6076-women or for effect upon [men]_814-men . It is a very important problem , and has been a good deal discussed , and its solution would form one fixed , philosophical basis , upon which to estimate [woman]_1148-woman 's character . [We]_3660-we are inclined to take a medium ground , and aver [that woman]_{3661-that woman} dresses to please [herself]_{3661-that woman} , and in obedience to a law of [her]_{3661-that woman} own nature . “ [They]_3662-them are coming this way , ”_{[382-washington]} said [Blanche]_649-blanche . People who made way for [them]_3662-them to pass , turned to look at [them]_3662-them . [Washington]_{382-washington} began to feel that the eyes of [the public]_{7230-the public} were on [him]_3649-his also , and [his]_3649-his eyes rolled about , now towards the ceiling , now towards the floor , in an effort to look unconscious . “ Good morning , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura . Delighted . [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} . [[My]_649-blanche friend]_{2513-my friend} , [Miss Medlar]_{651-miss medlar} . ”_{[649-blanche]} [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} , who was endeavoring to square [himself]_{382-washington} for a bow , put [his]_{382-washington} foot through the train of [Mrs. Senator Poplin]_{652-mrs. senator poplin} , who looked round with a scowl , which turned into a smile as [she]_{652-mrs. senator poplin} saw who it was . In extricating [himself]_{382-washington} , [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} , who had the care of [his]_{382-washington} hat as well as the introduction on [his]_{382-washington} mind , shambled against [Miss Blanche]_649-blanche , who said pardon , with the prettiest accent , as if the awkwardness were [her]_649-blanche own . And [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} righted [himself]_{382-washington} . “ Do n't [you]_{382-washington} find it very warm to - day , [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} ? ”_{[382-washington]} said [Blanche]_649-blanche , by way of a remark . “ It 's awful hot , ”_{[649-blanche]} said [Washington]_{382-washington} . “ It 's warm for the season , ”_{[649-blanche]} continued [Blanche]_649-blanche pleasantly . “ But [I]_649-blanche suppose [you]_{382-washington} are accustomed to it , ”_{[649-blanche]} [she]_649-blanche added , with a general idea that the thermometer always stands at 90 deg . in [all parts of [the late slave states]_{3665-the late slave states}]_{3664-all parts of the late slave states} . “ [Washington]_{382-washington} weather generally can not be very congenial to [you]_{382-washington} ? ”_{[382-washington]} “ It 's congenial , ”_{[382-washington]} said [Washington]_{382-washington} brightening up , “ when it 's not congealed . ”_{[649-blanche]} “ That 's very good . Did [you]_650-grace hear , [Grace]_650-grace , [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} says it 's congenial when it 's not congealed . ”_[650-grace] “ What is , [dear]_1212-dear ? ”_{[382-washington]} said [Grace]_650-grace , who was talking with [Laura]_403-laura . The conversation was now finely under way . [Washington]_{382-washington} launched out an observation of [his]_{382-washington} own . “ Did [you]_650-grace see [those Japs]_{8370-those japs} , [Miss Leavitt]_{653-miss leavitt} ? ”_{[649-blanche]} “ Oh , yes , are n't [they]_{8370-those japs} queer . But so high - bred , so picturesque . Do [you]_{382-washington} think that color makes any difference , [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} ? [I]_{382-washington} used to be so prejudiced against color . ”_{[382-washington]} “ Did [you]_{382-washington} ? [I]_{382-washington} never was . [I]_{382-washington} used to think [my]_{382-washington} old mammy was handsome . ”_{[382-washington]} “ How interesting [your]_{382-washington} life must have been ! [I]_{382-washington} should like to hear about it . ”_{[382-washington]} [Washington]_{382-washington} was about settling [himself]_{382-washington} into [his]_{382-washington} narrative style , when [Mrs. Gen. McFingal]_{654-mrs. gen. mcfingal} caught [his]_{382-washington} eye . “ Have [you]_{382-washington} been at [the Capitol]_{266-the capitol} to - day , [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} ? ”_{[382-washington]} [Washington]_{382-washington} had not . “ Is anything uncommon going on ? ”_{[382-washington]} “ [They]_8371-they say it was very exciting . The Alabama business [you]_{382-washington} know . [Gen. Sutler]_{655-gen. sutler} , of [Massachusetts]_{143-massachusetts} , defied [England]_258-england , and [they]_8371-they say [he]_{382-washington} wants war . ”_[403-laura] “ [He]_{382-washington} wants to make [himself]_{382-washington} conspicuous more like , ”_[403-laura] said [Laura]_403-laura . “ [He]_{382-washington} always , [you]_{382-washington} have noticed , talks with one eye on [the gallery]_{7744-the gallery} , while the other is on [the speaker]_{826-the speaker} . ”_{[382-washington]} “ Well , [[my]_{382-washington} husband]_{5851-my husband} says , its nonsense to talk of war , and wicked . [He]_{382-washington} knows what war is . If [we]_8375-we do have war , [I]_{382-washington} hope it will be for [the patriots of [Cuba]_33-cuba]_{8376-the patriots of cuba} . Do n't [you]_{382-washington} think [we]_8375-we want [Cuba]_33-cuba , [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} ? ”_{[382-washington]} “ [I]_{382-washington} think [we]_8375-we want it bad , ”_{[382-washington]} said [Washington]_{382-washington} . “ And [Santo Domingo]_{267-santo domingo} . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} says , [we]_8375-we are bound to extend [our]_8375-we religion over [the isles of [the sea]_{6424-the sea}]_{8377-the isles of the sea} . [We]_8375-we 've got to round out [[our]_8375-we territory]_{8379-our territory} , and-- ”_[403-laura] [Washington]_{382-washington} 's further observations were broken off by [Laura]_403-laura , who whisked [him]_{382-washington} off to another part of [the room]_{862-the room} , and reminded [him]_{382-washington} that [they]_3667-they must make [their]_3667-they adieux . “ How stupid and tiresome [these people]_{1123-these people} are , ”_[403-laura] [she]_403-laura said . “ Let 's go . ”_[403-laura] [They]_3667-they were turning to say good - by to [the hostess]_{3668-the hostess} , when [Laura]_403-laura 's attention was arrested by the sight of [a gentleman who was just speaking to [Mrs. Schoonmaker]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker}]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} . For a second [her]_403-laura heart stopped beating . [He]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} was [a handsome man of forty and perhaps more , with grayish hair and whiskers]_{3670-a handsome man of forty and perhaps more , with grayish hair and whiskers} , and [he]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} walked with a cane , as if [he]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} were slightly lame . [He]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} might be less than forty , for [his]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} face was worn into hard lines , and [he]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} was pale . No . It could not be , [she]_403-laura said to [herself]_403-laura . It is only a resemblance . But as [the gentleman]_{6791-the gentleman} turned and [she]_403-laura saw [his]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} full face , [Laura]_403-laura put out [her]_403-laura hand and clutched [Washington]_{382-washington} 's arm to prevent [herself]_403-laura from falling . [Washington]_{382-washington} , who was not minding anything , as usual , looked ' round in wonder . [Laura]_403-laura 's eyes were blazing fire and hatred ; [he]_{382-washington} had never seen [her]_403-laura look so before ; and [her]_403-laura face , was livid . “ Why , what is it , [sis]_1241-sis ? [Your]_1241-sis face is as white as paper . ”_[403-laura] “ It 's [he]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} , it 's [he]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} . Come , come , ”_{[382-washington]} and [she]_403-laura dragged [him]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} away . “ It 's who ? ”_[403-laura] asked [Washington]_{382-washington} , when [they]_3672-they had gained [the carriage]_{3673-the carriage} . “ It 's [nobody]_5874-nobody , it 's nothing . Did [I]_403-laura say [he]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} ? [I]_403-laura was faint with the heat . Do n't mention it . Do n't [you]_{382-washington} speak of it , ”_[403-laura] [she]_403-laura added earnestly , grasping [his]_{382-washington} arm . When [she]_403-laura had gained [[her]_403-laura room]_{1452-her room} [she]_403-laura went to the glass and saw a pallid and haggard face . “ [[My]_403-laura God]_{8383-my god} , ”_[403-laura] [she]_403-laura cried , “ this will never do . [I]_{7173-the senator} should have killed [him]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} , if [I]_{7173-the senator} could . [The scoundrel]_{8384-the scoundrel} still lives , and dares to come [here]_5846-here . [I]_{7173-the senator} ought to kill [him]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} . [He]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} has no right to live . How [I]_{7173-the senator} hate [him]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} . And yet [I]_{7173-the senator} loved [him]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} . Oh heavens , how [I]_{7173-the senator} did love [that man]_{5852-that man} . And why did n't [he]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} kill [me]_{7173-the senator} ? [He]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} might better . [He]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} did kill all that was good in [me]_{7173-the senator} . Oh , but [he]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} shall not escape . [He]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} shall not escape this time . [He]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} may have forgotten . [He]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} will find that [a woman]_{6290-a woman} 's hate does n't forget . The law ? What would the law do but protect [him]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} and make [me]_{7173-the senator} [an outcast]_{8388-an outcast} ? How all [Washington]_{382-washington} would gather up [its]_{382-washington} virtuous skirts and avoid [me]_{7173-the senator} , if it knew . [I]_{7173-the senator} wonder if [he]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} hates [me]_{7173-the senator} as [I]_{7173-the senator} do [him]_{3669-a gentleman who was just speaking to mrs. schoonmaker} ? ”_{[7173-the senator]} So [Laura]_403-laura raved , in tears and in rage by turns , tossed in a tumult of passion , which [she]_403-laura gave way to with little effort to control . [A servant]_{3675-a servant} came to summon [her]_403-laura to dinner . [She]_403-laura had a headache . The hour came for [the President]_{7643-the president} 's reception . [She]_403-laura had a raving headache , and [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} must go without [her]_403-laura . That night of agony was like another night [she]_403-laura recalled . How vividly it all came back to [her]_403-laura . And at that time [she]_403-laura remembered [she]_403-laura thought [she]_403-laura might be mistaken . [He]_{7173-the senator} might come back to [her]_403-laura . Perhaps [he]_{7173-the senator} loved [her]_403-laura , a little , after all . Now , [she]_403-laura knew [he]_{7173-the senator} did not . Now , [she]_403-laura knew [he]_{7173-the senator} was [a cold - blooded scoundrel]_{3678-a cold - blooded scoundrel} , without pity . Never a word in all these years . [She]_403-laura had hoped [he]_{7173-the senator} was dead . Did [[his]_{7173-the senator} wife]_{839-his wife} live , [she]_403-laura wondered . [She]_403-laura caught at that -- and it gave a new current to [her]_403-laura thoughts . Perhaps , after all -- [she]_403-laura must see [him]_{7173-the senator} . [She]_403-laura could not live without seeing [him]_{7173-the senator} . Would [he]_{7173-the senator} smile as in the old days when [she]_403-laura loved [him]_{7173-the senator} so ; or would [he]_{7173-the senator} sneer as when [she]_403-laura last saw [him]_{7173-the senator} ? If [he]_{7173-the senator} looked so , [she]_403-laura hated [him]_{7173-the senator} . If [he]_{7173-the senator} should call [her]_403-laura “ [Laura]_403-laura , [darling]_8389-darling , ”_{[3683-callers , who went away]} and look SO ! [She]_403-laura must find [him]_{7173-the senator} . [She]_403-laura must end [her]_403-laura doubts . [Laura]_403-laura kept [[her]_403-laura room]_{1452-her room} for two days , on one excuse and another -- a nervous headache , a cold -- to the great anxiety of [[the Senator]_{7173-the senator} 's household]_{3682-the senator 's household} . [Callers , who went away]_{3683-callers , who went away} , said [she]_403-laura had been too gay -- [they]_{3683-callers , who went away} did not say “ fast , ”_[403-laura] though some of [them]_{3683-callers , who went away} may have thought it . One so conspicuous and successful in society as [Laura]_403-laura could not be out of the way two days , without remarks being made , and not all of them complimentary . When [she]_403-laura came down [she]_403-laura appeared as usual , a little pale may be , but unchanged in manner . If there were any deepened lines about the eyes [they]_3684-they had been concealed . [Her]_403-laura course of action was quite determined . At breakfast [she]_403-laura asked if [any one]_{2560-any one} had heard any unusual noise during the night ? [Nobody]_5874-nobody had . [Washington]_{382-washington} never heard any noise of any kind after [his]_{382-washington} eyes were shut . [Some people]_{858-some people} thought [he]_{382-washington} never did when [they]_{858-some people} were open either . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} said [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} had come in late . [He]_{478-senator dilworthy} was detained in a little consultation after the Congressional prayer meeting . Perhaps it was [his]_{478-senator dilworthy} entrance . No , [Laura]_403-laura said . [She]_403-laura heard that . It was later . [She]_403-laura might have been nervous , but [she]_403-laura fancied [somebody]_{5942-somebody} was trying to get into [the house]_{878-the house} . [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry humorously suggested that it might be , as [none of the members]_{3690-none of the members} were occupied in night session . [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} frowned , and said [he]_{7173-the senator} did not like to hear that kind of newspaper slang . There might be [burglars about]_{3692-burglars about} . [Laura]_403-laura said that very likely it was only [her]_403-laura nervousness . But [she]_403-laura thought [she]_403-laura would feel safer if [Washington]_{382-washington} would let [her]_403-laura take one of [his]_{382-washington} pistols . [Washington]_{382-washington} brought [her]_403-laura one of [his]_{382-washington} revolvers , and instructed [her]_403-laura in the art of loading and firing it . During the morning [Laura]_403-laura drove down to [Mrs. Schoonmaker]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} 's to pay a friendly call . “ [Your]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} receptions are always delightful , ”_[403-laura] [she]_403-laura said to [that lady]_{3693-that lady} , “ [the pleasant people]_{8390-the pleasant people} all seem to come [here]_5846-here . ”_{[648-mrs. schoonmaker]} “ It 's pleasant to hear [you]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} say so , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura . [I]_403-laura believe [[my]_403-laura friends]_{7112-my friends} like to come here . Though society in [Washington]_{382-washington} is mixed ; [we]_8393-we have a little of everything . ”_[403-laura] “ [I]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} suppose , though , [you]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} do n't see much of [the old rebel element]_{8394-the old rebel element} ? ”_{[648-mrs. schoonmaker]} said [Laura]_403-laura with a smile . If this seemed to [Mrs. Schoonmaker]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} a singular remark for [a lady]_{7572-a lady} to make , who was meeting “ [rebels ”_{[648-mrs. schoonmaker]} in society]_{8395-rebels ” in society} every day , [she]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} did not express it in any way , but only said , “ [You]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} know [we]_8393-we do n't say ' [rebel]_8396-rebel ' anymore . Before [we]_8393-we came to [Washington]_{382-washington} [I]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} thought [rebels]_8397-rebels would look unlike [other people]_{1190-other people} . [I]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} find [we]_8393-we are very much alike , and that kindness and good nature wear away prejudice . And then [you]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} know there are all sorts of common interests . [[My]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} husband]_{5851-my husband} sometimes says that [he]_{5851-my husband} does n't see but [confederates]_{8400-confederates} are just as eager to get at the treasury as [Unionists]_{8401-unionists} . [You]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} know that [Mr. Schoonmaker]_{656-mr. schoonmaker} is on the appropriations . ”_{[648-mrs. schoonmaker]} “ Does [he]_{656-mr. schoonmaker} know [many Southerners]_{8402-many southerners} ? ”_[403-laura] “ Oh , yes . There were several at [my]_403-laura reception the other day . Among others [a confederate Colonel]_{8403-a confederate colonel} -- [[a stranger]_{5910-a stranger} -- handsome man with gray hair , probably [you]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} did n't notice [him]_{8403-a confederate colonel} , uses a cane in walking]_{8405-a stranger -- handsome man with gray hair , probably you did n't notice him , uses a cane in walking} . [A very agreeable man]_{8406-a very agreeable man} . [I]_403-laura wondered why [he]_{8403-a confederate colonel} called . When [[my]_403-laura husband]_{5851-my husband} came [home]_5907-home and looked over the cards , [he]_{5851-my husband} said [he]_{5851-my husband} had a cotton claim . [A real southerner]_{8409-a real southerner} . Perhaps [you]_{648-mrs. schoonmaker} might know [him]_{5851-my husband} if [I]_403-laura could think of [his]_{5851-my husband} name . Yes , here 's [his]_{5851-my husband} card -- [Louisiana]_{268-louisiana} . ”_[403-laura] [Laura]_403-laura took the card , looked at it intently till [she]_403-laura was sure of the address , and then laid it down , with , “ No , [he]_{5851-my husband} is [no friend of ours]_{8410-no friend of ours} . ”_[403-laura] That afternoon , [Laura]_403-laura wrote and dispatched the following note . It was in a round hand , unlike [her]_403-laura flowing style , and it was directed to [a number and street in [Georgetown:--]_{269-georgetown:--}]_{3695-a number and street in georgetown:--} “ [A Lady at [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} 's]_{8411-a lady at senator dilworthy 's} would like to see [Col . George Selby]_{391-col . selby} , on business connected with the Cotton Claims . Can [he]_{391-col . selby} call Wednesday at three o'clock P. M. ? ”_{[3709-one who acknowledges the playing of that martial air]} On Wednesday at 3 P. M , [no one of [the family]_{5795-the family}]_{3696-no one of the family} was likely to be in [the house]_{878-the house} except [Laura]_403-laura . CHAPTER XXXIX . [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} had just come to [Washington]_{382-washington} , and taken lodgings in [Georgetown]_{270-georgetown} . [His]_{391-col . selby} business was to get pay for some cotton that was destroyed during the war . There were many others in [Washington]_{382-washington} on the same errand , some of them with claims as difficult to establish as [his]_{391-col . selby} . A concert of action was necessary , and [he]_{391-col . selby} was not , therefore , at all surprised to receive the note from a lady asking [him]_{391-col . selby} to call at [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} 's . At a little after three on Wednesday [he]_{391-col . selby} rang the bell of [[the Senator]_{7173-the senator} 's residence]_{3700-the senator 's residence} . [It]_3701-it was [a handsome mansion on [the Square opposite [the President]_{7643-the president} 's house]_{3703-the square opposite the president 's house}]_{3702-a handsome mansion on the square opposite the president 's house} . [The owner]_{3705-the owner} must be [a man of great wealth]_{3706-a man of great wealth} , [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} thought ; perhaps , who knows , said [he]_{6205-the colonel} with a smile , [he]_{3705-the owner} may have got some of [my]_0-i cotton in exchange for salt and quinine after the capture of [New Orleans]_{11-new orleans} . As this thought passed through [his]_{6205-the colonel} mind [he]_{6205-the colonel} was looking at the remarkable figure of [the Hero of [New Orleans]_{11-new orleans}]_{3708-the hero of new orleans} , holding itself by main strength from sliding off the back of the rearing bronze horse , and lifting [its]_{3708-the hero of new orleans} hat in the manner of [one who acknowledges the playing of that martial air]_{3709-one who acknowledges the playing of that martial air} : “ See , [the Conquering Hero]_{657-the conquering hero} Comes ! ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Gad , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} said [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} to [himself]_{6205-the colonel} , “ [Old Hickory]_{658-old hickory} ought to get down and give [his]_{3705-the owner} seat to [Gen. Sutler]_{655-gen. sutler} -- but [they]_{655-gen. sutler} 'd have to tie [him]_{3705-the owner} on . ”_[403-laura] [Laura]_403-laura was in [the drawing room]_{3711-the drawing room} . [She]_403-laura heard the bell , [she]_403-laura heard the steps in [the hall]_{2492-the hall} , and the emphatic thud of the supporting cane . [She]_403-laura had risen from [her]_403-laura chair and was leaning against the piano , pressing [her]_403-laura left hand against the violent beating of [her]_403-laura heart . The door opened and [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} entered , standing in the full light of the opposite window . [Laura]_403-laura was more in the shadow and stood for an instant , long enough for [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} to make the inward observation that [she]_403-laura was [a magnificent Woman]_{3715-a magnificent woman} . [She]_403-laura then advanced a step . “ [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} , is it not ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} staggered back , caught [himself]_{6205-the colonel} by a chair , and turned towards [her]_403-laura a look of terror . “ [Laura]_403-laura ? [[My]_403-laura God]_{8383-my god} ! ”_[403-laura] “ Yes , [[your]_{6205-the colonel} wife]_{7105-your wife} ! ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Oh , no , it ca n't be . How came [you]_{6205-the colonel} [here]_5846-here ? [I]_403-laura thought [you]_{6205-the colonel} were-- ”_[403-laura] “ [You]_{6205-the colonel} thought [I]_403-laura was dead ? [You]_{6205-the colonel} thought [you]_{6205-the colonel} were rid of [me]_403-laura ? Not so long as [you]_{6205-the colonel} live , [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} , not so long as [you]_{6205-the colonel} live , ”_[403-laura] [Laura]_403-laura in [her]_403-laura passion was hurried on to say . [No man]_{1278-no man} had ever accused [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} of cowardice . But [he]_{391-col . selby} was [a coward]_{3718-a coward} before [this woman]_{3719-this woman} . May be [he]_{391-col . selby} was not [the man [he]_{391-col . selby} once was]_{3720-the man he once was} . Where was [his]_{391-col . selby} coolness ? Where was [his]_{391-col . selby} sneering , imperturbable manner , with which [he]_{391-col . selby} could have met , and would have met , [any woman [he]_{391-col . selby} had wronged]_{3721-any woman he had wronged} , if [he]_{391-col . selby} had only been forewarned . [He]_{391-col . selby} felt now that [he]_{391-col . selby} must temporize , that [he]_{391-col . selby} must gain time . There was danger in [Laura]_403-laura 's tone . There was something frightful in [her]_403-laura calmness . [Her]_403-laura steady eyes seemed to devour [him]_{391-col . selby} . “ [You]_{391-col . selby} have ruined [my]_403-laura life , ”_[403-laura] [she]_403-laura said ; “ and [I]_{6205-the colonel} was so young , so ignorant , and loved [you]_{391-col . selby} so . [You]_{391-col . selby} betrayed [me]_{6205-the colonel} , and left [me]_{6205-the colonel} , mocking [me]_{6205-the colonel} and trampling [me]_{6205-the colonel} into the dust , a soiled cast - off . [You]_{391-col . selby} might better have killed [me]_{6205-the colonel} then . Then [I]_{6205-the colonel} should not have hated [you]_{391-col . selby} . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ [Laura]_403-laura , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} said [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , nerving [himself]_{6205-the colonel} , but still pale , and speaking appealingly , “ do n't say that . Reproach [me]_403-laura . [I]_403-laura deserve it . [I]_403-laura was [a scoundrel]_{8415-a scoundrel} . [I]_403-laura was everything monstrous . But [your]_403-laura beauty made [me]_403-laura crazy . [You]_403-laura are right . [I]_403-laura was [a brute]_{7984-a brute} in leaving [you]_403-laura as [I]_403-laura did . But what could [I]_403-laura do ? [I]_403-laura was married , and-- ”_[403-laura] “ And [[your]_{6205-the colonel} wife]_{7105-your wife} still lives ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} asked [Laura]_403-laura , bending a little forward in [her]_403-laura eagerness . [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} noticed the action , and [he]_{6205-the colonel} almost said “ no , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} but [he]_{6205-the colonel} thought of the folly of attempting concealment . “ Yes . [She]_{7105-your wife} is here . ”_[403-laura] What little color had wandered back into [Laura]_403-laura 's face forsook it again . [Her]_403-laura heart stood still , [her]_403-laura strength seemed going from [her]_403-laura limbs . [Her]_403-laura last hope was gone . [The room]_{862-the room} swam before [her]_403-laura for a moment , and [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} stepped towards [her]_403-laura , but [she]_403-laura waved [him]_{6205-the colonel} back , as hot anger again coursed through [her]_403-laura veins , and said , “ And [you]_{6205-the colonel} dare come with [her]_{7105-your wife} , here , and tell [me]_{6205-the colonel} of it , here and mock [me]_{6205-the colonel} with it ! And [you]_{6205-the colonel} think [I]_{6205-the colonel} will have it ; [George]_{391-col . selby} ? [You]_{6205-the colonel} think [I]_{6205-the colonel} will let [you]_{6205-the colonel} live with [that woman]_{3661-that woman} ? [You]_{6205-the colonel} think [I]_{6205-the colonel} am as powerless as that day [I]_{6205-the colonel} fell dead at [your]_{6205-the colonel} feet ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} [She]_403-laura raged now . [She]_403-laura was in a tempest of excitement . And [she]_403-laura advanced towards [him]_{6205-the colonel} with a threatening mien . [She]_403-laura would kill [me]_0-i if [she]_403-laura could , thought [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} ; but [he]_{6205-the colonel} thought at the same moment , how beautiful [she]_403-laura is . [He]_{6205-the colonel} had recovered [his]_{6205-the colonel} head now . [She]_403-laura was lovely when [he]_{6205-the colonel} knew [her]_403-laura , then [a simple country girl]_{3727-a simple country girl} . Now [she]_403-laura was dazzling , in the fullness of ripe womanhood , a superb creature , with all the fascination that [a woman of [the world]_{5784-the world}]_{3728-a woman of the world} has for [such a man as [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby}]_{3730-such a man as col . selby} . Nothing of this was lost on [him]_{6205-the colonel} . [He]_{6205-the colonel} stepped quickly to [her]_403-laura , grasped both [her]_403-laura hands in [his]_{6205-the colonel} , and said , “ [Laura]_403-laura , stop ! think ! Suppose [I]_403-laura loved [you]_403-laura yet ! Suppose [I]_403-laura hated [my]_403-laura fate ! What can [I]_403-laura do ? [I]_403-laura am broken by the war . [I]_403-laura have lost everything almost . [I]_403-laura had as lief be dead and done with it . ”_[403-laura] [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} spoke with a low remembered voice that thrilled through [Laura]_403-laura . [He]_{6205-the colonel} was looking into [her]_403-laura eyes as [he]_{6205-the colonel} had looked in those old days , when no birds of all those that sang in the groves where [they]_3732-they walked sang a note of warning . [He]_{6205-the colonel} was wounded . [He]_{6205-the colonel} had been punished . [Her]_403-laura strength forsook [her]_403-laura with [her]_403-laura rage , and [she]_403-laura sank upon a chair , sobbing , “ Oh ! [[my]_403-laura God]_{8383-my god} , [I]_403-laura thought [I]_403-laura hated [him]_{6205-the colonel} ! ”_[403-laura] [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} knelt beside [her]_403-laura . [He]_{6205-the colonel} took [her]_403-laura hand and [she]_403-laura let [him]_{6205-the colonel} keep it . [She]_403-laura looked down into [his]_{6205-the colonel} face , with a pitiable tenderness , and said in a weak voice . “ And [you]_{6205-the colonel} do love [me]_403-laura a little ? ”_[403-laura] [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} vowed and protested . [He]_{6205-the colonel} kissed [her]_403-laura hand and [her]_403-laura lips . [He]_{6205-the colonel} swore [his]_{6205-the colonel} false soul into perdition . [She]_403-laura wanted love , [this woman]_{3719-this woman} . Was not [her]_403-laura love for [George Selby]_{391-col . selby} deeper than [any other woman]_{1681-any other woman} 's could be ? Had [she]_403-laura not a right to [him]_{391-col . selby} ? Did [he]_{391-col . selby} not belong to [her]_403-laura by virtue of [her]_403-laura overmastering passion ? [[His]_{391-col . selby} wife]_{839-his wife} -- [she]_{839-his wife} was not [[his]_{391-col . selby} wife]_{839-his wife} , except by the law . [She]_{839-his wife} could not be . Even with the law [she]_{839-his wife} could have no right to stand between [two souls that were one]_{3739-two souls that were one} . It was an infamous condition in [society]_3740-society that [George]_{391-col . selby} should be tied to [her]_{839-his wife} . [Laura]_403-laura thought this , believed it ; because [she]_403-laura desired to believe it . [She]_403-laura came to it as an original proposition founded on the requirements of [her]_403-laura own nature . [She]_403-laura may have heard , doubtless [she]_403-laura had , similar theories that were prevalent at that day , theories of the tyranny of marriage and of the freedom of marriage . [She]_403-laura had even heard [women lecturers]_{3741-women lecturers} say , that marriage should only continue so long as it pleased either party to it -- for a year , or a month , or a day . [She]_403-laura had not given much heed to this , but [she]_403-laura saw its justice now in a dash of revealing desire . It must be right . [God]_378-god would not have permitted [her]_403-laura to love [George Selby]_{391-col . selby} as [she]_403-laura did , and [him]_{391-col . selby} to love [her]_403-laura , if it was right for [society]_3740-society to raise up a barrier between [them]_3743-they . [He]_{391-col . selby} belonged to [her]_403-laura . Had [he]_{391-col . selby} not confessed it [himself]_{391-col . selby} ? Not even the religious atmosphere of [[Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} 's house]_{3744-senator dilworthy 's house} had been sufficient to instill into [Laura]_403-laura that deep Christian principle which had been somehow omitted in [her]_403-laura training . Indeed in [that very house]_{3745-that very house} had [she]_403-laura not heard [women]_6076-women , prominent before [the country]_{797-the country} and besieging [Congress]_521-congress , utter sentiments that fully justified the course [she]_403-laura was marking out for [herself]_403-laura . [They]_3743-they were seated now , side by side , talking with more calmness . [Laura]_403-laura was happy , or thought [she]_403-laura was . But it was that feverish sort of happiness which is snatched out of the black shadow of falsehood , and is at the moment recognized as fleeting and perilous , and indulged tremblingly . [She]_403-laura loved . [She]_403-laura was loved . That is happiness certainly . And the black past and the troubled present and the uncertain future could not snatch that from [her]_403-laura . What did [they]_3743-they say as [they]_3743-they sat there ? What nothings do [people]_5798-people usually say in such circumstances , even if [they]_5798-people are three - score and ten ? It was enough for [Laura]_403-laura to hear [his]_3749-him voice and be near [him]_3749-him . It was enough for [him]_3749-him to be near [her]_403-laura , and avoid committing [himself]_3749-him as much as [he]_3749-him could . Enough for [him]_3749-him was the present also . Had there not always been some way out of such scrapes ? And yet [Laura]_403-laura could not be quite content without prying into tomorrow . How could [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} manage to free [himself]_{6205-the colonel} from [[his]_{6205-the colonel} wife]_{839-his wife} ? Would it be long ? Could [he]_{6205-the colonel} not go into [some State]_{3752-some state} where it would not take much time ? [He]_{6205-the colonel} could not say exactly . That [they]_3743-they must think of . That [they]_3743-they must talk over . And so on . Did this seem like a damnable plot to [Laura]_403-laura against the life , maybe , of [a sister]_{3753-a sister} , [a woman like [herself]_403-laura]_{3754-a woman like herself} ? Probably not . It was right that [this man]_{1132-this man} should be [hers]_403-laura , and there were some obstacles in the way . That was all . There are as good reasons for bad actions as for good ones,--to those who commit [them]_3756-them . When one has broken the tenth commandment , the others are not of much account . Was it unnatural , therefore , that when [George Selby]_{391-col . selby} departed , [Laura]_403-laura should watch [him]_{391-col . selby} from the window , with an almost joyful heart as [he]_{391-col . selby} went down [the sunny square]_{3757-the sunny square} ? “ [I]_403-laura shall see [him]_{391-col . selby} to - morrow , ”_[403-laura] [she]_403-laura said , “ and the next day , and the next . [He]_{391-col . selby} is [mine]_403-laura now . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Damn [the woman]_{1934-the woman} , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} said [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} as [he]_{6205-the colonel} picked [his]_{6205-the colonel} way down the steps . “ Or , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} [he]_{6205-the colonel} added , as [his]_{6205-the colonel} thoughts took a new turn , “ [I]_{442-the colonel} wish [[my]_{442-the colonel} wife]_{1019-my wife} was in [New Orleans]_{11-new orleans} . ”_{[442-the colonel]} CHAPTER XL . Open [your]_3759-your ears ; for which of [you]_3759-your will stop , The vent of hearing when loud Rumor speaks ? [I]_0-i , from [the orient]_{6467-the orient} to the drooping west , Making the wind [my]_0-i post - horse , still unfold The acts commenced on [this ball of earth]_{3761-this ball of earth} : Upon [my]_0-i tongues continual slanders ride ; The which in every language [I]_0-i pronounce , Stuffing the ears of [men]_814-men with false reports . [King Henry IV]_{659-king henry iv} . As may be readily believed , [Col . Beriah Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} was by this time [one of [the best known men in [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{3764-the best known men in washington}]_{3763-one of the best known men in washington} . For the first time in [his]_{375-col . sellers} life [his]_{375-col . sellers} talents had a fair field . [He]_{375-col . sellers} was now at the centre of the manufacture of gigantic schemes , of speculations of all sorts , of political and social gossip . The atmosphere was full of little and big rumors and of vast , undefined expectations . [Everybody]_{5858-everybody} was in haste , too , to push on [his]_{375-col . sellers} private plan , and feverish in [his]_{375-col . sellers} haste , as if in constant apprehension that tomorrow would be Judgment Day . Work while [Congress]_{1435-congress} is in session , said [the uneasy spirit]_{3767-the uneasy spirit} , for in the recess there is no work and no device . [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} enjoyed this bustle and confusion amazingly ; [he]_{6205-the colonel} thrived in the air of indefinite expectation . All [his]_{6205-the colonel} own schemes took larger shape and more misty and majestic proportions ; and in this congenial air , [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} seemed even to [himself]_{6205-the colonel} to expand into something large and mysterious . If [he]_{6205-the colonel} respected [himself]_{6205-the colonel} before , [he]_{6205-the colonel} almost worshipped [Beriah Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} now , as [a superior being]_{2278-a superior being} . If [he]_{375-col . sellers} could have chosen an official position out of the highest , [he]_{375-col . sellers} would have been embarrassed in the selection . The presidency of [the republic]_{3771-the republic} seemed too limited and cramped in the constitutional restrictions . If [he]_{375-col . sellers} could have been [Grand Llama of [the United States]_{60-the united states}]_{3772-grand llama of the united states} , that might have come the nearest to [his]_{375-col . sellers} idea of a position . And next to that [he]_{375-col . sellers} would have luxuriated in the irresponsible omniscience of [the Special Correspondent]_{3773-the special correspondent} . [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} knew [the President]_{7643-the president} very well , and had access to [his]_{7643-the president} presence when [officials]_{3775-officials} were kept cooling [their]_{3775-officials} heels in [the Waiting - room]_{3776-the waiting - room} . [The President]_{7643-the president} liked to hear [the Colonel]_{442-the colonel} talk , [his]_{442-the colonel} voluble ease was a refreshment after the decorous dullness of men who only talked business and government , and everlastingly expounded [their]_{3775-officials} notions of justice and the distribution of patronage . [The Colonel]_{442-the colonel} was as much [a lover of farming and of horses]_{3778-a lover of farming and of horses} as [Thomas Jefferson]_{660-thomas jefferson} was . [He]_{442-the colonel} talked to [the President]_{7643-the president} by the hour about [his]_{442-the colonel} magnificent stud , and [[his]_{442-the colonel} plantation at [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye]_{3780-his plantation at hawkeye} , a kind of principality -- [he]_{442-the colonel} represented it . [He]_{442-the colonel} urged [the President]_{7643-the president} to pay [him]_{442-the colonel} a visit during the recess , and see [[his]_{442-the colonel} stock farm]_{3782-his stock farm} . “ [The President]_{7643-the president} 's table is well enough , ”_{[442-the colonel]} [he]_{442-the colonel} used to say , to [the loafers who gathered about [him]_{442-the colonel} at [[Willard]_661-willard 's]_{3784-willard 's}]_{3783-the loafers who gathered about him at willard 's} , “ well enough for [a man on a salary]_{8423-a man on a salary} , but [God]_378-god bless [my]_{442-the colonel} soul , [I]_{442-the colonel} should like [him]_{8423-a man on a salary} to see [a little old - fashioned hospitality -- open house]_{8424-a little old - fashioned hospitality -- open house} , [you]_8425-you know . [A person seeing [me]_{442-the colonel} at [home]_5907-home]_{8426-a person seeing me at home} might think [I]_{442-the colonel} paid no attention to what was in [the house]_{878-the house} , just let things flow in and out . [He]_{8426-a person seeing me at home} 'd be mistaken . What [I]_{442-the colonel} look to is quality , [sir]_980-sir . [The President]_{7643-the president} has variety enough , but the quality ! Vegetables of course [you]_8425-you ca n't expect here . [I]_{442-the colonel} 'm very particular about [mine]_{442-the colonel} . Take celery , now -- there 's only one spot in [this country]_{6455-this country} where celery will grow . But [I]_{442-the colonel} am surprised about the wines . [I]_{442-the colonel} should think they were manufactured in [the New York Custom House]_{8432-the new york custom house} . [I]_{442-the colonel} must send [the President]_{7643-the president} some from [[my]_{442-the colonel} cellar]_{7067-my cellar} . [I]_{442-the colonel} was really mortified the other day at dinner to see [Blacque Bey]_{662-blacque bey} leave [his]_{662-blacque bey} standing in the glasses . ”_{[442-the colonel]} When [the Colonel]_{442-the colonel} first came to [Washington]_{382-washington} [he]_{442-the colonel} had thoughts of taking the mission to [Constantinople]_{62-constantinople} , in order to be on the spot to look after the dissemination of [his]_{442-the colonel} Eye Water , but as that invention ; was not yet quite ready , the project shrank a little in the presence of vaster schemes . Besides [he]_{442-the colonel} felt that [he]_{442-the colonel} could do [the country]_{797-the country} more good by remaining at [home]_5907-home . [He]_{442-the colonel} was one of [the Southerners who were constantly quoted as heartily “ accepting the situation . ”]_{8435-the southerners who were constantly quoted as heartily “ accepting the situation . ”[442-the colonel]} “ [I]_{442-the colonel} 'm whipped , ”_{[442-the colonel]} [he]_{442-the colonel} used to say with a jolly laugh , “ [the government]_{7593-the government} was too many for [me]_{442-the colonel} ; [I]_{442-the colonel} 'm cleaned out , done for , except [[my]_{442-the colonel} plantation and [private mansion]_{8438-private mansion}]_{8437-my plantation and private mansion} . [We]_8439-we played for a big thing , and lost it , and [I]_{442-the colonel} do n't whine , for one . [I]_{442-the colonel} go for putting the old flag on all [the vacant lots]_{8440-the vacant lots} . [I]_{442-the colonel} said to [the President]_{7643-the president} , says [I]_{442-the colonel} , ' [Grant]_663-grant , why do n't [you]_{7643-the president} take [Santo Domingo]_{267-santo domingo} , annex the whole thing , and settle the bill afterwards . That 's [my]_{442-the colonel} way . [I]_{442-the colonel} 'd take the job to manage [Congress]_521-congress . [The South]_{271-the south} would come into it . [You]_{7643-the president} 've got to conciliate [the South]_{271-the south} , consolidate the two debts , pay ['em]_8442-'em off in greenbacks , and go ahead . That 's [my]_{442-the colonel} notion . [Boutwell]_664-boutwell 's got the right notion about the value of paper , but [he]_664-boutwell lacks courage . [I]_{442-the colonel} should like to run [the treasury department]_{8443-the treasury department} about six months . [I]_{442-the colonel} 'd make things plenty , and business look up . ' ”_{[8444-the “ specials ”]} [The Colonel]_{442-the colonel} had access to [the departments]_{3787-the departments} . [He]_{442-the colonel} knew [all the senators]_{3788-all the senators} and [representatives]_{7119-representatives} , and especially , [the lobby]_{6793-the lobby} . [He]_{442-the colonel} was consequently a great favorite in Newspaper Row , and was often lounging in [the offices there]_{3791-the offices there} , dropping bits of private , official information , which were immediately , caught up and telegraphed all over [the country]_{797-the country} . But it used to surprise even [the Colonel]_{442-the colonel} when [he]_{442-the colonel} read it , it was embellished to that degree that [he]_{442-the colonel} hardly recognized it , and the hint was not lost on [him]_{442-the colonel} . [He]_{442-the colonel} began to exaggerate [his]_{442-the colonel} heretofore simple conversation to suit the newspaper demand . [People]_5798-people used to wonder in the winters of 187- and 187- , where [the “ Specials ”]_{8444-the “ specials ”[375-col . sellers]} got that remarkable information with which [they]_3794-they every morning surprised [the country]_{797-the country} , revealing the most secret intentions of [the President]_{7643-the president} and [[his]_{7643-the president} cabinet]_{3797-his cabinet} , the private thoughts of [political leaders]_{3798-political leaders} , the hidden meaning of every movement . This information was furnished by [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} . When [he]_{375-col . sellers} was asked , afterwards , about the stolen copy of the Alabama Treaty which got into the “ [New York Tribune]_{272-new york tribune} , ”_{[478-senator dilworthy]} [he]_{375-col . sellers} only looked mysterious , and said that neither [he]_{375-col . sellers} nor [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} knew anything about it . But [those whom [he]_{442-the colonel} was in the habit of meeting]_{3799-those whom he was in the habit of meeting} occasionally felt almost certain that [he]_{442-the colonel} did know . It must not be supposed that [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} in [his]_{6205-the colonel} general patriotic labors neglected [his]_{6205-the colonel} own affairs . [The Columbus River Navigation Scheme]_{3801-the columbus river navigation scheme} absorbed only a part of [his]_{6205-the colonel} time , so [he]_{6205-the colonel} was enabled to throw quite a strong reserve force of energy into the [Tennessee]_17-tennessee Land plan , a vast enterprise commensurate with [his]_{6205-the colonel} abilities , and in the prosecution of which [he]_{6205-the colonel} was greatly aided by [Mr. Henry Brierly]_393-harry , who was buzzing about [the capitol]_{7591-the capitol} and [the hotels]_{6770-the hotels} day and night , and making capital for it in some mysterious way . “ [We]_8445-we must create a public opinion , ”_{[478-senator dilworthy]} said [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} . “ [My]_{382-washington} only interest in it is a public one , and if [the country]_{797-the country} wants [the institution]_{8447-the institution} , [Congress]_521-congress will have to yield . ”_{[382-washington]} It may have been after a conversation between [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} and [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} that the following special despatch was sent to a [New York]_{88-new york} newspaper : “ [We]_8445-we understand that a philanthropic plan is on foot in relation to the colored race that will , if successful , revolutionize the whole character of southern industry . [An experimental institution]_{8448-an experimental institution} is in contemplation in [Tennessee]_17-tennessee which will do for [that state]_{8449-that state} what [the Industrial School at [Zurich]_273-zurich]_{8450-the industrial school at zurich} did for [Switzerland]_{274-switzerland} . [We]_8445-we learn that approaches have been made to [the heirs of [the late Hon . Silas Hawkins]_374-si of [Missouri]_9-missouri]_{8451-the heirs of the late hon . silas hawkins of missouri} , in reference to a lease of a portion of [[their]_{8451-the heirs of the late hon . silas hawkins of missouri} valuable property in [East Tennessee]_{2-east tennessee}]_{8452-their valuable property in east tennessee} . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} , it is understood , is inflexibly opposed to any arrangement that will not give [the government]_{7593-the government} absolute control . Private interests must give way to the public good . It is to be hoped that [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} , who represents [the heirs]_{8454-the heirs} , will be led to see the matter in this light . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} When [Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} read this despatch , [he]_{382-washington} went to [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} in some anxiety . [He]_{6205-the colonel} was for a lease , [he]_{6205-the colonel} did n't want to surrender anything . What did [he]_{6205-the colonel} think [the government]_{7593-the government} would offer ? Two millions ? “ May be three , may be four , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} said [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , “ it 's worth more than [the bank of [England]_258-england]_{8455-the bank of england} . ”_{[382-washington]} “ If [they]_3809-they will not lease , ”_{[382-washington]} said [Washington]_{382-washington} , “ let 'em make it two millions for an undivided half . [I]_{6205-the colonel} 'm not going to throw it away , not the whole of it . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} [Harry]_393-harry told [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} that [they]_3809-they must drive the thing through , [he]_393-harry could n't be dallying round [Washington]_{382-washington} when Spring opened . [Phil]_646-philip wanted [him]_393-harry , [Phil]_646-philip had a great thing on hand up in [Pennsylvania]_{228-pennsylvania} . “ What is that ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} inquired [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , always ready to interest [himself]_{6205-the colonel} in anything large . “ [A mountain of coal]_{8456-a mountain of coal} ; that 's all . [He]_646-philip 's going to run a tunnel into it in [the Spring]_{275-the spring} . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Does [he]_646-philip want any capital ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} , asked [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , in the tone of [a man who is given to calculating carefully before [he]_{6205-the colonel} makes an investment]_{3812-a man who is given to calculating carefully before he makes an investment} . “ No . Old man [Bolton]_439-ruth 's behind [him]_646-philip . [He]_646-philip has capital , but [I]_{6205-the colonel} judged that [he]_646-philip wanted [my]_{6205-the colonel} experience in starting . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ If [he]_646-philip wants [me]_393-harry , tell [him]_646-philip [I]_393-harry 'll come , after Congress adjourns . [I]_393-harry should like to give [him]_646-philip a little lift . [He]_646-philip lacks enterprise -- now , about that [Columbus River]_{145-columbus river} . [He]_646-philip does n't see [his]_646-philip chances . But [he]_646-philip 's [a good fellow]_{8032-a good fellow} , and [you]_393-harry can tell [him]_646-philip that [Sellers]_439-ruth wo n't go back on [him]_646-philip . ”_[393-harry] “ By the way , ”_[393-harry] asked [Harry]_393-harry , “ who is [that rather handsome party that 's hanging ' round [Laura]_646-philip]_{8458-that rather handsome party that 's hanging ' round laura} ? [I]_{442-the colonel} see [him]_646-philip with [her]_8459-her everywhere , at [the Capitol]_{7591-the capitol} , in [the horse cars]_{8461-the horse cars} , and [he]_646-philip comes to [Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} 's . If [he]_646-philip were n't lame , [I]_{442-the colonel} should think [he]_646-philip was going to run off with [her]_8459-her . ”_{[442-the colonel]} “ Oh , that 's nothing . [Laura]_646-philip knows [her]_8459-her business . [He]_646-philip has a cotton claim . Used to be at [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye during the war . “_{[442-the colonel]} [Selby]_{442-the colonel} 's [his]_{442-the colonel} name , was [a Colonel]_{3813-a colonel} . Got [a wife]_{3814-a wife} and [family]_3405-family . [Very respectable people]_{3816-very respectable people} , [the Selby]_{442-the colonel} 's . ” “_{[442-the colonel]} Well , that 's all right , ” said [Harry]_393-harry , “_[0-i] if it 's business . But if [a woman]_{6290-a woman} looked at [me]_0-i as [I]_0-i 've seen [her]_{6290-a woman} at [Selby]_{391-col . selby} , [I]_0-i should understand it . And it 's talked about , [I]_0-i can tell [you]_3818-you . ” [Jealousy]_665-jealousy had no doubt sharpened [this young gentleman]_{8462-this young gentleman} 's observation . [Laura]_646-philip could not have treated [him]_{8462-this young gentleman} with more lofty condescension if [she]_{6290-a woman} had been [the Queen of [Sheba]_277-sheba]_{8463-the queen of sheba} , on a royal visit to [the great republic]_{8464-the great republic} . And [he]_{8462-this young gentleman} resented it , and was “_{[3661-that woman]} huffy ” when [he]_{8462-this young gentleman} was with [her]_{6290-a woman} , and ran [her]_{6290-a woman} errands , and brought [her]_{6290-a woman} gossip , and bragged of [his]_{8462-this young gentleman} intimacy with [the lovely creature among [the fellows at [Newspaper Row]_{255-newspaper row}]_{8466-the fellows at newspaper row}]_{8465-the lovely creature among the fellows at newspaper row} . [Laura]_646-philip 's life was rushing on now in the full stream of intrigue and fashionable dissipation . [She]_{6290-a woman} was conspicuous at the balls of the fastest set , and was suspected of being present at those doubtful suppers that began late and ended early . If [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} remonstrated about appearances , [she]_{6290-a woman} had a way of silencing [him]_{8462-this young gentleman} . Perhaps [she]_{6290-a woman} had some hold on [him]_{8462-this young gentleman} , perhaps [she]_{6290-a woman} was necessary to [his]_{8462-this young gentleman} plan for ameliorating the condition of the colored race . [She]_{6290-a woman} saw [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} , when [the public]_{7230-the public} knew and when it did not know . [She]_{6290-a woman} would see [him]_{8462-this young gentleman} , whatever excuses [he]_{8462-this young gentleman} made , and however [he]_{8462-this young gentleman} avoided [her]_{6290-a woman} . [She]_{6290-a woman} was urged on by a fever of love and hatred and jealousy , which alternately possessed [her]_{6290-a woman} . Sometimes [she]_{6290-a woman} petted [him]_{8462-this young gentleman} , and coaxed [him]_{8462-this young gentleman} and tried all [her]_{6290-a woman} fascinations . And again [she]_{6290-a woman} threatened [him]_{8462-this young gentleman} and reproached [him]_{8462-this young gentleman} . What was [he]_{8462-this young gentleman} doing ? Why had [he]_{8462-this young gentleman} taken no steps to free [himself]_{8462-this young gentleman} ? Why did n't [he]_{8462-this young gentleman} send [[his]_{8462-this young gentleman} wife]_{839-his wife} [home]_5907-home ? [She]_{839-his wife} should have money soon . [They]_8470-they could go to [Europe]_248-europe -- anywhere . What did [she]_{839-his wife} care for talk ? And [he]_{8462-this young gentleman} promised , and lied , and invented fresh excuses for delay , like [a cowardly gambler]_{8471-a cowardly gambler} and roue as [he]_{8462-this young gentleman} was , fearing to break with [her]_{839-his wife} , and half the time unwilling to give [her]_{839-his wife} up . “_{[3661-that woman]} [That woman]_{3661-that woman} does n't know what fear is , ” [he]_{8462-this young gentleman} said to [himself]_{8462-this young gentleman} , “_{[3661-that woman]} and [she]_{3661-that woman} watches [me]_0-i like a hawk . ” [He]_{8462-this young gentleman} told [[his]_{8462-this young gentleman} wife]_{839-his wife} that [this woman]_{3719-this woman} was [a lobbyist]_{8474-a lobbyist} , whom [he]_{8462-this young gentleman} had to tolerate and use in getting through [his]_{8462-this young gentleman} claims , and that [he]_{8462-this young gentleman} should pay [her]_{3719-this woman} and have done with [her]_{3719-this woman} , when [he]_{8462-this young gentleman} succeeded . CHAPTER XLI . [Henry Brierly]_393-harry was at [the Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} 's constantly and on such terms of intimacy that [he]_{8462-this young gentleman} came and went without question . [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} was not [an inhospitable man]_{8476-an inhospitable man} , [he]_{7173-the senator} liked to have [guests]_8477-guests in [[his]_{7173-the senator} house]_{776-his house} , and [Harry]_393-harry 's gay humor and rattling way entertained [him]_{7173-the senator} ; for [even the most devout men]_{8479-even the most devout men} and [busy statesmen]_{8480-busy statesmen} must have hours of relaxation . [Harry]_393-harry [himself]_393-harry believed that [he]_393-harry was of great service in the University business , and that the success of the scheme depended upon [him]_393-harry to a great degree . [He]_393-harry spent many hours in talking it over with [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} after dinner . [He]_393-harry went so far as to consider whether it would be worth [his]_393-harry while to take the professorship of civil engineering in [the new institution]_{8482-the new institution} . But it was not [[the Senator]_{7173-the senator} 's society]_{8484-the senator 's society} nor [his]_{7173-the senator} dinners -- at which [this scapegrace]_{8485-this scapegrace} remarked that there was too much grace and too little wine -- which attracted [him]_{7173-the senator} to [the house]_{878-the house} . The fact was [the poor fellow]_{8487-the poor fellow} hung around there day after day for the chance of seeing [Laura]_646-philip for five minutes at a time . For [her]_{7173-the senator} presence at dinner [he]_393-harry would endure the long bore of [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} 's talk afterwards , while [Laura]_646-philip was off at some assembly , or excused [herself]_646-philip on the plea of fatigue . Now and then [he]_393-harry accompanied [her]_{7173-the senator} to some reception , and rarely , on off nights , [he]_393-harry was blessed with [her]_{7173-the senator} company in [the parlor]_{6243-the parlor} , when [he]_393-harry sang , and was chatty and vivacious and performed a hundred little tricks of imitation and ventriloquism , and made [himself]_393-harry as entertaining as [a man]_{795-a man} could be . It puzzled [him]_393-harry not a little that all [his]_393-harry fascinations seemed to go for so little with [Laura]_646-philip ; it was beyond [his]_393-harry experience with [women]_6076-women . Sometimes [Laura]_646-philip was exceedingly kind and petted [him]_393-harry a little , and took the trouble to exert [her]_{7173-the senator} powers of pleasing , and to entangle [him]_393-harry deeper and deeper . But this , it angered [him]_393-harry afterwards to think , was in private ; in public [she]_{7173-the senator} was beyond [his]_393-harry reach , and never gave occasion to the suspicion that [she]_{7173-the senator} had any affair with [him]_393-harry . [He]_393-harry was never permitted to achieve the dignity of a serious flirtation with [her]_{7173-the senator} in public . “_[3820-you] Why do [you]_3820-you treat [me]_0-i so ? ” [he]_393-harry once said , reproachfully . “_[3820-you] Treat [you]_0-i how ? ” asked [Laura]_646-philip in a sweet voice , lifting [her]_{7173-the senator} eyebrows . “_[0-i] [You]_0-i know well enough . [You]_0-i let [other fellows]_{3821-other fellows} monopolize [you]_0-i in society , and [you]_0-i are as indifferent to [me]_0-i as if [we]_3822-we were [strangers]_{7782-strangers} . ” “_[0-i] Can [I]_0-i help it if [they]_{3821-other fellows} are attentive , can [I]_0-i be rude ? But [we]_3822-we are [such old friends]_{3824-such old friends} , [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry , that [I]_0-i did n't suppose [you]_0-i would be jealous . ” “_{[391-col . selby]} [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i must be [a very old friend]_{3825-a very old friend} , then , by [your]_0-i conduct towards [me]_0-i . By the same rule [I]_0-i should judge that [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} must be very new . ” [Laura]_646-philip looked up quickly , as if about to return an indignant answer to such impertinence , but [she]_8492-she only said , “_{[391-col . selby]} Well , what of [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} , sauce - box ? ” “_[0-i] Nothing , probably , [you]_0-i 'll care for . [Your]_0-i being with [him]_{391-col . selby} so much is the town talk , that 's all ? ” “_{[5798-people]} What do [people]_5798-people say ? ” asked [Laura]_646-philip calmly . “_[0-i] Oh , [they]_5798-people say a good many things . [You]_0-i are offended , though , to have [me]_0-i speak of it ? ” “_[0-i] Not in the least . [You]_0-i are [[my]_0-i true friend]_{3827-my true friend} . [I]_0-i feel that [I]_0-i can trust [you]_0-i . [You]_0-i would n't deceive [me]_0-i , [Harry]_393-harry ? ” throwing into [her]_8493-her eyes a look of trust and tenderness that melted away all [his]_393-harry petulance and distrust . “_{[5798-people]} What do [they]_5798-people say ? ” “_[646-philip] [Some]_1881-some say that [you]_0-i 've lost [your]_0-i head about [him]_3829-him ; others that [you]_0-i do n't care any more for [him]_3829-him than [you]_0-i do for a dozen others , but that [he]_3829-him is completely fascinated with [you]_0-i and about to desert [[his]_3829-him wife]_{839-his wife} ; and [others]_1157-others say it is nonsense to suppose [you]_0-i would entangle [yourself]_0-i with [a married man]_{3832-a married man} , and that [your]_0-i intimacy only arises from the matter of the cotton , claims , for which [he]_3829-him wants [your]_0-i influence with [Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} . But [you]_0-i know [everybody]_{5858-everybody} is talked about more or less in [Washington]_{382-washington} . [I]_0-i should n't care ; but [I]_0-i wish [you]_0-i would n't have so much to do with [Selby]_{391-col . selby} , [Laura]_646-philip , ” continued [Harry]_393-harry , fancying that [he]_393-harry was now upon such terms that [his]_393-harry , advice , would be heeded . “_[0-i] And [you]_0-i believed these slanders ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't believe anything against [you]_0-i , [Laura]_646-philip , but [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} does not mean [you]_0-i any good . [I]_0-i know [you]_0-i would n't be seen with [him]_{391-col . selby} if [you]_0-i knew [his]_{391-col . selby} reputation . ” “_[0-i] Do [you]_0-i know [him]_{391-col . selby} ? ” [Laura]_646-philip asked , as indifferently as [she]_8494-she could . “_{[391-col . selby]} Only a little . [I]_0-i was at [[his]_{391-col . selby} lodgings ' in [Georgetown]_{270-georgetown}]_{3834-his lodgings ' in georgetown} a day or two ago , with [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth . [Sellers]_439-ruth wanted to talk with [him]_{391-col . selby} about some patent remedy [he]_{391-col . selby} has , Eye Water , or something of that sort , which [he]_{391-col . selby} wants to introduce into [Europe]_248-europe . [Selby]_{391-col . selby} is going abroad very soon . ” [Laura]_646-philip started ; in spite of [her]_8495-her self - control . “_[0-i] And [his]_{391-col . selby} wife!--Does [he]_{391-col . selby} take [[his]_{391-col . selby} family]_{5948-his family} ? Did [you]_0-i see [[his]_{391-col . selby} wife]_{839-his wife} ? ” “_[3843-you] Yes . [A dark little woman]_{3837-a dark little woman} , rather worn -- must have been pretty once though . Has [three or four children]_{3838-three or four children} , [one of [them]_{3838-three or four children} [a baby]_{1226-a baby}]_{3839-one of them a baby} . [They]_{3838-three or four children} 'll all go of course . [She]_{839-his wife} said [she]_{839-his wife} should be glad enough to get away from [Washington]_{382-washington} . [You]_3841-you know [Selby]_{391-col . selby} has got [his]_{391-col . selby} claim allowed , and [they]_3842-they say [he]_{391-col . selby} has had a run of luck lately at [Morrissey 's]_{278-morrissey 's} . ” [Laura]_646-philip heard all this in a kind of stupor , looking straight at [Harry]_393-harry , without seeing [him]_393-harry . Is it possible , [she]_{839-his wife} was thinking , that [this base wretch]_{8496-this base wretch} , after all [his]_{8496-this base wretch} promises , will take [[his]_{8496-this base wretch} wife]_{839-his wife} and [children]_{6077-children} and leave [me]_646-philip ? Is it possible [the town]_{6313-the town} is saying all these things about [me]_646-philip ? And a look of bitterness coming into [her]_{839-his wife} face -- does [the fool]_{8500-the fool} think [he]_{8496-this base wretch} can escape so ? “_[646-philip] [You]_3843-you are angry with [me]_0-i , [Laura]_646-philip , ” said [Harry]_393-harry , not comprehending in the least what was going on in [her]_{839-his wife} mind . “_[646-philip] Angry ? ” [she]_{839-his wife} said , forcing [herself]_{839-his wife} to come back to [his]_393-harry presence . “_[0-i] With [you]_0-i ? Oh no . [I]_0-i 'm angry with the cruel world , which , pursues [an independent woman]_{3844-an independent woman} as it never does [a man]_{795-a man} . [I]_0-i 'm grateful to [you]_0-i [Harry]_393-harry ; [I]_0-i 'm grateful to [you]_0-i for telling [me]_0-i of [that odious man]_{2570-that odious man} . ” And [she]_{839-his wife} rose from [her]_{839-his wife} chair and gave [him]_393-harry [her]_{839-his wife} pretty hand , which [the silly fellow]_{8501-the silly fellow} took , and kissed and clung to . And [he]_393-harry said many silly things , before [she]_{839-his wife} disengaged [herself]_{839-his wife} gently , and left [him]_393-harry , saying it was time to dress , for dinner . And [Harry]_393-harry went away , excited , and a little hopeful , but only a little . The happiness was only a gleam , which departed and left [him]_393-harry thoroughly miserable . [She]_{839-his wife} never would love [him]_393-harry , and [she]_{839-his wife} was going to the devil , besides . [He]_393-harry could n't shut [his]_393-harry eyes to what [he]_393-harry saw , nor [his]_393-harry ears to what [he]_393-harry heard of [her]_{839-his wife} . What had come over [this thrilling young lady - killer]_{8502-this thrilling young lady - killer} ? It was a pity to see [such a gay butterfly broken on a wheel]_{8503-such a gay butterfly broken on a wheel} . Was there something good in [him]_393-harry , after all , that had been touched ? [He]_393-harry was in fact madly in love with [this woman]_{3719-this woman} . It is not for [us]_8505-us to analyze the passion and say whether it was a worthy one . It absorbed [his]_393-harry whole nature and made [him]_393-harry wretched enough . If [he]_393-harry deserved punishment , what more would [you]_8506-you have ? Perhaps this love was kindling a new heroism in [him]_393-harry . [He]_393-harry saw [the road on which [Laura]_646-philip]_{8507-the road on which laura} was going clearly enough , though [he]_393-harry did not believe the worst [he]_393-harry heard of [her]_{839-his wife} . [He]_393-harry loved [her]_{839-his wife} too passionately to credit that for a moment . And it seemed to [him]_393-harry that if [he]_393-harry could compel [her]_{839-his wife} to recognize [her]_{839-his wife} position , and [his]_393-harry own devotion , [she]_{839-his wife} might love [him]_393-harry , and that [he]_393-harry could save [her]_{839-his wife} . [His]_393-harry love was so far ennobled , and become a very different thing from its beginning in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye . Whether [he]_393-harry ever thought that if [he]_393-harry could save [her]_{839-his wife} from ruin , [he]_393-harry could give [her]_{839-his wife} up [himself]_393-harry , is doubtful . Such a pitch of virtue does not occur often in real life , especially in such natures as [Harry]_393-harry 's , whose generosity and unselfishness were matters of temperament rather than habits or principles . [He]_393-harry wrote a long letter to [Laura]_646-philip , an incoherent , passionate letter , pouring out [his]_393-harry love as [he]_393-harry could not do in [her]_{839-his wife} presence , and warning [her]_{839-his wife} as plainly as [he]_393-harry dared of the dangers that surrounded [her]_{839-his wife} , and the risks [she]_{839-his wife} ran of compromising [herself]_{839-his wife} in many ways . [Laura]_646-philip read the letter , with a little sigh may be , as [she]_{839-his wife} thought of other days , but with contempt also , and [she]_{839-his wife} put it into the fire with the thought , “_[439-ruth] [They]_3847-they are all alike . ” [Harry]_393-harry was in the habit of writing to [Philip]_646-philip freely , and boasting also about [his]_393-harry doings , as [he]_393-harry could not help doing and remain [himself]_393-harry . Mixed up with [his]_393-harry own exploits , and [his]_393-harry daily triumphs as [a lobbyist]_{8474-a lobbyist} , especially in the matter of the new University , in which [Harry]_393-harry was to have something handsome , were amusing sketches of [Washington]_{382-washington} society , hints about [Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} , stories about [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth , who had become [a well - known character , and wise remarks upon the machinery of private legislation for the public]_{8509-a well - known character , and wise remarks upon the machinery of private legislation for the public} - good , which greatly entertained [Philip]_646-philip in [his]_646-philip convalescence . [Laura]_646-philip 's name occurred very often in these letters , at first in casual mention as [the belle of the season]_{8510-the belle of the season} , carrying everything before [her]_{839-his wife} with [her]_{839-his wife} wit and beauty , and then more seriously , as if [Harry]_393-harry did not exactly like so much general admiration of [her]_{839-his wife} , and was a little nettled by [her]_{839-his wife} treatment of [him]_393-harry . This was so different from [Harry]_393-harry 's usual tone about [women]_6076-women , that [Philip]_646-philip wondered a good deal over it . Could it be possible that [he]_393-harry was seriously affected ? Then came stories about [Laura]_646-philip , town talk , gossip which [Harry]_393-harry denied the truth of indignantly ; but [he]_393-harry was evidently uneasy , and at length wrote in such miserable spirits that [Philip]_646-philip asked [him]_393-harry squarely what the trouble was ; was [he]_393-harry in love ? Upon this , [Harry]_393-harry made a clean breast of it , and told [Philip]_646-philip all [he]_393-harry knew about the [Selby]_{391-col . selby} affair , and [Laura]_646-philip 's treatment of [him]_393-harry , sometimes encouraging [him]_393-harry -- and then throwing [him]_393-harry off , and finally [his]_393-harry belief that [she]_8512-her would go to the bad if something was not done to arouse [her]_8512-her from [her]_8512-her infatuation . [He]_393-harry wished [Philip]_646-philip was in [Washington]_{382-washington} . [He]_393-harry knew [Laura]_646-philip , and [she]_8512-her had a great respect for [his]_393-harry character , [his]_393-harry opinions , [his]_393-harry judgment . Perhaps [he]_393-harry , as [an uninterested person in whom [she]_8512-her would have some confidence , and as one of [the public]_{7230-the public}]_{8513-an uninterested person in whom she would have some confidence , and as one of the public} , could say some thing to [her]_8512-her that would show [her]_8512-her where [she]_8512-her stood . [Philip]_646-philip saw the situation clearly enough . Of [Laura]_646-philip [he]_393-harry knew not much , except that [she]_8512-her was [a woman of uncommon fascination]_{8515-a woman of uncommon fascination} , and [he]_393-harry thought from what [he]_393-harry had seen of [her]_8512-her in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye , [her]_8512-her conduct towards [him]_393-harry and towards [Harry]_393-harry , of not too much principle . Of course [he]_393-harry knew nothing of [her]_8512-her history ; [he]_393-harry knew nothing seriously against [her]_8512-her , and if [Harry]_393-harry was desperately enamored of [her]_8512-her , why should [he]_393-harry not win [her]_8512-her if [he]_393-harry could . If , however , [she]_8512-her had already become what [Harry]_393-harry uneasily felt [she]_8512-her might become , was it not [his]_393-harry duty to go to the rescue of [[his]_393-harry friend]_{1825-his friend} and try to save [him]_393-harry from any rash act on account of [a woman that might prove to be entirely unworthy of]_{8517-a woman that might prove to be entirely unworthy of} [him]_393-harry ; for trifler and visionary as [he]_393-harry was , [Harry]_393-harry deserved a better fate than this . [Philip]_646-philip determined to go to [Washington]_{382-washington} and see for [himself]_646-philip . [He]_646-philip had other reasons also . [He]_646-philip began to know enough of [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} 's affairs to be uneasy . [Pennybacker]_{535-pennybacker} had been [there]_840-there several times during the winter , and [he]_{535-pennybacker} suspected that [he]_{535-pennybacker} was involving [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} in some doubtful scheme . [Pennybacker]_{535-pennybacker} was in [Washington]_{382-washington} , and [Philip]_646-philip thought [he]_646-philip might perhaps find out something about [him]_{535-pennybacker} , and [his]_{535-pennybacker} plans , that would be of service to [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} . [Philip]_646-philip had enjoyed [his]_646-philip winter very well , for [a man with [his]_646-philip arm broken and [his]_646-philip head smashed]_{8519-a man with his arm broken and his head smashed} . With [two such nurses as [Ruth]_439-ruth and [Alice]_522-alice]_{8520-two such nurses as ruth and alice} , illness seemed to [him]_646-philip rather a nice holiday , and every moment of [his]_646-philip convalescence had been precious and all too fleeting . With [a young fellow of the habits of [Philip]_646-philip]_{8521-a young fellow of the habits of philip} , such injuries can not be counted on to tarry long , even for the purpose of love - making , and [Philip]_646-philip found [himself]_646-philip getting strong with even disagreeable rapidity . During [his]_646-philip first weeks of pain and weakness , [Ruth]_439-ruth was unceasing in [her]_439-ruth ministrations ; [she]_439-ruth quietly took charge of [him]_646-philip , and with a gentle firmness resisted all attempts of [Alice]_522-alice or [any one else]_{3013-any one else} to share to any great extent the burden with [her]_439-ruth . [She]_439-ruth was clear , decisive and peremptory in whatever [she]_439-ruth did ; but often when [Philip]_646-philip opened [his]_646-philip eyes in those first days of suffering and found [her]_439-ruth standing by [his]_646-philip bedside , [he]_646-philip saw a look of tenderness in [her]_439-ruth anxious face that quickened [his]_646-philip already feverish pulse , a look that remained in [his]_646-philip heart long after [he]_646-philip closed [his]_646-philip eyes . Sometimes [he]_646-philip felt [her]_439-ruth hand on [his]_646-philip forehead , and did not open [his]_646-philip eyes for fear [she]_439-ruth would take it away . [He]_646-philip watched for [her]_439-ruth coming to [[his]_646-philip chamber]_{8523-his chamber} ; [he]_646-philip could distinguish [her]_439-ruth light footstep from all others . If this is what is meant by [women practicing medicine]_{8524-women practicing medicine} , thought [Philip]_646-philip to [himself]_646-philip , [I]_439-ruth like it . “_[439-ruth] [Ruth]_439-ruth , ” said [he]_646-philip one day when [he]_646-philip was getting to be quite [himself]_646-philip , “_[0-i] [I]_0-i believe in it ? ” “_{[3848-women physicians]} Believe in what ? ” “_{[3848-women physicians]} Why , in [women physicians]_{3848-women physicians} . ” “_{[666-mrs. dr. longstreet]} Then , [I]_0-i 'd better call in [Mrs. Dr. Longstreet]_{666-mrs. dr. longstreet} . ” “_[0-i] Oh , no . [One]_893-one will do , one at a time . [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i should be well tomorrow , if [I]_0-i thought [I]_0-i should never have any other . ” “_[646-philip] [[Thy]_3850-thy physician]_{3851-thy physician} thinks [thee]_0-i must n't talk , [Philip]_646-philip , ” said [Ruth]_439-ruth putting [her]_439-ruth finger on [his]_646-philip lips . “_[646-philip] But , [Ruth]_439-ruth , [I]_0-i want to tell [you]_646-philip that [I]_0-i should wish [I]_0-i never had got well if-- ” “_[0-i] There , there , [thee]_0-i must not talk . [Thee]_0-i is wandering again , ” and [Ruth]_439-ruth closed [his]_646-philip lips , with a smile on [her]_439-ruth own that broadened into a merry laugh as [she]_439-ruth ran away . [Philip]_646-philip was not weary , however , of making these attempts , [he]_646-philip rather enjoyed it . But whenever [he]_646-philip inclined to be sentimental , [Ruth]_439-ruth would cut [him]_646-philip off , with some such gravely conceived speech as , “_[3854-he] Does [thee]_0-i think that [[thy]_0-i physician]_{3851-thy physician} will take advantage of the condition of [a man who is as weak as [thee]_0-i is]_{3853-a man who is as weak as thee is} ? [I]_0-i will call [Alice]_522-alice , if [thee]_0-i has any dying confessions to make . ” As [Philip]_646-philip convalesced , [Alice]_522-alice more and more took [Ruth]_439-ruth 's place as [[his]_646-philip entertainer]_{8525-his entertainer} , and read to [him]_646-philip by the hour , when [he]_646-philip did not want to talk -- to talk about [Ruth]_439-ruth , as [he]_646-philip did a good deal of the time . Nor was this altogether unsatisfactory to [Philip]_646-philip . [He]_646-philip was always happy and contented with [Alice]_522-alice . [She]_522-alice was [the most restful person [he]_646-philip knew]_{8526-the most restful person he knew} . Better informed than [Ruth]_439-ruth and with a much more varied culture , and bright and sympathetic , [he]_646-philip was never weary of [her]_522-alice company , if [he]_646-philip was not greatly excited by it . [She]_522-alice had upon [his]_646-philip mind that peaceful influence that [Mrs. Bolton]_{566-mrs. bolton} had when , occasionally , [she]_522-alice sat by [his]_646-philip bedside with [her]_522-alice work . [Some people]_{858-some people} have this influence , which is like an emanation . [They]_{858-some people} bring peace to [a house]_{2466-a house} , [they]_{858-some people} diffuse serene content in [a room full of mixed company , though [they]_{858-some people} may say very little , and are apparently unconscious of [their]_{858-some people} own power]_{8529-a room full of mixed company , though they may say very little , and are apparently unconscious of their own power} . Not that [Philip]_646-philip did not long for [Ruth]_439-ruth 's presence all the same . Since [he]_646-philip was well enough to be about [the house]_{878-the house} , [she]_522-alice was busy again with [her]_522-alice studies . Now and then [her]_522-alice teasing humor came again . [She]_522-alice always had a playful shield against [his]_646-philip sentiment . [Philip]_646-philip used sometimes to declare that [she]_522-alice had no sentiment ; and then [he]_646-philip doubted if [he]_646-philip should be pleased with [her]_522-alice after all if [she]_522-alice were at all sentimental ; and [he]_646-philip rejoiced that [she]_522-alice had , in such matters what [he]_646-philip called the airy grace of sanity . [She]_522-alice was [the most gay serious person [he]_646-philip ever saw]_{8531-the most gay serious person he ever saw} . Perhaps [he]_646-philip was not so much at rest or so contented with [her]_522-alice as with [Alice]_522-alice . But then [he]_646-philip loved [her]_522-alice . And what have rest and contentment to do with love ? CHAPTER XLII . [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} 's campaign was brief -- much briefer than [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} supposed it would be . [He]_{626-mr. buckstone} began it purposing to win [Laura]_646-philip without being won [himself]_{626-mr. buckstone} ; but [his]_{626-mr. buckstone} experience was that of [all who had fought on that field before [him]_{626-mr. buckstone}]_{8532-all who had fought on that field before him} ; [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} diligently continued [his]_{626-mr. buckstone} effort to win [her]_522-alice , but [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} presently found that while as yet [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} could not feel entirely certain of having won [her]_522-alice , it was very manifest that [she]_522-alice had won [him]_{626-mr. buckstone} . [He]_{626-mr. buckstone} had made an able fight , brief as it was , and that at least was to [his]_{626-mr. buckstone} credit . [He]_{626-mr. buckstone} was in good company , now ; [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} walked in a leash of [conspicuous captives]_{8533-conspicuous captives} . [These unfortunates]_{8534-these unfortunates} followed [Laura]_646-philip helplessly , for whenever [she]_522-alice took [a prisoner]_{8535-a prisoner} [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} remained [[her]_522-alice slave]_{8536-her slave} henceforth . Sometimes [they]_{8534-these unfortunates} chafed in [their]_{8534-these unfortunates} bondage ; sometimes [they]_{8534-these unfortunates} tore [themselves]_{8534-these unfortunates} free and said [their]_{8534-these unfortunates} serfdom was ended ; but sooner or later [they]_{8534-these unfortunates} always came back penitent and worshiping . [Laura]_646-philip pursued [her]_522-alice usual course : [she]_522-alice encouraged [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} by turns , and by turns [she]_522-alice harassed [him]_{626-mr. buckstone} ; [she]_522-alice exalted [him]_{626-mr. buckstone} to [the clouds]_{8537-the clouds} at one time , and at another [she]_522-alice dragged [him]_{626-mr. buckstone} down again . [She]_522-alice constituted [him]_{626-mr. buckstone} [chief champion of the Knobs University bill]_{8538-chief champion of the knobs university bill} , and [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} accepted the position , at first reluctantly , but later as a valued means of serving [her]_522-alice -- [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} even came to look upon it as a piece of great good fortune , since it brought [him]_{626-mr. buckstone} into such frequent contact with [her]_522-alice . Through [him]_{626-mr. buckstone} [she]_522-alice learned that [the Hon . Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} was [a bitter enemy of [her]_522-alice bill]_{8539-a bitter enemy of her bill} . [He]_{626-mr. buckstone} urged [her]_522-alice not to attempt to influence [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} in any way , and explained that whatever [she]_522-alice might attempt in that direction would surely be used against [her]_522-alice and with damaging effect . [She]_522-alice at first said [she]_522-alice knew [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} , “_[3854-he] and was aware that [he]_3854-he had a Blank - Blank;”--[**Her private figure of speech for [[Brother]_8540-brother -- or Son - in - law]--but [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone}]_{8541-brother -- or son - in - law]--but mr. buckstone} said that [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} was not able to conceive what so curious a phrase as Blank - Blank might mean , and had no wish to pry into the matter , since it was probably private , [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} “_[3854-he] would nevertheless venture the blind assertion that nothing would answer in this particular case and during this particular session but to be exceedingly wary and keep clear away from [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} ; any other course would be fatal . ” It seemed that nothing could be done . [Laura]_646-philip was seriously troubled . Everything was looking well , and yet it was plain that [one vigorous and determined enemy]_{8542-one vigorous and determined enemy} might eventually succeed in overthrowing all [her]_522-alice plans . A suggestion came into [her]_522-alice mind presently and [she]_522-alice said : “_[3854-he] Ca n't [you]_3854-he fight against [his]_3854-he great Pension bill and bring [him]_3854-he to terms ? ” “_[3854-he] Oh , never ; [he]_3854-he and [I]_0-i are [sworn brothers on that measure]_{3855-sworn brothers on that measure} ; [we]_3856-we work in harness and are very loving -- [I]_0-i do everything [I]_0-i possibly can for [him]_3854-he [there]_840-there . But [I]_0-i work with might and main against [his]_3854-he Immigration bill,--as pertinaciously and as vindictively , indeed , as [he]_3854-he works against [[our]_3856-we University]_{3858-our university} . [We]_3856-we hate [each other]_{5887-each other} through half a conversation and are all affection through the other half . [We]_3856-we understand [each other]_{5887-each other} . [He]_3854-he is [an admirable worker outside [the capitol]_{7591-the capitol}]_{3861-an admirable worker outside the capitol} ; [he]_3854-he will do more for the Pension bill than [any other man]_{3863-any other man} could do ; [I]_0-i wish [he]_3854-he would make the great speech on it which [he]_3854-he wants to make -- and then [I]_0-i would make another and [we]_3856-we would be safe . ” “_[3854-he] Well if [he]_3854-he wants to make a great speech why does n't [he]_3854-he do it ? ” [Visitors]_{2228-visitors} interrupted the conversation and [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} took [his]_{626-mr. buckstone} leave . It was not of the least moment to [Laura]_646-philip that [her]_8544-she question had not been answered , inasmuch as it concerned a thing which did not interest [her]_8544-she ; and yet , [human being like]_{8545-human being like} , [she]_8544-she thought [she]_8544-she would have liked to know . An opportunity occurring presently , [she]_8544-she put the same question to [another person]_{8546-another person} and got an answer that satisfied [her]_8544-she . [She]_8544-she pondered a good while that night , after [she]_8544-she had gone to bed , and when [she]_8544-she finally turned over to go to sleep , [she]_8544-she had thought out a new scheme . The next evening at [Mrs. Gloverson]_{667-mrs. gloverson} 's party , [she]_8544-she said to [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} : “_{[644-mr. trollop]} [I]_0-i want [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} to make [his]_{644-mr. trollop} great speech on the Pension bill . ” “_[3864-you--] Do [you]_{644-mr. trollop} ? But [you]_{644-mr. trollop} remember [I]_0-i was interrupted , and did not explain to [you--]_3864-you-- ” “_[0-i] Never mind , [I]_0-i know . [You]_{644-mr. trollop} must make [him]_{644-mr. trollop} make that speech . [I]_0-i very particularly desire it . ” “_[0-i] Oh , it is easy to say make [him]_{644-mr. trollop} do it , but how am [I]_0-i to make [him]_{644-mr. trollop} ! ” “_[0-i] It is perfectly easy ; [I]_0-i have thought it all out . ” [She]_8547-she then went into the details . At length [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} said : “_[0-i] [I]_0-i see now . [I]_0-i can manage it , [I]_0-i am sure . Indeed [I]_0-i wonder [he]_{644-mr. trollop} never thought of it [himself]_{644-mr. trollop} -- there are no end of precedents . But how is this going to benefit [you]_{644-mr. trollop} , after [I]_0-i have managed it ? There is where the mystery lies . ” “_[0-i] But [I]_0-i will take care of that . It will benefit [me]_0-i a great deal . ” “_{[644-mr. trollop]} [I]_0-i only wish [I]_0-i could see how ; it is the oddest freak . [You]_{644-mr. trollop} seem to go the furthest around to get at a thing -- but [you]_{644-mr. trollop} are in earnest , are n't [you]_{644-mr. trollop} ? ” “_{[644-mr. trollop]} Yes [I]_0-i am , indeed . ” “_[0-i] Very well , [I]_0-i will do it -- but why not tell [me]_0-i how [you]_{644-mr. trollop} imagine it is going to help [you]_{644-mr. trollop} ? ” “_{[8032-a good fellow]} [I]_0-i will , by and by.--Now there is [nobody]_5874-nobody talking to [him]_{644-mr. trollop} . Go straight and do it , there 's [a good fellow]_{8032-a good fellow} . ” A moment or two later [the two sworn friends of the Pension bill]_{8548-the two sworn friends of the pension bill} were talking together , earnestly , and seemingly unconscious of the moving throng about [them]_{8548-the two sworn friends of the pension bill} . [They]_{8548-the two sworn friends of the pension bill} talked an hour , and then [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} came back and said : “_{[644-mr. trollop]} [He]_{644-mr. trollop} hardly fancied it at first , but [he]_{644-mr. trollop} fell in love with it after a bit . And [we]_3867-we have made a compact , too . [I]_0-i am to keep [his]_{644-mr. trollop} secret and [he]_{644-mr. trollop} is to spare [me]_0-i , in future , when [he]_{644-mr. trollop} gets ready to denounce [the supporters of the University bill]_{3868-the supporters of the university bill} -- and [I]_0-i can easily believe [he]_{644-mr. trollop} will keep [his]_{644-mr. trollop} word on this occasion . ” A fortnight elapsed , and the University bill had gathered to [itself]_8549-itself many [friends]_5905-friends , meantime . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} began to think the harvest was ripe . [He]_{478-senator dilworthy} conferred with [Laura]_646-philip privately . [She]_8551-she was able to tell [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} exactly how [the House]_{878-the house} would vote . There was a majority -- the bill would pass , unless [weak members]_{8553-weak members} got frightened at the last , and deserted -- a thing pretty likely to occur . [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} said : “_{[644-mr. trollop]} [I]_0-i wish [we]_3869-our had [one more good strong man]_{3870-one more good strong man} . Now [Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} ought to be on [our]_3869-our side , for [he]_{644-mr. trollop} is [a friend of [the negro]_{943-the negro}]_{3871-a friend of the negro} . But [he]_{644-mr. trollop} is against [us]_3869-our , and is [[our]_3869-our bitterest opponent]_{3873-our bitterest opponent} . If [he]_{644-mr. trollop} would simply vote No , but keep quiet and not molest [us]_3869-our , [I]_0-i would feel perfectly cheerful and content . But perhaps there is no use in thinking of that . ” “_{[644-mr. trollop]} Why [I]_0-i laid a little plan for [his]_{644-mr. trollop} benefit two weeks ago . [I]_0-i think [he]_{644-mr. trollop} will be tractable , maybe . [He]_{644-mr. trollop} is to come here tonight . ” “_[0-i] Look out for [him]_{644-mr. trollop} , [[my]_0-i child]_{5845-my child} ! [He]_{644-mr. trollop} means mischief , sure . It is said that [he]_{644-mr. trollop} claims to know of improper practices having been used in the interest of this bill , and [he]_{644-mr. trollop} thinks [he]_{644-mr. trollop} sees a chance to make a great sensation when the bill comes up . Be wary . Be very , very careful , [[my]_0-i dear]_{2606-my dear} . Do [your]_{2606-my dear} very ablest talking , now . [You]_{2606-my dear} can convince [a man]_{795-a man} of anything , when [you]_{2606-my dear} try . [You]_{2606-my dear} must convince [him]_{795-a man} that if anything improper has been done , [you]_{2606-my dear} at least are ignorant of it and sorry for it . And if [you]_{2606-my dear} could only persuade [him]_{795-a man} out of [his]_{795-a man} hostility to the bill , too -- but do n't overdo the thing ; do n't seem too anxious , [dear]_1212-dear . ” “_{[2606-my dear]} [I]_0-i wo n't ; [I]_0-i 'll be ever so careful . [I]_0-i 'll talk as sweetly to [him]_{795-a man} as if [he]_{795-a man} were [[my]_0-i own child]_{3878-my own child} ! [You]_{2606-my dear} may trust [me]_0-i -- indeed [you]_{2606-my dear} may . ” The door - bell rang . “_{[6791-the gentleman]} That is [the gentleman]_{6791-the gentleman} now , ” said [Laura]_646-philip . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} retired to [[his]_{478-senator dilworthy} study]_{8555-his study} . [Laura]_646-philip welcomed [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} , [a grave , carefully dressed and very respectable looking man , with a bald head , standing collar and old fashioned watch seals]_{8556-a grave , carefully dressed and very respectable looking man , with a bald head , standing collar and old fashioned watch seals} . “_{[644-mr. trollop]} Promptness is a virtue , [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} , and [I]_0-i perceive that [you]_{644-mr. trollop} have it . [You]_{644-mr. trollop} are always prompt with [me]_0-i . ” “_[403-laura] [I]_0-i always meet [my]_0-i engagements , of every kind , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura . ” “_[0-i] It is a quality which is rarer in [the world]_{5784-the world} than it has been , [I]_0-i believe . [I]_0-i wished to see [you]_{644-mr. trollop} on business , [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} . ” “_{[644-mr. trollop]} [I]_0-i judged so . What can [I]_0-i do for [you]_{644-mr. trollop} ? ” “_{[644-mr. trollop]} [You]_{644-mr. trollop} know [my]_0-i bill -- the Knobs University bill ? ” “_[0-i] Ah , [I]_0-i believe it is [your]_0-i bill . [I]_0-i had forgotten . Yes , [I]_0-i know the bill . ” “_{[644-mr. trollop]} Well , would [you]_{644-mr. trollop} mind telling [me]_0-i [your]_{644-mr. trollop} opinion of it ? ” “_[3881-they] Indeed , since [you]_0-i seem to ask it without reserve , [I]_0-i am obliged to say that [I]_0-i do not regard it favorably . [I]_0-i have not seen the bill itself , but from what [I]_0-i can hear , it -- it -- well , it has a bad look about it . It-- ” “_[3881-they] Speak it out -- never fear . ” “_[3881-they] Well , it -- [they]_3881-they say it contemplates a fraud upon [the government]_{7593-the government} . ” “_[3881-they] Well ? ” said [Laura]_403-laura tranquilly . “_[0-i] Well ! [I]_0-i say ' Well ? ' too . ” “_[0-i] Well , suppose it were a fraud -- which [I]_0-i feel able to deny -- would it be the first one ? ” “_{[644-mr. trollop]} [You]_0-i take [a body]_{1057-a body} 's breath away ! Would [you]_{644-mr. trollop} -- did [you]_{644-mr. trollop} wish [me]_0-i to vote for it ? Was that what [you]_{644-mr. trollop} wanted to see [me]_0-i about ? ” “_[0-i] [Your]_0-i instinct is correct . [I]_0-i did want [you]_0-i -- [I]_0-i do want [you]_0-i to vote for it . ” “_[403-laura] Vote for a fr -- for a measure which is generally believed to be at least questionable ? [I]_0-i am afraid [we]_3884-we can not come to an understanding , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura . ” “_{[644-mr. trollop]} No , [I]_0-i am afraid not -- if [you]_0-i have resumed [your]_0-i principles , [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} . ” “_[403-laura] Did [you]_0-i send for [me]_0-i merely to insult [me]_0-i ? It is time for [me]_0-i to take [my]_0-i leave , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura . ” “_[403-laura] No -- wait a moment . Do n't be offended at a trifle . Do not be offish and unsociable . The Steamship Subsidy bill was a fraud on [the government]_{7593-the government} . [You]_0-i voted for it , [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} , though [you]_0-i always opposed the measure until after [you]_0-i had an interview one evening with [a certain Mrs. McCarter at [[her]_{3886-a certain mrs. mccarter at her house} house]_{3631-her house}]_{3886-a certain mrs. mccarter at her house} . [She]_{3886-a certain mrs. mccarter at her house} was [[my]_0-i agent]_{3888-my agent} . [She]_{3886-a certain mrs. mccarter at her house} was acting for [me]_0-i . Ah , that is right -- sit down again . [You]_0-i can be sociable , easily enough if [you]_0-i have a mind to . Well ? [I]_0-i am waiting . Have [you]_0-i nothing to say ? ” “_[0-i] [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura , [I]_0-i voted for that bill because when [I]_0-i came to examine into it-- ” “_[0-i] Ah yes . When [you]_0-i came to examine into it . Well , [I]_0-i only want [you]_0-i to examine into [my]_0-i bill . [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} , [you]_0-i would not sell [your]_0-i vote on that subsidy bill -- which was perfectly right -- but [you]_0-i accepted of some of the stock , with the understanding that it was to stand in [[your]_0-i brother - in - law]_{3889-your brother - in - law} 's name . ” “_[403-laura] There is no pr -- [I]_0-i mean , this is , utterly groundless , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura . ” But [the gentleman]_{6791-the gentleman} seemed somewhat uneasy , nevertheless . “_[403-laura] Well , not entirely so , perhaps . [I]_0-i and [a person whom [we]_3891-us will call [Miss Blank]_{668-miss blank}]_{3890-a person whom we will call miss blank} ( never mind the real name , ) were in a closet at [your]_0-i elbow all the while . ” [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} winced -- then [he]_{644-mr. trollop} said with dignity : “_[403-laura] [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura is it possible that [you]_403-laura were capable of such a thing as that ? ” “_{[3901-a knave]} It was bad ; [I]_0-i confess that . It was bad . Almost as bad as selling [one]_893-one 's vote for -- but [I]_0-i forget ; [you]_0-i did not sell [your]_0-i vote -- [you]_0-i only accepted a little trifle , a small token of esteem , for [[your]_0-i brother - in - law]_{3889-your brother - in - law} . Oh , let [us]_3891-us come out and be frank with [each other]_{5887-each other} : [I]_0-i know [you]_0-i , [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} . [I]_0-i have met [you]_0-i on business three or four times ; true , [I]_0-i never offered to corrupt [your]_0-i principles -- never hinted such a thing ; but always when [I]_0-i had finished sounding [you]_0-i , [I]_0-i manipulated [you]_0-i through [an agent]_{3895-an agent} . Let [us]_3891-us be frank . Wear this comely disguise of virtue before [the public]_{7230-the public} -- it will count there ; but here it is out of place . [[My]_0-i dear sir]_{2407-my dear sir} , by and by there is going to be an investigation into [that National Internal Improvement Directors]_{3898-that national internal improvement directors} ' Relief Measure of a few years ago , and [you]_0-i know very well that [you]_0-i will be [a crippled man]_{3899-a crippled man} , as likely as not , when it is completed . ” “_[0-i] It can not be shown that [a man]_{795-a man} is [a knave]_{3901-a knave} merely for owning that stock . [I]_0-i am not distressed about the National Improvement Relief Measure . ” “_{[644-mr. trollop]} Oh indeed [I]_0-i am not trying to distress [you]_0-i . [I]_0-i only wished to make good [my]_0-i assertion that [I]_0-i knew [you]_0-i . [Several of [you]_0-i gentlemen]_{3902-several of you gentlemen} bought of that stack ( without paying a penny down ) received dividends from it , ( think of the happy idea of receiving dividends , and very large ones , too , from stock [one]_893-one has n't paid for ! ) and all the while [your]_0-i names never appeared in the transaction ; if ever [you]_0-i took the stock at all , [you]_0-i took it in [other people]_{1190-other people} 's names . Now [you]_0-i see , [you]_0-i had to know one of two things ; namely , [you]_0-i either knew that the idea of all this preposterous generosity was to bribe [you]_0-i into future legislative friendship , or [you]_0-i did n't know it . That is to say , [you]_0-i had to be either [a knave]_{3901-a knave} or a -- well , [a fool]_{1140-a fool} -- there was no middle ground . [You]_0-i are not [a fool]_{1140-a fool} , [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} . ” “_{[669-senator blank]} [Miss Hawking]_{3908-miss hawking} [you]_0-i flatter [me]_0-i . But seriously , [you]_0-i do not forget that [some of [the best and purest men in Congress]_{3910-the best and purest men in congress}]_{3909-some of the best and purest men in congress} took that stock in that way ? ” “_{[669-senator blank]} Did [Senator Blank]_{669-senator blank} ? ” “_[0-i] Well , no -- [I]_0-i believe not . ” “_[0-i] Of course [you]_0-i believe not . Do [you]_0-i suppose [he]_{669-senator blank} was ever approached , on the subject ? ” “_[0-i] Perhaps not . ” “_{[3901-a knave]} If [you]_0-i had approached [him]_{669-senator blank} , for instance , fortified with the fact that [some of [the best men in Congress]_{3912-the best men in congress}]_{3911-some of the best men in congress} , and [the purest , etc . , etc .]_{3913-the purest , etc . , etc .} ; what would have been the result ? ” “_{[669-senator blank]} Well , what WOULD have been the result ? ” “_[980-sir] [He]_{669-senator blank} would have shown [you]_0-i the door ! For [Mr. Blank]_{670-mr. blank} is neither [a knave]_{3901-a knave} nor [a fool]_{1140-a fool} . There are [other men in [the Senate]_{171-the senate}]_{3916-other men in the senate} and [the House]_{878-the house} whom [no one]_{6130-no one} would have been hardy enough to approach with that Relief Stock in that peculiarly generous way , but [they]_{3916-other men in the senate} are not of the class that [you]_0-i regard as the best and purest . No , [I]_0-i say [I]_0-i know [you]_0-i [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} . That is to say , one may suggest a thing to [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} which it would not do to suggest to [Mr. Blank]_{670-mr. blank} . [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} , [you]_0-i are pledged to support [the Indigent Congressmen]_{3919-the indigent congressmen} 's Retroactive Appropriation which is to come up , either in this or the next session . [You]_0-i do not deny that , even in public . [The man that will vote for that bill]_{3920-the man that will vote for that bill} will break the eighth commandment in any other way , [sir]_980-sir ! ” “_{[3920-the man that will vote for that bill]} But [he]_{3920-the man that will vote for that bill} will not vote for [your]_0-i corrupt measure , nevertheless , [madam]_8180-madam ! ” exclaimed [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} , rising from [his]_{644-mr. trollop} seat in a passion . “_{[644-mr. trollop]} Ah , but [he]_{3920-the man that will vote for that bill} will . Sit down again , and let [me]_0-i explain why . Oh , come , do n't behave so . It is very unpleasant . Now be good , and [you]_0-i shall have the missing page of [your]_0-i great speech . Here it is!”--and [she]_8180-madam displayed a sheet of manuscript . [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} turned immediately back from the threshold . It might have been gladness that flashed into [his]_{644-mr. trollop} face ; it might have been something else ; but at any rate there was much astonishment mixed with it . “_[0-i] Good ! Where did [you]_{644-mr. trollop} get it ? Give it [me]_0-i ! ” “_{[644-mr. trollop]} Now there is no hurry . Sit down ; sit down and let [us]_3923-us talk and be friendly . ” [The gentleman]_{6791-the gentleman} wavered . Then [he]_0-i said : “_[0-i] No , this is only a subterfuge . [I]_0-i will go . It is not the missing page . ” [Laura]_403-laura tore off a couple of lines from the bottom of the sheet . “_[0-i] Now , ” [she]_403-laura said , “_[0-i] [you]_0-i will know whether this is the handwriting or not . [You]_0-i know it is the handwriting . Now if [you]_0-i will listen , [you]_0-i will know that this must be the list of statistics which was to be the ' nub ' of [your]_0-i great effort , and the accompanying blast the beginning of the burst of eloquence which was continued on the next page -- and [you]_0-i will recognize that there was where [you]_0-i broke down . ” [She]_403-laura read the page . [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} said : “_[403-laura] This is perfectly astounding . Still , what is all this to [me]_0-i ? It is nothing . It does not concern [me]_0-i . The speech is made , and there an end . [I]_0-i did break down for a moment , and in a rather uncomfortable place , since [I]_0-i had led up to those statistics with some grandeur ; the hiatus was pleasanter to [the House]_{878-the house} and [the galleries]_{3925-the galleries} than it was to [me]_0-i . But it is no matter now . A week has passed ; the jests about it ceased three or four days ago . The whole thing is a matter of indifference to [me]_0-i , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura . ” “_[0-i] But [you]_0-i apologized ; and promised the statistics for next day . Why did n't [you]_0-i keep [your]_0-i promise . ” “_[0-i] The matter was not of sufficient consequence . The time was gone by to produce an effect with [them]_3926-them . ” “_[0-i] But [I]_0-i hear that [other friends of [the Soldiers]_{671-the soldiers} ' Pension Bill]_{3927-other friends of the soldiers ' pension bill} desire [them]_3926-them very much . [I]_0-i think [you]_0-i ought to let [them]_{3927-other friends of the soldiers ' pension bill} have [them]_3926-them . ” “_{[3929-my private secretary]} [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura , this silly blunder of [[my]_0-i copyist]_{3928-my copyist} evidently has more interest for [you]_403-laura than it has for [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i will send [[my]_0-i private secretary]_{3929-my private secretary} to [you]_403-laura and let [him]_{3929-my private secretary} discuss the subject with [you]_403-laura at length . ” “_{[3929-my private secretary]} Did [he]_{3929-my private secretary} copy [your]_403-laura speech for [you]_403-laura ? ” “_[0-i] Of course [he]_{3929-my private secretary} did . Why all these questions ? Tell [me]_0-i -- how did [you]_0-i get hold of that page of manuscript ? That is the only thing that stirs a passing interest in [my]_0-i mind . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'm coming to that . ” Then [she]_403-laura said , much as if [she]_403-laura were talking to [herself]_403-laura : “_[403-laura] It does seem like taking a deal of unnecessary pains , for a body to hire [another body]_{3930-another body} to construct a great speech for [him]_{3929-my private secretary} and then go and get still another body to copy it before it can be read in [the House]_{878-the house} . ” “_[403-laura] [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura , what do [you]_403-laura mean by such talk as that ? ” “_{[626-mr. buckstone]} Why [I]_0-i am sure [I]_0-i mean no harm -- no harm to anybody in [the world]_{5784-the world} . [I]_0-i am certain that [I]_0-i overheard [the Hon . Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} either promise to write [your]_403-laura great speech for [you]_403-laura or else get [some other competent person]_{3933-some other competent person} to do it . ” “_{[626-mr. buckstone]} This is perfectly absurd , [madam]_8180-madam , perfectly absurd ! ” and [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} affected a laugh of derision . “_[672-pshaw] Why , the thing has occurred before now . [I]_0-i mean that [I]_0-i have heard that [Congressmen]_{7436-congressmen} have sometimes hired [literary grubs]_{3936-literary grubs} to build speeches for them.--Now did n't [I]_0-i overhear a conversation like that [I]_0-i spoke of ? ” “_[672-pshaw] [Pshaw]_672-pshaw ! Why of course [you]_403-laura may have overheard some such jesting nonsense . But would one be in earnest about so farcical a thing ? ” “_[403-laura] Well if it was only a joke , why did [you]_403-laura make a serious matter of it ? Why did [you]_403-laura get the speech written for [you]_403-laura , and then read it in [the House]_{878-the house} without ever having it copied ? ” [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} did not laugh this time ; [he]_{644-mr. trollop} seemed seriously perplexed . [He]_{644-mr. trollop} said : “_[0-i] Come , play out [your]_403-laura jest , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura . [I]_0-i ca n't understand what [you]_403-laura are contriving -- but it seems to entertain [you]_403-laura -- so please , go on . ” “_{[3938-your private secretary]} [I]_0-i will , [I]_0-i assure [you]_403-laura ; but [I]_0-i hope to make the matter entertaining to [you]_403-laura , too . [[Your]_403-laura private secretary]_{3938-your private secretary} never copied [your]_403-laura speech . ” “_[403-laura] Indeed ? Really [you]_403-laura seem to know [my]_0-i affairs better than [I]_0-i do [myself]_0-i . ” “_{[644-mr. trollop]} [I]_0-i believe [I]_0-i do . [You]_403-laura ca n't name [[your]_403-laura own amanuensis]_{3939-your own amanuensis} , [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} . ” “_[0-i] That is sad , indeed . Perhaps [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura can ? ” “_[403-laura] Yes , [I]_0-i can . [I]_0-i wrote [your]_403-laura speech [myself]_0-i , and [you]_403-laura read it from [my]_0-i manuscript . There , now ! ” [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} did not spring to [his]_{644-mr. trollop} feet and smite [his]_{644-mr. trollop} brow with [his]_{644-mr. trollop} hand while a cold sweat broke out all over [him]_{644-mr. trollop} and the color forsook [his]_{644-mr. trollop} face -- no , [he]_{644-mr. trollop} only said , “_[403-laura] [Good God]_378-god ! ” and looked greatly astonished . [Laura]_403-laura handed [him]_{644-mr. trollop} [her]_403-laura commonplace - book and called [his]_{644-mr. trollop} attention to the fact that the handwriting there and the handwriting of this speech were the same . [He]_{644-mr. trollop} was shortly convinced . [He]_{644-mr. trollop} laid the book aside and said , composedly : “_[403-laura] Well , the wonderful tragedy is done , and it transpires that [I]_0-i am indebted to [you]_403-laura for [my]_0-i late eloquence . What of it ? What was all this for and what does it amount to after all ? What do [you]_403-laura propose to do about it ? ” “_[0-i] Oh nothing . It is only a bit of pleasantry . When [I]_0-i overheard that conversation [I]_0-i took an early opportunity to ask [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} if [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} knew of [anybody who might want a speech]_{3940-anybody who might want a speech} written -- [I]_0-i had [a friend]_{1097-a friend} , and so forth and so on . [I]_0-i was [the friend]_{6921-the friend} , [myself]_0-i ; [I]_0-i thought [I]_0-i might do [you]_403-laura a good turn then and depend on [you]_403-laura to do [me]_0-i one by and by . [I]_0-i never let [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} have the speech till the last moment , and when [you]_403-laura hurried off to [the House]_{878-the house} with it , [you]_403-laura did not know there was a missing page , of course , but [I]_0-i did . ” “_[403-laura] And now perhaps [you]_403-laura think that if [I]_0-i refuse to support [your]_403-laura bill , [you]_403-laura will make a grand exposure ? ” “_[0-i] Well [I]_0-i had not thought of that . [I]_0-i only kept back the page for the mere fun of the thing ; but since [you]_403-laura mention it , [I]_0-i do n't know but [I]_0-i might do something if [I]_0-i were angry . ” “_{[644-mr. trollop]} [[My]_0-i dear]_{2606-my dear} [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura , if [you]_403-laura were to give out that [you]_403-laura composed [my]_0-i speech , [you]_403-laura know very well that [people]_5798-people would say it was only [your]_403-laura raillery , [your]_403-laura fondness for putting [a victim]_{3946-a victim} in the pillory and amusing [the public]_{7230-the public} at [his]_{3946-a victim} expense . It is too flimsy , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura , for [a person of [your]_403-laura fine inventive talent]_{3948-a person of your fine inventive talent} -- contrive an abler device than that . Come ! ” “_{[644-mr. trollop]} It is easily done , [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} . [I]_0-i will hire [a man]_{795-a man} , and pin this page on [his]_{795-a man} breast , and label it , ' The Missing Fragment of [the Hon . Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} 's Great Speech -- which speech was written and composed by [Miss Laura Hawkins]_403-laura under a secret understanding for one hundred dollars -- and the money has not been paid . ' And [I]_0-i will pin round about it notes in [my]_0-i handwriting , which [I]_0-i will procure from [prominent friends of [mine]_0-i]_{3950-prominent friends of mine} for the occasion ; also [your]_403-laura printed speech in the Globe , showing the connection between its bracketed hiatus and [my]_0-i Fragment ; and [I]_0-i give [you]_403-laura [my]_0-i word of honor that [I]_0-i will stand that human bulletin board in [the rotunda of [the capitol]_{7591-the capitol}]_{3951-the rotunda of the capitol} and make [him]_{795-a man} stay there a week ! [You]_403-laura see [you]_403-laura are premature , [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} , the wonderful tragedy is not done yet , by any means . Come , now , does n't it improve ? ” [Mr Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} opened [his]_{644-mr. trollop} eyes rather widely at this novel aspect of the case . [He]_{644-mr. trollop} got up and walked the floor and gave [himself]_{644-mr. trollop} a moment for reflection . Then [he]_{644-mr. trollop} stopped and studied [Laura]_403-laura 's face a while , and ended by saying : “_[0-i] Well , [I]_0-i am obliged to believe [you]_403-laura would be reckless enough to do that . ” “_[0-i] Then do n't put [me]_0-i to the test , [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} . But let 's drop the matter . [I]_0-i have had [my]_0-i joke and [you]_403-laura 've borne the infliction becomingly enough . It spoils a jest to harp on it after [one]_893-one has had [one]_893-one 's laugh . [I]_0-i would much rather talk about [my]_0-i bill . ” “_[0-i] So would [I]_0-i , now , [[my]_0-i clandestine amanuensis]_{3955-my clandestine amanuensis} . Compared with some other subjects , even [your]_403-laura bill is a pleasant topic to discuss . ” “_[403-laura] Very good indeed ! [I]_0-i thought [I]_0-i could persuade [you]_403-laura . Now [I]_0-i am sure [you]_403-laura will be generous to [the poor negro]_{3956-the poor negro} and vote for that bill . ” “_[0-i] Yes , [I]_0-i feel more tenderly toward [the oppressed colored man]_{3957-the oppressed colored man} than [I]_0-i did . Shall [we]_3958-we bury the hatchet and be [good friends]_{7362-good friends} and respect [each other]_{5887-each other} 's little secrets , on condition that [I]_0-i vote Aye on the measure ? ” “_[0-i] With all [my]_0-i heart , [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} . [I]_0-i give [you]_{644-mr. trollop} [my]_0-i word of that . ” “_{[644-mr. trollop]} It is a bargain . But is n't there something else [you]_{644-mr. trollop} could give [me]_0-i , too ? ” [Laura]_403-laura looked at [him]_{644-mr. trollop} inquiringly a moment , and then [she]_403-laura comprehended . “_[0-i] Oh , yes ! [You]_{644-mr. trollop} may have it now . [I]_0-i have n't any more use for it . ” [She]_403-laura picked up the page of manuscript , but [she]_403-laura reconsidered [her]_403-laura intention of handing it to [him]_{644-mr. trollop} , and said , “_[0-i] But never mind ; [I]_0-i will keep it close ; [no one]_{6130-no one} shall see it ; [you]_{644-mr. trollop} shall have it as soon as [your]_{644-mr. trollop} vote is recorded . ” [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} looked disappointed . But presently made [his]_{644-mr. trollop} adieux , and had got as far as [the hall]_{2492-the hall} , when something occurred to [Laura]_403-laura . [She]_403-laura said to [herself]_403-laura , “_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't simply want [his]_{644-mr. trollop} vote under compulsion -- [he]_{644-mr. trollop} might vote aye , but work against the bill in secret , for revenge ; [that man]_{5852-that man} is unscrupulous enough to do anything . [I]_0-i must have [his]_{644-mr. trollop} hearty co - operation as well as [his]_{644-mr. trollop} vote . There is only one way to get that . ” [She]_403-laura called [him]_{644-mr. trollop} back , and said : “_[0-i] [I]_0-i value [your]_{644-mr. trollop} vote , [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} , but [I]_0-i value [your]_{644-mr. trollop} influence more . [You]_{644-mr. trollop} are able to help a measure along in many ways , if [you]_{644-mr. trollop} choose . [I]_0-i want to ask [you]_{644-mr. trollop} to work for the bill as well as vote for it . ” “_[403-laura] It takes so much of one 's time , [Miss Hawkins]_403-laura -- and time is money , [you]_{644-mr. trollop} know . ” “_[0-i] Yes , [I]_0-i know it is -- especially in [Congress]_521-congress . Now there is no use in [you]_{644-mr. trollop} and [I]_0-i dealing in pretenses and going at matters in round - about ways . [We]_3963-we know [each other]_{5887-each other} -- disguises are nonsense . Let [us]_3963-we be plain . [I]_0-i will make it an object to [you]_{644-mr. trollop} to work for the bill . ” “_{[644-mr. trollop]} Do n't make it unnecessarily plain , please . There are little proprieties that are best preserved . What do [you]_{644-mr. trollop} propose ? ” “_{[644-mr. trollop]} Well , this . ” [She]_403-laura mentioned the names of [several prominent Congressmen]_{8560-several prominent congressmen} . “_{[644-mr. trollop]} Now , ” said [she]_403-laura , “_{[1113-a brother]} [these gentlemen]_{7737-these gentlemen} are to vote and work for the bill , simply out of love for [the negro]_{943-the negro} -- and out of pure generosity [I]_0-i have put in [a relative of each]_{3967-a relative of each} as [a member of [the University incorporation]_{3969-the university incorporation}]_{3968-a member of the university incorporation} . [They]_{7737-these gentlemen} will handle a million or so of money , officially , but will receive no salaries . [A larger number of [statesmen]_{3579-statesmen}]_{3970-a larger number of statesmen} are to vote and work for the bill -- also out of love for [the negro]_{943-the negro} -- [gentlemen of but moderate influence]_{3973-gentlemen of but moderate influence} , these -- and out of pure generosity [I]_0-i am to see that [relatives of theirs]_{3974-relatives of theirs} have positions in [the University]_{7080-the university} , with salaries , and [good ones]_{3976-good ones} , too . [You]_{644-mr. trollop} will vote and work for the bill , from mere affection for [the negro]_{943-the negro} , and [I]_0-i desire to testify [my]_0-i gratitude becomingly . Make free choice . Have [you]_{644-mr. trollop} [any friend whom [you]_{644-mr. trollop} would like to present with a salaried or unsalaried position in [[our]_3979-our institution]_{3980-our institution}]_{3978-any friend whom you would like to present with a salaried or unsalaried position in our institution} ? ” “_{[3982-that same old brother - in - law]} Well , [I]_0-i have [a brother]_{1113-a brother} - in - law-- ” “_{[644-mr. trollop]} [That same old brother - in - law]_{3982-that same old brother - in - law} , [[you]_{644-mr. trollop} good unselfish provider]_{3983-you good unselfish provider} ! [I]_0-i have heard of [him]_{3982-that same old brother - in - law} often , through [[my]_0-i agents]_{3984-my agents} . How regularly [he]_{3982-that same old brother - in - law} does ' turn up , ' to be sure . [He]_{3982-that same old brother - in - law} could deal with those millions virtuously , and withal with ability , too -- but of course [you]_{644-mr. trollop} would rather [he]_{3982-that same old brother - in - law} had a salaried position ? ” “_{[644-mr. trollop]} Oh , no , ” said [the gentleman]_{6791-the gentleman} , facetiously , “_[0-i] [we]_3979-our are very humble , very humble in [our]_3979-our desires ; [we]_3979-our want no money ; [we]_3979-our labor solely , for [[our]_3979-our country]_{6803-our country} and require no reward but the luxury of an applauding conscience . Make [him]_{3982-that same old brother - in - law} one of [those poor hard working unsalaried corporators]_{3986-those poor hard working unsalaried corporators} and let [him]_{3982-that same old brother - in - law} do every body good with those millions -- and go hungry [himself]_{3982-that same old brother - in - law} ! [I]_0-i will try to exert a little influence in favor of the bill . ” Arrived at [home]_5907-home , [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} sat down and thought it all over -- something after this fashion : it is about the shape it might have taken if [he]_{644-mr. trollop} had spoken it aloud . “_[3988-she] [My]_0-i reputation is getting a little damaged , and [I]_0-i meant to clear it up brilliantly with an exposure of this bill at the supreme moment , and ride back into [Congress]_521-congress on the eclat of it ; and if [I]_0-i had that bit of manuscript , [I]_0-i would do it yet . It would be more money in [my]_0-i pocket in the end , than [[my]_0-i brother - in - law]_{3987-my brother - in - law} will get out of that incorporatorship , fat as it is . But that sheet of paper is out of [my]_0-i reach -- [she]_3988-she will never let that get out of [her]_3988-she hands . And what a mountain it is ! It blocks up [[my]_0-i road]_{3989-my road} , completely . [She]_3988-she was going to hand it to [me]_0-i , once . Why did n't [she]_3988-she ! Must be [a deep woman]_{3990-a deep woman} . [Deep devil]_{3991-deep devil} ! That is what [she]_3988-she is ; [a beautiful devil]_{3992-a beautiful devil} -- and perfectly fearless , too . The idea of [her]_3988-she pinning that paper on [a man]_{795-a man} and standing [him]_{795-a man} up in [the rotunda]_{3994-the rotunda} looks absurd at a first glance . But [she]_3988-she would do it ! [She]_3988-she is capable of doing anything . [I]_0-i went there hoping [she]_3988-she would try to bribe [me]_0-i -- good solid capital that would be in the exposure . Well , [my]_0-i prayer was answered ; [she]_3988-she did try to bribe [me]_0-i ; and [I]_0-i made the best of a bad bargain and let [her]_3988-she . [I]_0-i am checkmated . [I]_0-i must contrive something fresh to get back to [Congress]_521-congress on . Very well ; a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ; [I]_0-i will work for the bill -- the incorporatorship will be a very good thing . ” As soon as [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} had taken [his]_{644-mr. trollop} leave , [Laura]_403-laura ran to [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} and began to speak , but [he]_{644-mr. trollop} interrupted [her]_403-laura and said distressfully , without even turning from [his]_{644-mr. trollop} writing to look at [her]_403-laura : “_[0-i] Only half an hour ! [You]_3995-you gave it up early , [child]_5824-child . However , it was best , it was best -- [I'm]_3997-i'm sure it was best -- and safest . ” “_[0-i] Give it up ! [I]_0-i ! ” [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} sprang up , all aglow : “_[0-i] [[My]_0-i child]_{5845-my child} , [you]_3995-you ca n't mean that [you--]_3995-you ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i 've made [him]_{5845-my child} promise on honor to think about a compromise tonight and come and tell [me]_0-i [his]_{5845-my child} decision in the morning . ” “_[7494-uncle] Good ! There 's hope yet that-- ” “_[0-i] Nonsense , [uncle]_7494-uncle . [I]_0-i 've made [him]_{5845-my child} engage to let the [Tennessee]_17-tennessee Land bill utterly alone ! ” “_[0-i] Impossible ! [You--]_0-i ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i 've made [him]_{5845-my child} promise to vote with [us]_4000-us ! ” “_[0-i] INCREDIBLE ! Abso-- ” “_{[5845-my child]} [I]_0-i 've made [him]_{5845-my child} swear that [he]_{5845-my child} 'll work for [us]_4000-us ! ” “_[0-i] PRE - - - POSTEROUS!--Utterly pre -- break a window , [child]_5824-child , before [I]_0-i suffocate ! ” “_{[5845-my child]} No matter , it 's true anyway . Now [we]_4000-us can march into [Congress]_521-congress with drums beating and colors flying ! ” “_{[3956-the poor negro]} Well -- well -- well . [I]_0-i 'm sadly bewildered , sadly bewildered . [I]_0-i ca n't understand it at all -- the most extraordinary woman that ever -- it 's a great day , it 's a great day . There -- there -- let [me]_0-i put [my]_0-i hand in benediction on this precious head . Ah , [[my]_0-i child]_{5845-my child} , [the poor negro]_{3956-the poor negro} will bless-- ” “_{[5858-everybody]} Oh bother [the poor negro]_{3956-the poor negro} , [uncle]_7494-uncle ! Put it in [your]_7494-uncle speech . Good - night , good - bye -- [we'll]_4000-us marshal [our]_4000-us forces and march with the dawn ! ” [Laura]_403-laura reflected a while , when [she]_403-laura was alone , and then fell to laughing , peacefully . “_{[5858-everybody]} [Everybody]_{5858-everybody} works for [me,”--so]_{673-me,”--so} ran [her]_403-laura thought . “_{[644-mr. trollop]} It was a good idea to make [Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} lead [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} on to get a great speech written for [him]_{644-mr. trollop} ; and it was a happy part of the same idea for [me]_0-i to copy the speech after [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} had written it , and then keep back a page . [Mr. B.]_{674-mr. b.} was very complimentary to [me]_0-i when [Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} 's break - down in [the House]_{878-the house} showed [him]_{644-mr. trollop} the object of [my]_0-i mysterious scheme ; [I]_0-i think [he]_{644-mr. trollop} will say still finer things when [I]_0-i tell [him]_{644-mr. trollop} the triumph the sequel to it has gained for [us]_4008-us . “ But what [a coward]_{3718-a coward} [the man]_{5861-the man} was , to believe [I]_{4009-the speaker of the house} would have exposed that page in [the rotunda]_{3994-the rotunda} , and so exposed [myself]_{4009-the speaker of the house} . However , [I]_{4009-the speaker of the house} do n't know -- [I]_{4009-the speaker of the house} do n't know . [I]_{4009-the speaker of the house} will think a moment . Suppose [he]_{5861-the man} voted no ; suppose the bill failed ; that is to suppose this stupendous game lost forever , that [I]_{4009-the speaker of the house} have played so desperately for ; suppose [people]_5798-people came around pitying [me]_{4009-the speaker of the house} -- odious ! And [he]_{5861-the man} could have saved [me]_{4009-the speaker of the house} by [his]_{5861-the man} single voice . Yes , [I]_{4009-the speaker of the house} would have exposed [him]_{5861-the man} ! What would [I]_{4009-the speaker of the house} care for the talk that that would have made about [me]_{4009-the speaker of the house} when [I]_{4009-the speaker of the house} was gone to [Europe]_248-europe with [Selby]_{391-col . selby} and all [the world]_{5784-the world} was busy with [my]_{4009-the speaker of the house} history and [my]_{4009-the speaker of the house} dishonor ? It would be almost happiness to spite [somebody]_{5942-somebody} at such a time . ”_{[4009-the speaker of the house]} CHAPTER XLIII . The very next day , sure enough , the campaign opened . In due course , [the Speaker of [the House]_{878-the house}]_{4009-the speaker of the house} reached that Order of Business which is termed “ Notices of Bills , ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} and then [the Hon . Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} rose in [his]_{626-mr. buckstone} place and gave notice of a bill “ To Found and Incorporate the Knobs [Industrial University]_{279-industrial university} , ”_{[8245-the correspondents]} and then sat down without saying anything further . [The busy gentlemen in [the reporters]_{4012-the reporters} ' gallery]_{4011-the busy gentlemen in the reporters ' gallery} jotted a line in [their]_{4011-the busy gentlemen in the reporters ' gallery} note - books , ran to the telegraphic desk in [a room which communicated with [their]_{4011-the busy gentlemen in the reporters ' gallery} own writing - parlor]_{4013-a room which communicated with their own writing - parlor} , and then hurried back to [[their]_{4011-the busy gentlemen in the reporters ' gallery} places in [the gallery]_{7744-the gallery}]_{4014-their places in the gallery} ; and by the time [they]_{4011-the busy gentlemen in the reporters ' gallery} had resumed [their]_{4011-the busy gentlemen in the reporters ' gallery} seats , the line which [they]_{4011-the busy gentlemen in the reporters ' gallery} had delivered to [the operator]_{4016-the operator} had been read in telegraphic offices in [towns]_4017-towns and [cities]_4018-cities hundreds of miles away . It was distinguished by frankness of language as well as by brevity : “ [The child]_{899-the child} is born . [Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} gives notice of the thieving Knobs University job . It is said the noses have been counted and enough votes have been bought to pass it . ”_{[8245-the correspondents]} For some time [the correspondents]_{8245-the correspondents} had been posting [their]_{8245-the correspondents} several journals upon the alleged disreputable nature of the bill , and furnishing daily reports of the [Washington]_{382-washington} gossip concerning it . So the next morning , [nearly every newspaper of character in [the land]_{6123-the land}]_{4020-nearly every newspaper of character in the land} assailed the measure and hurled broadsides of invective at [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} . The [Washington]_{382-washington} papers were more respectful , as usual -- and conciliatory , also , as usual . [They]_{8245-the correspondents} generally supported measures , when it was possible ; but when [they]_{8245-the correspondents} could not [they]_{8245-the correspondents} “ deprecated ”_{[675-senator balaam]} violent expressions of opinion in other journalistic quarters . [They]_{8245-the correspondents} always deprecated , when there was trouble ahead . However , ' The [Washington]_{382-washington} Daily Love - Feast ' hailed the bill with warm approbation . This was [Senator Balaam]_{675-senator balaam} 's paper -- or rather , “ [Brother ”_{[478-senator dilworthy]} Balaam]_{568-old brother balaam} , as [he]_{675-senator balaam} was popularly called , for [he]_{675-senator balaam} had been [a clergyman]_{4022-a clergyman} , in [his]_{675-senator balaam} day ; and [he]_{675-senator balaam} [himself]_{675-senator balaam} and all that [he]_{675-senator balaam} did still emitted an odor of sanctity now that [he]_{675-senator balaam} had diverged into journalism and politics . [He]_{675-senator balaam} was a power in the [Congressional prayer meeting]_{4023-congressional prayer meeting} , and in all movements that looked to the spread of religion and temperance . [His]_{675-senator balaam} paper supported the new bill with gushing affection ; it was a noble measure ; it was a just measure ; it was a generous measure ; it was a pure measure , and that surely should recommend it in these corrupt times ; and finally , if the nature of the bill were not known at all , the ' Love Feast ' would support it anyway , and unhesitatingly , for the fact that [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} was [the originator of the measure]_{4024-the originator of the measure} was a guaranty that it contemplated a worthy and righteous work . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} was so anxious to know what the [New York]_{88-new york} papers would say about the bill , that [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} had arranged to have synopses of [their]_{8245-the correspondents} editorials telegraphed to [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} ; [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} could not wait for the papers [themselves]_{8245-the correspondents} to crawl along down to [Washington]_{382-washington} by [a mail train which has never run over a cow]_{4025-a mail train which has never run over a cow} since [the road]_{6930-the road} was built ; for the reason that it has never been able to overtake one . It carries the usual “ cow - catcher ”_{[7173-the senator]} in front of [the locomotive]_{4027-the locomotive} , but this is mere ostentation . It ought to be attached to [the rear car]_{4028-the rear car} , where it could do some good ; but instead , no provision is made there for the protection of [the traveling public]_{8009-the traveling public} , and hence it is not a matter of surprise that cows so frequently climb aboard [that train]_{4030-that train} and among [the passengers]_{2852-the passengers} . [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} read [his]_{7173-the senator} dispatches aloud at the breakfast table . [Laura]_403-laura was troubled beyond measure at [their]_4033-we tone , and said that that sort of comment would defeat the bill ; but [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} said : “ Oh , not at all , not at all , [[my]_{7173-the senator} child]_{5845-my child} . It is just what [we]_4033-we want . Persecution is the one thing needful , now -- all the other forces are secured . Give [us]_4033-we newspaper persecution enough , and [we]_4033-we are safe . Vigorous persecution will alone carry a bill sometimes , [dear]_1212-dear ; and when [you]_1212-dear start with a strong vote in the first place , persecution comes in with double effect . It scares off some of [the weak supporters]_{8573-the weak supporters} , true , but it soon turns [strong ones]_{8574-strong ones} into [stubborn ones]_{8575-stubborn ones} . And then , presently , it changes the tide of public opinion . [The great public]_{8576-the great public} is weak - minded ; [the great public]_{8576-the great public} is sentimental ; [the great public]_{8576-the great public} always turns around and weeps for [an odious murderer]_{8579-an odious murderer} , and prays for [him]_{8579-an odious murderer} , and carries flowers to [[his]_{8579-an odious murderer} prison]_{8580-his prison} and besieges [the governor]_{6800-the governor} with appeals to [his]_{8579-an odious murderer} clemency , as soon as the papers begin to howl for [that man]_{5852-that man} 's blood.--In a word , [the great putty - hearted public]_{8583-the great putty - hearted public} loves to ' gush , ' and there is no such darling opportunity to gush as a case of persecution affords . ”_{[7173-the senator]} “ Well , [uncle]_7494-uncle , [dear]_1212-dear ; if [your]_7494-uncle theory is right , let [us]_4033-we go into raptures , for [nobody]_5874-nobody can ask a heartier persecution than these editorials are furnishing . ”_{[7173-the senator]} “ [I]_{7173-the senator} am not so sure of that , [[my]_{7173-the senator} daughter]_{8103-my daughter} . [I]_{7173-the senator} do n't entirely like the tone of some of these remarks . They lack vim , they lack venom . Here is one calls it a ' questionable measure . ' Bah , there is no strength in that . [This one]_{8588-this one} is better ; [it]_{8588-this one} calls it ' highway robbery . ' That sounds something like . But now [this one]_{8588-this one} seems satisfied to call it an ' iniquitous scheme ' . ' Iniquitous ' does not exasperate [anybody]_5853-anybody ; it is weak -- puerile . [The ignorant]_{8023-the ignorant} will imagine it to be intended for a compliment . But this other one -- the one [I]_{7173-the senator} read last -- has the true ring : ' This vile , dirty effort to rob the public treasury , by the kites and vultures that now infest [the filthy den called [Congress'--that]_{280-congress'--that}]_{8592-the filthy den called congress'--that} is admirable , admirable ! [We]_4033-we must have more of that sort . But it will come -- no fear of that ; [they]_{8023-the ignorant} 're not warmed up , yet . A week from now [you]_7494-uncle 'll see . ”_{[7173-the senator]} “ [Uncle]_8593-uncle , [you]_8593-uncle and [Brother Balaam]_{568-old brother balaam} are [bosom friends]_{8594-bosom friends} -- why do n't [you]_8593-uncle get [his]_{568-old brother balaam} paper to persecute [us]_4033-we , too ? ”_{[7173-the senator]} “ It is n't worth while , [[my]_{626-mr. buckstone} daughter]_{8103-my daughter} . [His]_{568-old brother balaam} support does n't hurt a bill . [Nobody]_5874-nobody reads [his]_{568-old brother balaam} editorials but [himself]_{568-old brother balaam} . But [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} wish the [New York]_{88-new york} papers would talk a little plainer . It is annoying to have to wait a week for [them]_8597-them to warm up . [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} expected better things at [their]_8597-them hands -- and time is precious , now . ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} At the proper hour , according to [his]_4035-his previous notice , [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} duly introduced [his]_4035-his bill entitled “ An Act to Found and Incorporate the Knobs [Industrial University]_{279-industrial university} , ”_{[4009-the speaker of the house]} moved its proper reference , and sat down . [The Speaker of the House]_{4009-the speaker of the house} rattled off this observation : “ ' Fnobjectionbilltakuzhlcoixrssoreferred ! ' ”_{[4012-the reporters]} [Habitues of [the House]_{878-the house}]_{4037-habitues of the house} comprehended that this long , lightning - heeled word signified that if there was no objection , the bill would take the customary course of a measure of its nature , and be referred to [the Committee on Benevolent Appropriations]_{4039-the committee on benevolent appropriations} , and that it was accordingly so referred . [Strangers]_{676-strangers} merely supposed that [the Speaker]_{826-the speaker} was taking a gargle for some affection of the throat . [The reporters]_{4012-the reporters} immediately telegraphed the introduction of the bill.--And [they]_{4012-the reporters} added : “ The assertion that the bill will pass was premature . It is said that [many favorers of it]_{8598-many favorers of it} will desert when the storm breaks upon [them]_{8598-many favorers of it} from the public press . ”_{[4012-the reporters]} The storm came , and during ten days it waxed more and more violent day by day . The great “ Negro University Swindle ”_{[4047-the washington correspondents]} became the one absorbing topic of conversation throughout [the Union]_{7689-the union} . [Individuals]_{2114-individuals} denounced it , journals denounced it , public meetings denounced it , the pictorial papers caricatured [[its]_4044-its friends]_{4045-its friends} , [the whole nation]_{4046-the whole nation} seemed to be growing frantic over it . Meantime [the Washington correspondents]_{4047-the washington correspondents} were sending such telegrams as these abroad in [the land]_{6123-the land} ; Under date of-- SATURDAY . “ [Congressmen Jex]_677-jex and [Fluke]_678-fluke are wavering ; it is believed [they]_677-jex will desert the execrable bill . ”_{[4047-the washington correspondents]} MONDAY . “ [Jex]_677-jex and [Fluke]_678-fluke have deserted ! ”_[393-harry] THURSDAY . “ [Tubbs]_679-tubbs and [Huffy]_680-huffy left [the sinking ship]_{8599-the sinking ship} last night ”_[393-harry] Later on : “ Three desertions . [The University thieves]_{8600-the university thieves} are getting scared , though [they]_{8600-the university thieves} will not own it . ”_[393-harry] Later : “ [The leaders]_{8601-the leaders} are growing stubborn -- [they]_{8601-the leaders} swear [they]_{8601-the leaders} can carry it , but it is now almost certain that [they]_{8601-the leaders} no longer have a majority ! ”_[393-harry] After a day or two of reluctant and ambiguous telegrams : “ Public sentiment seems changing , a trifle in favor of the bill -- but only a trifle . ”_[393-harry] And still later : “ It is whispered that [the Hon . Mr. Trollop]_{8602-the hon . mr. trollop} has gone over to [the pirates]_{8603-the pirates} . It is probably a canard . [Mr. Trollop]_{644-mr. trollop} has all along been [the bravest and most efficient champion of virtue]_{8604-the bravest and most efficient champion of virtue} and [the people against the bill]_{8605-the people against the bill} , and the report is without doubt a shameless invention . ”_[393-harry] Next day : “ With characteristic treachery , [the truckling and pusillanimous reptile]_{8606-the truckling and pusillanimous reptile} , [Crippled - Speech Trollop]_681-trollop , has gone over to [the enemy]_{6095-the enemy} . [It]_8608-it is contended , now , that [he]_{644-mr. trollop} has been [a friend to the bill , in secret]_{8609-a friend to the bill , in secret} , since the day it was introduced , and has had bankable reasons for being so ; but [he]_{644-mr. trollop} [himself]_{644-mr. trollop} declares that [he]_{644-mr. trollop} has gone over because the malignant persecution of the bill by the newspapers caused [him]_{644-mr. trollop} to study its provisions with more care than [he]_{644-mr. trollop} had previously done , and this close examination revealed the fact that the measure is one in every way worthy of support . ( Pretty thin ! ) It can not be denied that this desertion has had a damaging effect . [Jex]_677-jex and [Fluke]_678-fluke have returned to [their]_{8603-the pirates} iniquitous allegiance , with [six or eight others of lesser calibre]_{8610-six or eight others of lesser calibre} , and it is reported and believed that [Tubbs]_679-tubbs and [Huffy]_680-huffy are ready to go back . It is feared that [the University swindle]_{8611-the university swindle} is stronger to - day than it has ever been before . ”_[393-harry] Later - midnight : “ It is said that [the committee]_{7125-the committee} will report the bill back to - morrow . [Both sides]_{8613-both sides} are marshaling [their]_{8613-both sides} forces , and the fight on this bill is evidently going to be the hottest of the session.--All [Washington]_{382-washington} is boiling . ”_[393-harry] CHAPTER XLIV . “ It 's easy enough for [another fellow]_{8614-another fellow} to talk , ”_[393-harry] said [Harry]_393-harry , despondingly , after [he]_393-harry had put [Philip]_646-philip in possession of [his]_393-harry view of the case . “ It 's easy enough to say ' give [her]_8615-her up , ' if [you]_393-harry do n't care for [her]_8615-her . What am [I]_393-harry going to do to give [her]_8615-her up ? ”_{[8616-the “ brag ”]} It seemed to [Harry]_393-harry that it was a situation requiring some active measures . [He]_393-harry could n't realize that [he]_393-harry had fallen hopelessly in love without some rights accruing to [him]_393-harry for the possession of the object of [his]_393-harry passion . Quiet resignation under relinquishment of any thing [he]_393-harry wanted was not in [his]_393-harry line . And when it appeared to [him]_393-harry that [his]_393-harry surrender of [Laura]_646-philip would be the withdrawal of the one barrier that kept [her]_4049-her from ruin , it was unreasonable to expect that [he]_393-harry could see how to give [her]_4049-her up . [Harry]_393-harry had the most buoyant confidence in [his]_393-harry own projects always ; [he]_393-harry saw everything connected with [himself]_393-harry in a large way and in rosy lines . This predominance of the imagination over the judgment gave that appearance of exaggeration to [his]_393-harry conversation and to [his]_393-harry communications with regard to [himself]_393-harry , which sometimes conveyed the impression that [he]_393-harry was not speaking the truth . [[His]_393-harry acquaintances]_{6667-his acquaintances} had been known to say that [they]_{6667-his acquaintances} invariably allowed a half for shrinkage in [his]_393-harry statements , and held the other half under advisement for confirmation . [Philip]_646-philip in this case could not tell from [Harry]_393-harry 's story exactly how much encouragement [Laura]_646-philip had given [him]_646-philip , nor what hopes [he]_646-philip might justly have of winning [her]_4049-her . [He]_393-harry had never seen [him]_646-philip desponding before . [The “ brag ”]_{8616-the “ brag ”[4083-a little newspaper editor]} appeared to be all taken out of [him]_646-philip , and [his]_646-philip airy manner only asserted itself now and then in a comical imitation of [its]_646-philip old self . [Philip]_646-philip wanted time to look about [him]_646-philip before [he]_646-philip decided what to do . [He]_646-philip was not familiar with [Washington]_{382-washington} , and it was difficult to adjust [his]_646-philip feelings and perceptions to its peculiarities . Coming out of the sweet sanity of [the Bolton household]_{1729-the bolton household} , this was by contrast [the maddest Vanity Fair one]_{4052-the maddest vanity fair one} could conceive . It seemed to [him]_646-philip a feverish , unhealthy atmosphere in which lunacy would be easily developed . [He]_646-philip fancied that [everybody]_{5858-everybody} attached to [himself]_646-philip an exaggerated importance , from the fact of being at [the national capital]_{1860-the national capital} , [the center of political influence]_{4055-the center of political influence} , the fountain of patronage , preferment , jobs and opportunities . [People]_5798-people were introduced to [each other]_{5887-each other} as from this or [that state]_{8449-that state} , not from [cities]_4018-cities or [towns]_4017-towns , and this gave a largeness to [their]_5798-people representative feeling . [All the women]_{4061-all the women} talked politics as naturally and glibly as [they]_{4061-all the women} talk fashion or literature elsewhere . There was always some exciting topic at [the Capitol]_{7591-the capitol} , or some huge slander was rising up like a miasmatic exhalation from [the Potomac]_{281-the potomac} , threatening to settle [no one]_{6130-no one} knew exactly where . [Every other person]_{4064-every other person} was an aspirant for a place , or , if [he]_{4064-every other person} had one , for [a better place]_{4065-a better place} , or more pay ; almost [every other one]_{4066-every other one} had some claim or interest or remedy to urge ; even [the women]_{8095-the women} were all advocates for the advancement of [some person]_{4068-some person} , and [they]_{8095-the women} violently espoused or denounced this or that measure as it would affect [some relative]_{4069-some relative} , acquaintance or [friend]_4070-friend . Love , travel , even death itself , waited on the chances of the dies daily thrown in [the two Houses]_{4071-the two houses} , and [the committee rooms [there]_840-there]_{4072-the committee rooms there} . If the measure went through , love could afford to ripen into marriage , and longing for foreign travel would have fruition ; and it must have been only eternal hope springing in the breast that kept alive [numerous old claimants who for years and years had besieged the doors of Congress , and who looked as if [they]_{4074-numerous old claimants who for years and years had besieged the doors of congress , and who looked as if they needed not so much an appropriation of money as six feet of ground} needed not so much an appropriation of money as six feet of ground]_{4074-numerous old claimants who for years and years had besieged the doors of congress , and who looked as if they needed not so much an appropriation of money as six feet of ground} . And [those who stood so long waiting for success to bring]_{4075-those who stood so long waiting for success to bring} [them]_{4075-those who stood so long waiting for success to bring} death were usually [those who had a just claim]_{4076-those who had a just claim} . [Representing states]_{4077-representing states} and talking of national and even international affairs , as familiarly as [neighbors]_{4078-neighbors} at [home]_5907-home talk of poor crops and the extravagance of [[their]_{4078-neighbors} ministers]_{4080-their ministers} , was likely at first to impose upon [Philip]_646-philip as to the importance of [the people gathered]_{4081-the people gathered} [here]_5846-here . There was [a little newspaper editor]_{4083-a little newspaper editor} from [[Phil]_646-philip 's [native town]_{4085-native town}]_{4084-phil 's native town} , [the assistant on a Peddletonian weekly]_{4086-the assistant on a peddletonian weekly} , who made [his]_{4083-a little newspaper editor} little annual joke about the “ first egg laid on [our]_8617-our table , ”_{[4089-the undertaker]} and who was the menial of [every tradesman in [the village]_{807-the village}]_{4087-every tradesman in the village} and under bonds to [him]_{4083-a little newspaper editor} for frequent “ puffs , ”_{[4092-a “ worker ” in politics]} except [the undertaker]_{4089-the undertaker} , about whose employment [he]_646-philip was recklessly facetious . In [Washington]_{382-washington} [he]_646-philip was [an important man]_{4090-an important man} , [correspondent , and clerk of two house committees]_{4091-correspondent , and clerk of two house committees} , [a “ worker ”_[646-philip] in politics]_{4092-a “ worker ” in politics} , and [a confident critic of [every woman]_{4094-every woman} and [every man in [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{4095-every man in washington}]_{4093-a confident critic of every woman and every man in washington} . [He]_646-philip would be [a consul]_{4096-a consul} no doubt by and by , at [some foreign port]_{4097-some foreign port} , of the language of which [he]_646-philip was ignorant -- though if ignorance of language were a qualification [he]_646-philip might have been [a consul]_{4096-a consul} at [home]_5907-home . [His]_646-philip easy familiarity with [great men]_{4100-great men} was beautiful to see , and when [Philip]_646-philip learned what a tremendous underground influence [this little ignoramus]_{4101-this little ignoramus} had , [he]_646-philip no longer wondered at the queer appointments and the queerer legislation . [Philip]_646-philip was not long in discovering that [people in [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{4102-people in washington} did not differ much from [other people]_{1190-other people} ; [they]_{4102-people in washington} had the same meannesses , generosities , and tastes : [A Washington boarding house]_{4104-a washington boarding house} had the odor of [a boarding house]_{4105-a boarding house} [the world over]_{4106-the world over} . [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth was as unchanged as [any one [Philip]_646-philip saw whom [he]_646-philip had known elsewhere]_{4107-any one philip saw whom he had known elsewhere} . [Washington]_{382-washington} appeared to be [the native element of [this man]_{1132-this man}]_{4108-the native element of this man} . [His]_646-philip pretentions were equal to any [he]_646-philip encountered [there]_840-there . [He]_646-philip saw nothing in [its]_{382-washington} society that equalled that of [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye , [he]_646-philip sat down to no table that could not be unfavorably contrasted with [his]_646-philip own at [home]_5907-home ; the most airy scheme inflated in the hot air of [the capital]_{7156-the capital} only reached in magnitude some of [his]_646-philip lesser fancies , the by - play of [his]_646-philip constructive imagination . “ [The country]_{797-the country} is getting along very well , ”_[646-philip] [he]_646-philip said to [Philip]_646-philip , “ but [[our]_8619-we public men]_{3575-our public men} are too timid . What [we]_8619-we want is more money . [I]_646-philip 've told [Boutwell]_664-boutwell so . Talk about basing the currency on gold ; [you]_646-philip might as well base it on pork . Gold is only one product . Base it on everything ! [You]_646-philip 've got to do something for [the West]_{91-the west} . How am [I]_646-philip to move [my]_646-philip crops ? [We]_8619-we must have improvements . [Grant]_663-grant 's got the idea . [We]_8619-we want [a canal from [the James River]_{282-the james river}]_{8621-a canal from the james river} to [the Mississippi]_{26-the mississippi} . [Government]_{8622-government} ought to build [it]_{8621-a canal from the james river} . ”_[646-philip] It was difficult to get [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} off from these large themes when [he]_{6205-the colonel} was once started , but [Philip]_646-philip brought the conversation round to [Laura]_646-philip and [her]_4114-she reputation in [the City]_{796-the city} . “ No , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} [he]_646-philip said , “ [I]_{6205-the colonel} have n't noticed much . [We]_8619-we 've been so busy about [this University]_{8623-this university} . It will make [Laura]_646-philip rich with [the rest of [us]_8619-we]_{8624-the rest of us} , and [she]_4114-she has done nearly as much as if [she]_4114-she were [a man]_{795-a man} . [She]_4114-she has great talent , and will make a big match . [I]_{6205-the colonel} see [the foreign ministers]_{8626-the foreign ministers} and that sort after [her]_4114-she . Yes , there is talk , always will be about [a pretty woman]_{7152-a pretty woman} so much in public as [she]_4114-she is . Tough stories come to [me]_{6205-the colonel} , but [I]_{6205-the colonel} put'em away . ' [Taint]_682-taint likely [one of [[Si Hawkins]_374-si 's children]_{8629-si hawkins 's children}]_{8628-one of si hawkins 's children} would do that -- for [she]_{8628-one of si hawkins 's children} is the same as [a child of [his]_374-si]_{8630-a child of his} . [I]_{6205-the colonel} told [her]_{8628-one of si hawkins 's children} , though , to go slow , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} added [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , as if that mysterious admonition from [him]_{6205-the colonel} would set everything right . “ Do [you]_{6205-the colonel} know anything about [a Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} ? ”_[646-philip] “ Know all about [him]_{391-col . selby} . [Fine fellow]_{8631-fine fellow} . But [he]_{391-col . selby} 's got [a wife]_{3814-a wife} ; and [I]_646-philip told [him]_{391-col . selby} , as [a friend]_{1097-a friend} , [he]_{391-col . selby} 'd better sheer off from [Laura]_646-philip . [I]_646-philip reckon [he]_{391-col . selby} thought better of it and did . ”_[646-philip] But [Philip]_646-philip was not long in learning the truth . Courted as [Laura]_646-philip was by [a certain class]_{4117-a certain class} and still admitted into society , that , nevertheless , buzzed with disreputable stories about [her]_4118-her , [she]_4118-her had lost character with [the best people]_{4119-the best people} . [Her]_4118-her intimacy with [Selby]_{391-col . selby} was open gossip , and there were winks and thrustings of the tongue in [any group of [men]_814-men]_{4120-any group of men} when [she]_4118-her passed by . It was clear enough that [Harry]_393-harry 's delusion must be broken up , and that no such feeble obstacle as [his]_393-harry passion could interpose would turn [Laura]_646-philip from [her]_4118-her fate . [Philip]_646-philip determined to see [her]_4118-her , and put [himself]_646-philip in possession of the truth , as [he]_646-philip suspected it , in order to show [Harry]_393-harry [his]_393-harry folly . [Laura]_646-philip , after [her]_4118-her last conversation with [Harry]_393-harry , had a new sense of [her]_4118-her position . [She]_4118-her had noticed before the signs of a change in manner towards [her]_4118-her , a little less respect perhaps from [men]_814-men , and an avoidance by [women]_6076-women . [She]_4118-her had attributed this latter partly to jealousy of [her]_4118-her , for [no one]_{6130-no one} is willing to acknowledge a fault in [himself]_{6130-no one} when a more agreeable motive can be found for the estrangement of [[his]_{6130-no one} acquaintances]_{6667-his acquaintances} . But now , if society had turned on [her]_4118-her , [she]_4118-her would defy it . It was not in [her]_4118-her nature to shrink . [She]_4118-her knew [she]_4118-her had been wronged , and [she]_4118-her knew that [she]_4118-her had no remedy . What [she]_4118-her heard of [Col]_{391-col . selby} . [Selby]_{391-col . selby} 's proposed departure alarmed [her]_4118-her more than anything else , and [she]_4118-her calmly determined that if [he]_{391-col . selby} was deceiving [her]_4118-her the second time it should be the last . Let society finish the tragedy if it liked ; [she]_4118-her was indifferent what came after . At the first opportunity , [she]_4118-her charged [Selby]_{391-col . selby} with [his]_{391-col . selby} intention to abandon [her]_4118-her . [He]_{391-col . selby} unblushingly denied it . [He]_{391-col . selby} had not thought of going to [Europe]_248-europe . [He]_{391-col . selby} had only been amusing [himself]_{391-col . selby} with [Sellers]_439-ruth ' schemes . [He]_{391-col . selby} swore that as soon as [she]_4118-her succeeded with [her]_4118-her bill , [he]_{391-col . selby} would fly with [her]_4118-her to [any part of [the world]_{5784-the world}]_{4126-any part of the world} . [She]_4118-her did not quite believe [him]_{391-col . selby} , for [she]_4118-her saw that [he]_{391-col . selby} feared [her]_4118-her , and [she]_4118-her began to suspect that [his]_4128-his were the protestations of [a coward]_{3718-a coward} to gain time . But [she]_4118-her showed [him]_{391-col . selby} no doubts . [She]_4118-her only watched [his]_{391-col . selby} movements day by day , and always held [herself]_4118-her ready to act promptly . When [Philip]_646-philip came into the presence of [this attractive woman]_{4130-this attractive woman} , [he]_646-philip could not realize that [she]_{4130-this attractive woman} was the subject of all the scandal [he]_646-philip had heard . [She]_4118-her received [him]_646-philip with quite the old Hawkeye openness and cordiality , and fell to talking at once of [[their]_4131-their little acquaintance]_{4132-their little acquaintance} there ; and it seemed impossible that [he]_646-philip could ever say to [her]_4118-her what [he]_646-philip had come determined to say . [Such a man]_{7730-such a man} as [Philip]_646-philip has only one standard by which to judge [women]_6076-women . [Laura]_646-philip recognized that fact no doubt . The better part of [[her]_4118-her woman]_{4135-her woman} 's nature saw it . [Such a man]_{7730-such a man} might , years ago , not now , have changed [her]_4118-her nature , and made the issue of [her]_4118-her life so different , even after [her]_4118-her cruel abandonment . [She]_4118-her had a dim feeling of this , and [she]_4118-her would like now to stand well with [him]_646-philip . The spark of truth and honor that was left in [her]_4118-her was elicited by [his]_646-philip presence . It was this influence that governed [her]_4118-her conduct in this interview . “ [I]_646-philip have come , ”_[646-philip] said [Philip]_646-philip in [his]_646-philip direct manner , “ from [[my]_646-philip friend]_{2513-my friend} [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry . [You]_646-philip are not ignorant of [his]_393-harry feeling towards [you]_646-philip ? ”_[646-philip] “ Perhaps not . ”_[646-philip] “ But perhaps [you]_646-philip do not know , [you]_646-philip who have so much admiration , how sincere and overmastering [his]_393-harry love is for [you]_646-philip ? ”_[646-philip] [Philip]_646-philip would not have spoken so plainly , if [he]_646-philip had in mind anything except to draw from [Laura]_646-philip something that would end [Harry]_393-harry 's passion . “ And is sincere love so rare , [Mr. Sterling]_{493-mr. sterling} ? ”_{[683-philip,--tempted]} asked [Laura]_646-philip , moving [her]_4118-her foot a little , and speaking with a shade of sarcasm . “ Perhaps not in [Washington]_{382-washington} , ”_[646-philip] replied [Philip,--tempted]_{683-philip,--tempted} into a similar tone . “ Excuse [my]_646-philip bluntness , ”_[646-philip] [he]_646-philip continued , “ but would the knowledge of [his]_393-harry love ; would [his]_393-harry devotion , make any difference to [you]_646-philip in [your]_646-philip [Washington]_{382-washington} life ? ”_[646-philip] “ In respect to what ? ”_[646-philip] asked [Laura]_646-philip quickly . “ Well , to [others]_1157-others . [I]_4118-her wo n't equivocate -- to [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} ? ”_[4118-her] [Laura]_646-philip 's face flushed with anger , or shame ; [she]_4118-her looked steadily at [Philip]_646-philip and began , “ By what right , [sir,--]_8636-sir,-- ”_[646-philip] “ By the right of friendship , ”_[646-philip] interrupted [Philip]_646-philip stoutly . “ It may matter little to [you]_646-philip . It is everything to [him]_393-harry . [He]_393-harry has a Quixotic notion that [you]_646-philip would turn back from what is before [you]_646-philip for [his]_393-harry sake . [You]_646-philip can not be ignorant of what all [the city]_{796-the city} is talking of . ”_[4138-i] [Philip]_646-philip said this determinedly and with some bitterness . It was a full minute before [Laura]_646-philip spoke . [Both]_6150-both had risen , [Philip]_646-philip as if to go , and [Laura]_646-philip in suppressed excitement . When [she]_4118-her spoke [her]_4118-her voice was very unsteady , and [she]_4118-her looked down . “ Yes , [I]_4138-i know . [I]_4138-i perfectly understand what [you]_646-philip mean . [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry is nothing -- simply nothing . [He]_393-harry is a moth singed , that is all -- [the trifler]_{8638-the trifler} with [women]_6076-women thought [he]_393-harry was [a wasp]_{8640-a wasp} . [I]_4138-i have no pity for [him]_393-harry , not the least . [You]_646-philip may tell [him]_393-harry not to make a fool of [himself]_393-harry , and to keep away . [I]_4138-i say this on [your]_646-philip account , not [his]_393-harry . [You]_646-philip are not like [him]_393-harry . It is enough for [me]_4138-i that [you]_646-philip want it so . [Mr. Sterling]_{493-mr. sterling} , ”_[4138-i] [she]_4138-i continued , looking up ; and there were tears in [her]_4138-i eyes that contradicted the hardness of [her]_4138-i language , “ [you]_646-philip might not pity [him]_393-harry if [you]_646-philip knew [my]_{4153-the weary crowds} history ; perhaps [you]_646-philip would not wonder at some things [you]_646-philip hear . No ; it is useless to ask [me]_{4153-the weary crowds} why it must be so . [You]_646-philip ca n't make a life over -- society would n't let [you]_646-philip if [you]_646-philip would -- and [mine]_{4153-the weary crowds} must be lived as it is . There , [sir]_980-sir , [I]_{4153-the weary crowds} 'm not offended ; but it is useless for [you]_980-sir to say anything more . ”_{[4153-the weary crowds]} [Philip]_646-philip went away with [his]_646-philip heart lightened about [Harry]_393-harry , but profoundly saddened by the glimpse of what [this woman]_{3719-this woman} might have been . [He]_646-philip told [Harry]_393-harry all that was necessary of the conversation -- [she]_{3719-this woman} was bent on going [her]_{3719-this woman} own way , [he]_393-harry had not the ghost of a chance -- [he]_393-harry was [a fool]_{1140-a fool} , [she]_{3719-this woman} had said , for thinking [he]_393-harry had . And [Harry]_393-harry accepted it meekly , and made up [his]_393-harry own mind that [Philip]_646-philip did n't know much about [women]_6076-women . CHAPTER XLV . [The galleries of [the House]_{878-the house}]_{4142-the galleries of the house} were packed , on the momentous day , not because the reporting of an important bill back by [a committee]_{4144-a committee} was a thing to be excited about , if the bill were going to take the ordinary course afterward ; it would be like getting excited over the empaneling of [[a coroner]_{4145-a coroner} 's jury]_{4146-a coroner 's jury} in a murder case , instead of saving up one 's emotions for the grander occasion of the hanging of [the accused]_{4147-the accused} , two years later , after all the tedious forms of law had been gone through with . But suppose [you]_4148-you understand that [this coroner 's jury]_{4149-this coroner 's jury} is going to turn out to be a vigilance committee in disguise , who will hear testimony for an hour and then hang [the murderer]_{4150-the murderer} on the spot ? That puts a different aspect upon the matter . Now it was whispered that the legitimate forms of procedure usual in [the House]_{878-the house} , and which keep a bill hanging along for days and even weeks , before it is finally passed upon , were going to be overruled , in this case , and short work made of the measure ; and so , what was beginning as [a mere inquest]_{4152-a mere inquest} might , turn out to be something very different . In the course of the day 's business the Order of “ Reports of Committees ”_{[478-senator dilworthy]} was finally reached and when [the weary crowds]_{4153-the weary crowds} heard that glad announcement issue from [the Speaker]_{826-the speaker} 's lips [they]_{4153-the weary crowds} ceased to fret at the dragging delay , and plucked up spirit . [The Chairman of the Committee on Benevolent Appropriations]_{4155-the chairman of the committee on benevolent appropriations} rose and made [his]_{4155-the chairman of the committee on benevolent appropriations} report , and just then [a blue - uniformed brass - mounted little page]_{4156-a blue - uniformed brass - mounted little page} put a note into [his]_{4155-the chairman of the committee on benevolent appropriations} hand . It was from [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} , who had appeared upon the floor of [the House]_{878-the house} for a moment and flitted away again : “ [Everybody]_{5858-everybody} expects a grand assault in force ; no doubt [you]_4148-you believe , as [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} certainly do , that it is the thing to do ; [we]_8643-we are strong , and everything is hot for the contest . [Trollop]_681-trollop 's espousal of [our]_8643-we cause has immensely helped [us]_8643-we and [we]_8643-we grow in power constantly . [Ten of [the opposition]_{8645-the opposition}]_{8644-ten of the opposition} were called away from [town]_6662-town about noon,(but -- so it is said -- only for one day ) . [Six others]_{8647-six others} are sick , but expect to be about again tomorrow or next day , [a friend]_{1097-a friend} tells [me]_{626-mr. buckstone} . A bold onslaught is worth trying . Go for a suspension of the rules ! [You]_4148-you will find [we]_8643-we can swing a two - thirds vote -- [I]_{626-mr. buckstone} am perfectly satisfied of it . [The Lord]_{8649-the lord} 's truth will prevail . “_{[626-mr. buckstone]} [DILWORTHY]_{478-senator dilworthy} . [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} had reported the bills from [[his]_{626-mr. buckstone} committee]_{7239-his committee} , one by one , leaving the bill to the last . When [the House]_{283-the house} had voted upon the acceptance or rejection of the report upon all but it , and the question now being upon [its]_{283-the house} disposal -- [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} begged that [the House]_{283-the house} would give [its]_{283-the house} attention to a few remarks which [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} desired to make . [[His]_{626-mr. buckstone} committee]_{7239-his committee} had instructed [him]_{626-mr. buckstone} to report the bill favorably ; [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} wished to explain the nature of the measure , and thus justify [the committee]_{7125-the committee} 's action ; the hostility roused by the press would then disappear , and the bill would shine forth in its true and noble character . [He]_{626-mr. buckstone} said that its provisions were simple . [It]_{283-the house} incorporated [the Knobs Industrial University]_{4161-the knobs industrial university} , locating [it]_{4161-the knobs industrial university} in [East Tennessee]_{2-east tennessee} , declaring [it]_{4161-the knobs industrial university} open to [all persons without distinction of sex , color or religion]_{4162-all persons without distinction of sex , color or religion} , and committing [its]_{4161-the knobs industrial university} management to [a board of perpetual trustees , with power to fill vacancies in [their]_{4163-a board of perpetual trustees , with power to fill vacancies in their own number} own number]_{4163-a board of perpetual trustees , with power to fill vacancies in their own number} . [It]_{283-the house} provided for the erection of [certain buildings for [the University]_{7080-the university} , [dormitories]_{4166-dormitories} , [lecture - halls]_{4167-lecture - halls} , [museums]_4168-museums , [libraries]_{4169-libraries} , [laboratories]_{4170-laboratories} , [work - shops]_{4171-work - shops} , [furnaces]_{4172-furnaces} , and [mills]_4173-mills]_{4164-certain buildings for the university , dormitories , lecture - halls , museums , libraries , laboratories , work - shops , furnaces , and mills} . [It]_{283-the house} provided also for the purchase of sixty - five thousand acres of land , ( fully described ) for the purposes of [the University]_{7080-the university} , in [the Knobs of [East Tennessee]_{2-east tennessee}]_{2121-the knobs of east tennessee} . And [it]_{283-the house} appropriated [ blank ] dollars for the purchase of [the Land]_{6123-the land} , which should be the property of [the national trustees in trust for the uses named]_{4177-the national trustees in trust for the uses named} . Every effort had been made to secure the refusal of the whole amount of the property of [the Hawkins heirs]_{4178-the hawkins heirs} in [the Knobs]_{284-the knobs} , [some seventy - five thousand acres [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone}]_{4179-some seventy - five thousand acres mr. buckstone} said . But [Mr. Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} ( [one of [the heirs]_{8454-the heirs}]_{4180-one of the heirs} ) objected . [He]_{382-washington} was , indeed , very reluctant to sell any part of [the land]_{6123-the land} at any price ; and indeed -- this reluctance was justifiable when one considers how constantly and how greatly [the property]_{4183-the property} is rising in value . What [the South]_{271-the south} needed , continued [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} , was [skilled labor]_{4184-skilled labor} . Without that [it]_{271-the south} would be unable to develop [[its]_{271-the south} mines]_{4185-its mines} , build [its]_{271-the south} roads , work to advantage and without great waste [[its]_{271-the south} fruitful land]_{4186-its fruitful land} , establish manufactures or enter upon a prosperous industrial career . [Its laborers]_{4187-its laborers} were almost altogether unskilled . Change [them]_{4187-its laborers} into [intelligent , trained workmen]_{4188-intelligent , trained workmen} , and [you]_4189-you increased at once the capital , the resources of [the entire south]_{4190-the entire south} , which would enter upon a prosperity hitherto unknown . In five years the increase in local wealth would not only reimburse [the government]_{7593-the government} for the outlay in this appropriation , but pour untold wealth into the treasury . This was the material view , and the least important in [the honorable gentleman]_{4192-the honorable gentleman} 's opinion . [ Here [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} referred to some notes furnished [him]_{626-mr. buckstone} by [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} , and then continued . ] [God]_378-god had given [us]_4193-we the care of [these colored millions]_{4194-these colored millions} . What account should [we]_4193-we render to [Him]_{626-mr. buckstone} of [our]_4193-we stewardship ? [We]_4193-we had made [them]_{4194-these colored millions} free . Should [we]_4193-we leave [them]_{4194-these colored millions} ignorant ? [We]_4193-we had cast [them]_{4194-these colored millions} upon [their]_{4194-these colored millions} own resources . Should [we]_4193-we leave [them]_{4194-these colored millions} without tools ? [We]_4193-we could not tell what the intentions of [Providence]_{417-providence} are in regard to [these peculiar people]_{4195-these peculiar people} , but [our]_4193-we duty was plain . [The Knobs Industrial University]_{285-the knobs industrial university} would be [a vast school of modern science and practice , worthy of [a great nation]_{4197-a great nation}]_{4196-a vast school of modern science and practice , worthy of a great nation} . [It]_{285-the knobs industrial university} would combine the advantages of [Zurich]_273-zurich , [Freiburg]_286-freiburg , [Creuzot]_287-creuzot and the Sheffield Scientific . [Providence]_{417-providence} had apparently reserved and set apart [the Knobs of [East Tennessee]_{2-east tennessee}]_{2121-the knobs of east tennessee} for this purpose . What else were they for ? Was it not wonderful that for more than thirty years , over a generation , the choicest portion of them had remained in [one family]_{4199-one family} , untouched , as if , separated for some great use ! [It]_4200-it might be asked why [the government]_{7593-the government} should buy [this land]_{5794-this land} , when it had millions of acres , more than [the railroad companies]_{4203-the railroad companies} desired , which , it might devote to this purpose ? [He]_4204-he answered , that [the government]_{7593-the government} had [no such tract of land]_{4206-no such tract of land} as this . [It]_{7593-the government} had nothing comparable to [it]_{7593-the government} for the purposes of [the University]_{7080-the university} : This was to be a school of mining , of engineering , of the working of metals , of chemistry , zoology , botany , manufactures , agriculture , in short of all the complicated industries that make [a state]_{2088-a state} great . There was no place for the location of [such a school like [the Knobs of [East Tennessee]_{2-east tennessee}]_{2121-the knobs of east tennessee}]_{4209-such a school like the knobs of east tennessee} . [The hills]_{5836-the hills} abounded in metals of all sorts , iron in all its combinations , copper , bismuth , gold and silver in small quantities , platinum [he]_4204-he believed , tin , aluminium ; [it]_{5836-the hills} was covered with forests and strange plants ; in [the woods]_{874-the woods} were found the coon , the opossum , the fox , the deer and many other animals who roamed in the domain of natural history ; coal existed in enormous quantity and no doubt oil ; it was such a place for the practice of agricultural experiments that [any student who had been successful there]_{4213-any student who had been successful there} would have an easy task in [any other portion of [the country]_{797-the country}]_{4214-any other portion of the country} . [No place]_{4216-no place} offered equal facilities for experiments in mining , metallurgy , engineering . [He]_4204-he expected to live to see the day , when [the youth of [the south]_{5860-the south}]_{4217-the youth of the south} would resort to [[its]_{5860-the south} mines]_{4185-its mines} , [[its]_{5860-the south} workshops]_{4220-its workshops} , [[its]_{5860-the south} laboratories]_{4221-its laboratories} , [[its]_{5860-the south} furnaces and [factories]_{4223-factories}]_{4222-its furnaces and factories} for practical instruction in all the great industrial pursuits . A noisy and rather ill - natured debate followed , now , and lasted hour after hour . [The friends of the bill]_{4224-the friends of the bill} were instructed by [the leaders]_{8601-the leaders} to make no effort to check it ; it was deemed better strategy to tire out [the opposition]_{8645-the opposition} ; it was decided to vote down every proposition to adjourn , and so continue the sitting into the night ; [opponents]_{4227-opponents} might desert , then , one by one and weaken [[their]_{4227-opponents} party]_{4228-their party} , for [they]_{4227-opponents} had no personal stake in the bill . Sunset came , and still the fight went on ; the gas was lit , [the crowd]_{3179-the crowd} in [the galleries]_{3925-the galleries} began to thin , but the contest continued ; [the crowd]_{3179-the crowd} returned , by and by , with hunger and thirst appeased , and aggravated [the hungry and thirsty House]_{4232-the hungry and thirsty house} by looking contented and comfortable ; but still the wrangle lost nothing of its bitterness . Recesses were moved plaintively by [the opposition]_{8645-the opposition} , and invariably voted down by [the University army]_{4234-the university army} . At midnight [the House]_{878-the house} presented a spectacle calculated to interest [a stranger]_{5910-a stranger} . [The great galleries]_{4237-the great galleries} were still thronged -- though only with [men]_814-men , now ; the bright colors that had made them look like [hanging gardens]_{4239-hanging gardens} were gone , with [the ladies]_{3188-the ladies} . [[The reporters]_{4012-the reporters} ' gallery]_{4242-the reporters ' gallery} , was merely occupied by [one or two watchful sentinels of the quill - driving guild]_{4243-one or two watchful sentinels of the quill - driving guild} ; the main body cared nothing for a debate that had dwindled to a mere vaporing of dull speakers and now and then a brief quarrel over a point of order ; but there was an unusually large attendance of journalists in [[the reporters]_{4012-the reporters} ' waiting - room]_{4245-the reporters ' waiting - room} , chatting , smoking , and keeping on the ' qui vive ' for the general irruption of the Congressional volcano that must come when the time was ripe for it . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} and [Philip]_646-philip were in [the Diplomatic Gallery]_{4246-the diplomatic gallery} ; [Washington]_{382-washington} sat in [the public gallery]_{4247-the public gallery} , and [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth was , not far away . [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} had been flying about [the corridors]_{4249-the corridors} and button - holing [Congressmen]_{7436-congressmen} all the evening , and believed that [he]_{6205-the colonel} had accomplished a world of valuable service ; but fatigue was telling upon [him]_{6205-the colonel} , now , and [he]_{6205-the colonel} was quiet and speechless -- for once . Below , [a few Senators]_{4251-a few senators} lounged upon the sofas set apart for [visitors]_{2228-visitors} , and talked with [idle Congressmen]_{4253-idle congressmen} . [A dreary member]_{4254-a dreary member} was speaking ; [the presiding officer]_{3150-the presiding officer} was nodding ; here and there [little knots of [members]_2730-members]_{4256-little knots of members} stood in [the aisles]_{3108-the aisles} , whispering together ; all about [the House]_{878-the house} [others]_1157-others sat in all the various attitudes that express weariness ; some , tilted back , had one or more legs disposed upon [their]_4261-their desks ; some sharpened pencils indolently ; some scribbled aimlessly ; some yawned and stretched ; [a great many]_{4262-a great many} lay upon [their]_{4262-a great many} breasts upon the desks , sound asleep and gently snoring . The flooding gaslight from the fancifully wrought roof poured down upon the tranquil scene . Hardly a sound disturbed the stillness , save the monotonous eloquence of [the gentleman who occupied the floor]_{4263-the gentleman who occupied the floor} . Now and then [a warrior of the opposition]_{4264-a warrior of the opposition} broke down under the pressure , gave it up , and went [home]_5907-home . [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} began to think it might be safe , now , to “ proceed to business . ”_{[4283-a dozen gentlemen]} [He]_{626-mr. buckstone} consulted with [Trollop]_681-trollop and [one or two others]_{4266-one or two others} . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} descended to [the floor of [the House]_{878-the house}]_{4267-the floor of the house} and [they]_4269-they went to meet [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} . After a brief comparison of notes , [the Congressmen]_{7151-the congressmen} sought [their]_{7151-the congressmen} seats and sent pages about [the House]_{878-the house} with messages to [friends]_5905-friends . [These latter]_{4273-these latter} instantly roused up , yawned , and began to look alert . The moment the floor was unoccupied , [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} rose , with an injured look , and said it was evident that [the opponents of the bill]_{4274-the opponents of the bill} were merely talking against time , hoping in this unbecoming way to tire out [the friends of the measure]_{4275-the friends of the measure} and so defeat it . Such conduct might be respectable enough in [a village]_{4276-a village} debating society , but it was trivial among [statesmen]_{3579-statesmen} , it was out of place in so august an assemblage as [the House of Representatives of [the United States]_{6450-the united states}]_{4278-the house of representatives of the united states} . [The friends of the bill]_{4224-the friends of the bill} had been not only willing that [[its]_{878-the house} opponents]_{4281-its opponents} should express [their]_{4224-the friends of the bill} opinions , but had strongly desired it . [They]_{4224-the friends of the bill} courted the fullest and freest discussion ; but it seemed to [him]_{626-mr. buckstone} that this fairness was but illy appreciated , since [gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} were capable of taking advantage of it for selfish and unworthy ends . This trifling had gone far enough . [He]_{626-mr. buckstone} called for the question . The instant [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} sat down , the storm burst forth . [A dozen gentlemen]_{4283-a dozen gentlemen} sprang to [their]_{4283-a dozen gentlemen} feet . “ [Mr. Speaker]_{8650-mr. speaker} ! ”_{[826-the speaker]} “ [Mr. Speaker]_{684-mr. speaker} ! ”_{[4283-a dozen gentlemen]} “ [Mr. Speaker]_{8650-mr. speaker} ! ”_{[4283-a dozen gentlemen]} “ Order ! Order ! Order ! Question ! Question ! ”_{[826-the speaker]} The sharp blows of [the Speaker]_{826-the speaker} 's gavel rose above the din . The “ previous question , ”_{[8652-the speaker--“it]} that hated gag , was moved and carried . All debate came to a sudden end , of course . Triumph No . 1 . Then the vote was taken on the adoption of the report and it carried by a surprising majority . [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} got the floor again and moved that the rules be suspended and the bill read a first time . [Mr. Trollop--“Second]_{685-mr. trollop--“second} the motion ! ”_{[8652-the speaker--“it]} [The Speaker--“It]_{8652-the speaker--“it} is moved and-- ”_{[684-mr. speaker]} Clamor of Voices . “ Move [we]_8653-we adjourn ! Second the motion ! Adjourn ! Adjourn ! Order ! Order ! ”_{[684-mr. speaker]} [The Speaker]_{684-mr. speaker} , ( after using [his]_{684-mr. speaker} gavel vigorously)--“It is moved and seconded that [the House]_{878-the house} do now adjourn . All those in favor-- ”_{[684-mr. speaker]} Voices--“Division ! Division ! Ayes and nays ! Ayes and nays ! ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} It was decided to vote upon the adjournment by [ayes and nays]_{4285-ayes and nays} . This was in earnest . The excitement was furious . [The galleries]_{3925-the galleries} were in commotion in an instant , [the reporters]_{4012-the reporters} swarmed to [their]_{4012-the reporters} places . [Idling members of [the House]_{878-the house}]_{4288-idling members of the house} flocked to [their]_{4288-idling members of the house} seats , [nervous gentlemen]_{4290-nervous gentlemen} sprang to [their]_{4290-nervous gentlemen} feet , pages flew hither and thither , life and animation were visible everywhere , all the long ranks of faces in [the building]_{1930-the building} were kindled . “ This thing decides it ! ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} thought [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} ; “ but let the fight proceed . ”_{[6757-the clerk]} The voting began , and every sound ceased but the calling if the names and the “ Aye ! ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} “ No ! ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} “ No ! ”_{[626-mr. buckstone]} “ Aye ! ”_{[686-the speaker--“the]} of the responses . There was not a movement in [the House]_{878-the house} ; [the people]_{891-the people} seemed to hold [their]_{891-the people} breath . The voting ceased , and then there was an interval of dead silence while [the clerk]_{6757-the clerk} made up [his]_{6757-the clerk} count . There was a two - thirds vote on the University side -- and two over . [The Speaker--“The]_{686-the speaker--“the} rules are suspended , the motion is carried -- first reading of the bill ! ”_{[826-the speaker]} By one impulse [the galleries]_{3925-the galleries} broke forth into stormy applause , and even [some of [the members of [the House]_{878-the house}]_{4297-the members of the house}]_{4296-some of the members of the house} were not wholly able to restrain [their]_{4296-some of the members of the house} feelings . [The Speaker]_{826-the speaker} 's gavel came to the rescue and [his]_{826-the speaker} clear voice followed : “ Order , [gentlemen--]_{8655-gentlemen--} ! [The House]_{283-the house} will come to order ! If [spectators]_{8656-spectators} offend again , [the Sergeant - at - arms]_{8657-the sergeant - at - arms} will clear [the galleries]_{3925-the galleries} ! ”_{[826-the speaker]} Then [he]_{826-the speaker} cast [his]_{826-the speaker} eyes aloft and gazed at some object attentively for a moment . All eyes followed the direction of [the Speaker]_{826-the speaker} 's , and then there was a general titter . [The Speaker]_{826-the speaker} said : “ Let [the Sergeant - at Arms]_{8659-the sergeant - at arms} inform [the gentleman]_{6791-the gentleman} that [his]_{6791-the gentleman} conduct is an infringement of the dignity of [the House]_{878-the house} -- and one which is not warranted by the state of the weather . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} [Poor Sellers]_439-ruth was [the culprit]_{4302-the culprit} . [He]_{4302-the culprit} sat in the front seat of [the gallery]_{7744-the gallery} , with [his]_{4302-the culprit} arms and [his]_{4302-the culprit} tired body overflowing the balustrade -- sound asleep , dead to all excitements , all disturbances . The fluctuations of the [Washington]_{382-washington} weather had influenced [his]_{4302-the culprit} dreams , perhaps , for during the recent tempest of applause [he]_{4302-the culprit} had hoisted [his]_{4302-the culprit} gingham umbrella , and calmly gone on with [his]_{4302-the culprit} slumbers . [Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} had seen the act , but was not near enough at hand to save [[his]_{382-washington} friend]_{1825-his friend} , and [no one who was near enough desired to spoil the effect]_{4305-no one who was near enough desired to spoil the effect} . But [a neighbor]_{3147-a neighbor} stirred up [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , now that [the House]_{283-the house} had [its]_{283-the house} eye upon [him]_{6205-the colonel} , and [the great speculator]_{4308-the great speculator} furled [[his]_{6205-the colonel} tent]_{2047-his tent} like [the Arab]_{4310-the arab} . [He]_{6205-the colonel} said : “ Bless [my]_{6205-the colonel} soul , [I]_{6205-the colonel} 'm so absent - minded when [I]_{6205-the colonel} get to thinking ! [I]_{6205-the colonel} never wear an umbrella in [the house]_{878-the house} -- did [anybody]_5853-anybody ' notice it ' ? What - asleep ? Indeed ? And did [you]_{6205-the colonel} wake [me]_{6205-the colonel} [sir]_980-sir ? Thank [you]_{6205-the colonel} -- thank [you]_{6205-the colonel} very much indeed . It might have fallen out of [my]_{6205-the colonel} hands and been injured . Admirable article , [sir]_980-sir -- present from [a friend in [Hong Kong]_{289-hong kong}]_{8666-a friend in hong kong} ; one does n't come across silk like that in [this country]_{6455-this country} -- it 's [the real -- Young Hyson]_{687-the real -- young hyson} , [I]_{6205-the colonel} 'm told . ”_{[689-mr. hadley--“mr]} By this time the incident was forgotten , for [the House]_{878-the house} was at war again . Victory was almost in sight , now , and [the friends of the bill]_{4224-the friends of the bill} threw [themselves]_{4224-the friends of the bill} into [their]_{4224-the friends of the bill} work with enthusiasm . [They]_{4224-the friends of the bill} soon moved and carried its second reading , and after a strong , sharp fight , carried a motion to go into Committee of the whole . [The Speaker]_{826-the speaker} left [his]_{826-the speaker} place , of course , and [a chairman]_{4314-a chairman} was appointed . Now the contest raged hotter than ever -- for the authority that compels order when [the House]_{878-the house} sits as [a House]_{2466-a house} , is greatly diminished when it sits as Committee . The main fight came upon the filling of the blanks with the sum to be appropriated for the purchase of [the land]_{6123-the land} , of course . [Buckstone--“Mr]_{688-buckstone--“mr} . [Chairman]_{8668-chairman} , [I]_{6205-the colonel} move [you]_{8668-chairman} , [sir]_980-sir , that the words ' three millions of ' be inserted . ”_{[690-mr. clawson--“mr]} [Mr. Hadley--“Mr]_{689-mr. hadley--“mr} . [Chairman]_{8668-chairman} , [I]_{6205-the colonel} move that the words two and a half dollars be inserted . ”_{[690-mr. clawson--“mr]} [Mr. Clawson--“Mr]_{690-mr. clawson--“mr} . [Chairman]_{8668-chairman} , [I]_{6205-the colonel} move the insertion of the words five and twenty cents , as representing the true value of this barren and isolated tract of desolation . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} The question , according to rule , was taken upon the smallest sum first . [It]_4318-it was lost . Then upon the next smallest sum . Lost , also . And then upon the three millions . After a vigorous battle that lasted a considerable time , this motion was carried . Then , clause by clause the bill was read , discussed , and amended in trifling particulars , and now [the Committee]_{7125-the committee} rose and reported . The moment [the House]_{878-the house} had resumed [its]_{878-the house} functions and received the report , [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} moved and carried the third reading of the bill . The same bitter war over the sum to be paid was fought over again , and now that [the ayes and nays]_{4321-the ayes and nays} could be called and placed on record , [every man]_{7032-every man} was compelled to vote by name on the three millions , and indeed on every paragraph of the bill from the enacting clause straight through . But as before , [the friends of the measure]_{4275-the friends of the measure} stood firm and voted in a solid body every time , and so did [[its]_{878-the house} enemies]_{4324-its enemies} . The supreme moment was come , now , but so sure was the result that not even a voice was raised to interpose an adjournment . [The enemy]_{6095-the enemy} were totally demoralized . The bill was put upon its final passage almost without dissent , and the calling of [the ayes and nays]_{4321-the ayes and nays} began . When it was ended the triumph was complete -- the two - thirds vote held good , and a veto was impossible , as far as [the House]_{878-the house} was concerned ! [Mr. Buckstone]_{626-mr. buckstone} resolved that now that the nail was driven [home]_5907-home , [he]_{626-mr. buckstone} would clinch it on the other side and make it stay forever . [He]_{626-mr. buckstone} moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the bill had passed . The motion was lost , of course , and the great [Industrial University]_{279-industrial university} act was an accomplished fact as far as it was in the power of [the House of Representatives]_{7129-the house of representatives} to make it so . There was no need to move an adjournment . The instant the last motion was decided , [the enemies of [the University]_{290-the university}]_{4330-the enemies of the university} rose and flocked out of [the Hall]_{2492-the hall} , talking angrily , and [its friends]_{4045-its friends} flocked after [them]_{4330-the enemies of the university} jubilant and congratulatory . The galleries disgorged [their]_{4330-the enemies of the university} burden , and presently [the house]_{878-the house} was silent and deserted . When [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth and [Washington]_{382-washington} stepped out of [the building]_{1930-the building} [they]_4335-they were surprised to find that the daylight was old and the sun well up . Said [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} : “ Give [me]_{382-washington} [your]_8672-you hand , [[my]_{382-washington} boy]_{5881-my boy} ! [You]_8672-you 're all right at last ! [You]_8672-you 're [a millionaire]_{2485-a millionaire} ! At least [you]_8672-you 're going to be . [The thing]_{8675-the thing} is dead sure . Do n't [you]_8672-you bother about [the Senate]_{1436-the senate} . Leave [me]_{382-washington} and [Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} to take care of that . Run along [home]_5907-home , now , and tell [Laura]_646-philip . [Lord]_8678-lord , it 's magnificent news -- perfectly magnificent ! Run , now . [I]_{382-washington} 'll telegraph [[my]_{382-washington} wife]_{1019-my wife} . [She]_{1019-my wife} must come [here]_5846-here and help [me]_{382-washington} build [a house]_{2466-a house} . Everything 's all right now ! ”_{[382-washington]} [Washington]_{382-washington} was so dazed by [his]_{382-washington} good fortune and so bewildered by the gaudy pageant of dreams that was already trailing its long ranks through [his]_{382-washington} brain , that [he]_{382-washington} wandered [he]_{382-washington} knew not where , and so loitered by the way that when at last [he]_{382-washington} reached [home]_5907-home [he]_{382-washington} woke to a sudden annoyance in the fact that [his]_{382-washington} news must be old to [Laura]_646-philip , now , for of course [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} must have already been [home]_5907-home and told [her]_4339-her an hour before . [He]_{382-washington} knocked at [her]_4339-her door , but there was no answer . “ That is like [the Duchess]_{6517-the duchess} , ”_{[382-washington]} said [he]_{382-washington} . “ Always cool ; a body ca n't excite [her]_4339-her - can't keep [her]_4339-her excited , anyway . Now [she]_4339-her has gone off to sleep again , as comfortably as if [she]_4339-her were used to picking up a million dollars every day or two . ”_{[382-washington]} Then [he]_{382-washington} went to bed . But [he]_{382-washington} could not sleep ; so [he]_{382-washington} got up and wrote a long , rapturous letter to [Louise]_435-louise , and another to [[his]_{382-washington} mother]_{5882-his mother} . And [he]_{382-washington} closed both to much the same effect : “ [Laura]_646-philip will be [queen of [America]_61-america]_{8683-queen of america} , now , and [she]_4339-her will be applauded , and honored and petted by [the whole nation]_{4046-the whole nation} . [Her]_4339-her name will be in [every one]_{3104-every one} 's mouth more than ever , and how [they]_{3104-every one} will court [her]_4339-her and quote [her]_4339-her bright speeches . And [mine]_8686-mine , too , [I]_{4346-senator dilworthy tranquil} suppose ; though [they]_{3104-every one} do that more already , than [they]_{3104-every one} really seem to deserve . Oh , [the world]_{5784-the world} is so bright , now , and so cheery ; the clouds are all gone , [our]_8688-us long struggle is ended , [our]_8688-us troubles are all over . Nothing can ever make [us]_8688-us unhappy any more . [[You]_8689-you dear faithful ones]_{8690-you dear faithful ones} will have the reward of [[your]_8689-you patient]_{8691-your patient} waiting now . How [father]_6129-father 's Wisdom is proven at last ! And how [I]_{4346-senator dilworthy tranquil} repent [me]_{4346-senator dilworthy tranquil} , that there have been times when [I]_{4346-senator dilworthy tranquil} lost faith and said , the blessing [he]_6129-father stored up for [us]_8688-us a tedious generation ago was but a long - drawn curse , a blight upon [us]_8688-us all . But everything is well , now -- [we]_8688-us are done with poverty , sad toil , weariness and heart - break ; all [the world]_{5784-the world} is filled with sunshine . ”_{[4346-senator dilworthy tranquil]} Part 6 . CONTENTS CHAPTER XLVI Disappearance of [Laura]_646-philip , and Murder of [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} in [New York]_{88-new york} CHAPTER XLVII [Laura]_646-philip in [the Tombs]_{4341-the tombs} and [Her]_4342-her Visitors CHAPTER XLVIII [Mr Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} Says Yes Again -- [Philip]_646-philip Returns to [the Mines CHAPTER XLIX The Coal Vein Found]_{291-the mines chapter xlix the coal vein found} and Lost Again -- [Philip]_646-philip and [the Boltons]_{536-the boltons} -- [Elated and Then Cruelly Disappointed CHAPTER L Philip Visits Fallkill and Proposes Studying Law With Mr Montague]_{4343-elated and then cruelly disappointed chapter l philip visits fallkill and proposes studying law with mr montague} -- [The Squire Invests]_{4344-the squire invests} in [the Mine]_{292-the mine} -- [Ruth]_439-ruth Declares [Her]_439-ruth Love for [Philip]_646-philip CHAPTER LI [Col Sellers Enlightens Washington Hawkins]_{691-col sellers enlightens washington hawkins} on [the Customs of Congress]_{4345-the customs of congress} CHAPTER LII How Senator Dilworthy Advanced [Washington]_{382-washington} 's Interests CHAPTER LIII Senator Dilworthy Goes West to See About [His]_646-philip Re -- election -- [He]_646-philip Becomes a Shining Light CHAPTER LIV The Trial of [Laura]_646-philip for Murder ILLUSTRATIONS 155 . [SENATOR DILWORTHY TRANQUIL]_{4346-senator dilworthy tranquil} 156 . “ [SHE]_8694-she AIN'T DAH , SAR ”_{[691-col sellers enlightens washington hawkins]} 157 . AS THE WITNESSES DESCRIBED [IT]_4347-it 158 . [THE LEARNED DOCTORS]_{4348-the learned doctors} 159 . IMPORTANT BUSINESS 160 . [COL . SELLERS]_{691-col sellers enlightens washington hawkins} AND [WASHINGTON]_{382-washington} IN [LAURA 'S CELL]_{293-laura 's cell} 161 . PROMISED PATRONAGE 162 . NO LOVE LIKE A MOTHER 'S 163 . CLEANED OUT BUT NOT CRUSHED 164 . [THE LANDLORD TAKING LESSONS]_{294-the landlord taking lessons} 165 . TAILPIECE 166 . “ WE'VE STRUCK IT ”_[629-hicks] 167 . [THE MINE AT ILIUM]_{295-the mine at ilium} 168 . [THE HERMIT]_{296-the hermit} 169 . TAIL PIECE 110 . ONE CHANCE OPEN 171 . WHAT [HE]_646-philip EXPECTED TO BE 172 . ALAS ! POOR ALICE 173 . HOW [HE]_646-philip WAS DRAWN IN 174 . EVERYTHING 175 . TAIL PIECE 176 . “ COME NOW , LETS CHEER UP ”_{[7173-the senator]} 177 . A SHINING EXAMPLE 178 . THE SEWING SOCIETY DODGE 179 . [DILWORTHY ADDRESSES]_{692-dilworthy addresses} [A SUNDAY SCHOOL]_{4349-a sunday school} 180 . [TAIL PIECE]_{162-tail piece} 181 . [THE JUDGE]_{6292-the judge} 182 . [LAURA]_646-philip ON TRIAL 183 . [MICHAEL LANIGAN]_{693-michael lanigan} 184 . [PATRICK COUGHLIN]_{694-patrick coughlin} 185 . [ETHAN DOBB]_{695-ethan dobb} 186 . [MR HICKS CHAPTER XLVI]_629-hicks . [Philip]_646-philip left [the capitol]_{7591-the capitol} and walked up [Pennsylvania Avenue]_{297-pennsylvania avenue} in company with [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} . It was a bright spring morning , the air was soft and inspiring ; in the deepening wayside green , the pink flush of the blossoming peach trees , the soft suffusion on [the heights of [Arlington]_{298-arlington}]_{4352-the heights of arlington} , and the breath of the warm south wind was apparent , the annual miracle of the resurrection of [the earth]_{5827-the earth} . [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} took off [his]_{7173-the senator} hat and seemed to open [his]_{7173-the senator} soul to the sweet influences of the morning . After the heat and noise of [the chamber]_{4355-the chamber} , under [its]_{4355-the chamber} dull gas - illuminated glass canopy , and the all night struggle of passion and feverish excitement there , [the open , tranquil world]_{4356-the open , tranquil world} seemed like Heaven . [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} was not in an exultant mood , but rather in a condition of holy joy , befitting [a Christian statesman whose benevolent plans [Providence]_{417-providence} has made its own and stamped with approval]_{4358-a christian statesman whose benevolent plans providence has made its own and stamped with approval} . The great battle had been fought , but the measure had still to encounter the scrutiny of [the Senate]_{171-the senate} , and [Providence]_{417-providence} sometimes acts differently in [the two Houses]_{4071-the two houses} . Still [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} was tranquil , for [he]_{7173-the senator} knew that there is an esprit de corps in [the Senate]_{1436-the senate} which does not exist in [the House]_{878-the house} , the effect of which is to make [the members]_{4363-the members} complaisant towards the projects of each other , and to extend a mutual aid which in a more vulgar body would be called “ log - rolling . ”_{[7173-the senator]} “ It is , under [Providence]_{417-providence} , a good night 's work , [Mr. Sterling]_{493-mr. sterling} . [The government]_{7593-the government} has founded [an institution which will remove half the difficulty from the southern problem]_{8696-an institution which will remove half the difficulty from the southern problem} . And it is a good thing for [the Hawkins heirs]_{4178-the hawkins heirs} , a very good thing . [Laura]_646-philip will be almost [a millionaire]_{2485-a millionaire} . ”_[646-philip] “ Do [you]_{493-mr. sterling} think , [Mr. Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} , that [the Hawkinses]_{379-the hawkinses} will get much of the money ? ”_{[7173-the senator]} asked [Philip]_646-philip innocently , remembering the fate of the Columbus River appropriation . [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} looked at [[his]_{7173-the senator} companion]_{4365-his companion} scrutinizingly for a moment to see if [he]_{7173-the senator} meant anything personal , and then replied , “ Undoubtedly , undoubtedly . [I]_{7173-the senator} have had [their]_4366-their interests greatly at heart . There will of course be a few expenses , but [the widow]_{8699-the widow} and [orphans]_1654-orphans will realize all that [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} , dreamed of for [them]_4366-their . ”_{[7173-the senator]} The birds were singing as [they]_4366-their crossed [the Presidential Square]_{4367-the presidential square} , now bright with [its]_{4367-the presidential square} green turf and tender foliage . After [the two]_{1352-the two} had gained the steps of [[the Senator]_{7173-the senator} 's house]_{4370-the senator 's house} [they]_{1352-the two} stood a moment , looking upon the lovely prospect : “ It is like the peace of [God]_378-god , ”_{[7173-the senator]} said [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} devoutly . Entering [the house]_{878-the house} , [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} called [a servant]_{3675-a servant} and said , “ Tell [Miss Laura]_403-laura that [we]_{1352-the two} are waiting to see [her]_403-laura . [I]_{7173-the senator} ought to have sent [a messenger on horseback]_{8701-a messenger on horseback} half an hour ago , ”_{[7173-the senator]} [he]_{7173-the senator} added to [Philip]_646-philip , “ [she]_403-laura will be transported with [our]_{1352-the two} victory . [You]_646-philip must stop to breakfast , and see the excitement . ”_{[4375-the servant]} [The servant]_{4375-the servant} soon came back , with a wondering look and reported , “ [Miss Laura]_403-laura ai n't dah , sah . [I]_393-harry reckon [she]_403-laura hain't been dah all night ! ”_[393-harry] [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} and [Philip]_646-philip both started up . In [[Laura]_646-philip 's room]_{4377-laura 's room} there were the marks of a confused and hasty departure , drawers half open , little articles strewn on the floor . The bed had not been disturbed . Upon inquiry it appeared that [Laura]_646-philip had not been at dinner , excusing [herself]_646-philip to [Mrs. Dilworthy]_{696-mrs. dilworthy} on the plea of a violent headache ; that [she]_4378-she made a request to [the servants]_{8182-the servants} that [she]_4378-she might not be disturbed . [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} was astounded . [Philip]_646-philip thought at once of [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} . Could [Laura]_646-philip have run away with [him]_{391-col . selby} ? [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} thought not . In fact it could not be . [Gen. Leffenwell]_{697-gen. leffenwell} , [the member from [New Orleans]_{11-new orleans}]_{4382-the member from new orleans} , had casually told [him]_{7173-the senator} at [the house]_{878-the house} last night that [Selby]_{391-col . selby} and [[his]_{391-col . selby} family]_{5948-his family} went to [New York]_{88-new york} yesterday morning and were to sail for [Europe]_248-europe to - day . [Philip]_646-philip had another idea which , [he]_646-philip did not mention . [He]_646-philip seized [his]_646-philip hat , and saying that [he]_646-philip would go and see what [he]_646-philip could learn , ran to [the lodgings of [Harry]_393-harry]_{4385-the lodgings of harry} ; whom [he]_646-philip had not seen since yesterday afternoon , when [he]_646-philip left [him]_393-harry to go to [the House]_{878-the house} . [Harry]_393-harry was not in . [He]_393-harry had gone out with a hand - bag before six o'clock yesterday , saying that [he]_393-harry had to go to [New York]_{88-new york} , but should return next day . In [Harry's - room]_{4387-harry's - room} on the table [Philip]_646-philip found this note : “ [Dear Mr. Brierly:--Can]_{8702-dear mr. brierly:--can} [you]_{8702-dear mr. brierly:--can} meet [me]_646-philip at [the six o'clock train]_{8703-the six o'clock train} , and be [my]_646-philip escort to [New York]_{88-new york} ? [I]_646-philip have to go about this University bill , the vote of [an absent member]_{8704-an absent member} [we]_8705-we must have here , [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} can not go . [Yours]_{8702-dear mr. brierly:--can} , [L. H.]_{300-l. h.} ”_[646-philip] “ Confound it , ”_[646-philip] said [Phillip]_646-philip , “ [the noodle]_{8706-the noodle} has fallen into [her]_{8706-the noodle} trap . And [she]_{8706-the noodle} promised [she]_{8706-the noodle} would let [him]_{8706-the noodle} alone . ”_{[6858-a boy]} [He]_646-philip only stopped to send a note to [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} , telling [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} what [he]_646-philip had found , and that [he]_646-philip should go at once to [New York]_{88-new york} , and then hastened to [the railway station]_{4388-the railway station} . [He]_646-philip had to wait an hour for [a train]_{2869-a train} , and when it did start it seemed to go at a snail 's pace . [Philip]_646-philip was devoured with anxiety . Where could [they]_4390-they have gone ? What was [Laura]_646-philip 's object in taking [Harry]_393-harry ? Had the flight anything to do with [Selby]_{391-col . selby} ? Would [Harry]_393-harry be such a fool as to be dragged into some public scandal ? It seemed as if [the train]_{7981-the train} would never reach [Baltimore]_90-baltimore . Then there was a long delay at [Havre de Grace]_{301-havre de grace} . A hot box had to be cooled at [Wilmington]_{302-wilmington} . Would it never get on ? Only in passing around [the city of]_{7671-the city of} [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} did [the train]_{7981-the train} not seem to go slow . [Philip]_646-philip stood upon [the platform]_{4394-the platform} and watched for [[the Boltons]_{536-the boltons} ' house]_{4395-the boltons ' house} , fancied [he]_646-philip could distinguish [its]_{4395-the boltons ' house} roof among the trees , and wondered how [Ruth]_439-ruth would feel if [she]_439-ruth knew [he]_646-philip was so near [her]_439-ruth . Then came [Jersey]_303-jersey , everlasting [Jersey]_303-jersey , [stupid irritating [Jersey]_303-jersey , where [the passengers]_{2852-the passengers} are always asking which line [they]_{2852-the passengers} are on , and where [they]_{2852-the passengers} are to come out , and whether [they]_{2852-the passengers} have yet reached [Elizabeth]_{304-elizabeth}]_{4396-stupid irritating jersey , where the passengers are always asking which line they are on , and where they are to come out , and whether they have yet reached elizabeth} . Launched into [Jersey]_303-jersey , [one]_893-one has a vague notion that [he]_893-one is on many lines and [no one in particular]_{4399-no one in particular} , and that [he]_893-one is liable at any moment to come to [Elizabeth]_{304-elizabeth} . [He]_893-one has no notion what [Elizabeth]_{304-elizabeth} is , and always resolves that the next time [he]_893-one goes that way , [he]_893-one will look out of the window and see what it is like ; but [he]_893-one never does . Or if [he]_893-one does , [he]_893-one probably finds that it is [Princeton]_{305-princeton} or something of that sort . [He]_893-one gets annoyed , and never can see the use of having different names for stations in [Jersey]_303-jersey . By and by there is [Newark]_306-newark , three or four [Newarks]_307-newarks apparently ; then marshes ; then long rock cuttings devoted to the advertisements of patent medicines and ready - made , clothing , and [New York]_{88-new york} tonics for [Jersey]_303-jersey agues , and [Jersey City]_{108-jersey city} is reached . On [the ferry - boat]_{4400-the ferry - boat} [Philip]_646-philip bought an evening paper from [a boy]_{6858-a boy} crying “ ' Ere 's the Evening Gram , all about the murder , ”_{[7572-a lady]} and with breathless haste -- ran [his]_646-philip eyes over the following : SHOCKING MURDER ! ! ! TRAGEDY IN HIGH LIFE ! ! [A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN SHOOTS A DISTINGUISHED CONFEDERATE SOLDIER]_{4402-a beautiful woman shoots a distinguished confederate soldier} AT [THE SOUTHERN HOTEL]_{6753-the southern hotel} ! ! ! JEALOUSY THE CAUSE ! ! ! This morning occurred another of those shocking murders which have become the almost daily food of the newspapers , the direct result of the socialistic doctrines and [woman]_1148-woman 's rights agitations , which have made [every woman]_{4094-every woman} the avenger of [her]_{4094-every woman} own wrongs , and all society the hunting ground for [[her]_{4094-every woman} victims]_{4406-her victims} . About nine o'clock [a lady]_{7572-a lady} deliberately shot [a man]_{795-a man} dead in [the public parlor of [the Southern Hotel]_{6753-the southern hotel}]_{4409-the public parlor of the southern hotel} , coolly remarking , as [she]_{7572-a lady} threw down [her]_{7572-a lady} revolver and permitted [herself]_{7572-a lady} to be taken into custody , “ [He]_{795-a man} brought it on [himself]_{795-a man} . ”_{[6791-the gentleman]} [[Our]_4411-our reporters]_{4412-our reporters} were immediately dispatched to the scene of the tragedy , and gathered the following particulars . Yesterday afternoon arrived at [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel} from [Washington]_{382-washington} , [Col . George Selby]_{391-col . selby} and [family]_3405-family , who had taken passage and were to sail at noon to - day in [the steamer]_{6047-the steamer} [Scotia]_308-scotia for [England]_258-england . [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} was [a handsome man about forty , [a gentleman of wealth and high social position]_{4418-a gentleman of wealth and high social position} , [a resident of [New Orleans]_{11-new orleans}]_{4419-a resident of new orleans}]_{4417-a handsome man about forty , a gentleman of wealth and high social position , a resident of new orleans} . [He]_{6205-the colonel} served with distinction in [the confederate army]_{2150-the confederate army} , and received a wound in the leg from which [he]_{6205-the colonel} has never entirely recovered , being obliged to use a cane in locomotion . This morning at about nine o'clock , [a lady]_{7572-a lady} , accompanied by [a gentleman]_{2828-a gentleman} , called at [the office of [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel}]_{4423-the office of the hotel} and asked for [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} . [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} was at breakfast . Would [the clerk]_{6757-the clerk} tell [him]_{6205-the colonel} that [a lady]_{7572-a lady} and [gentleman]_{4428-gentleman} wished to see [him]_{6205-the colonel} for a moment in [the parlor]_{6243-the parlor} ? [The clerk]_{6757-the clerk} says that [the gentleman]_{6791-the gentleman} asked [her]_{7572-a lady} , “ What do [you]_{7572-a lady} want to see [him]_{6205-the colonel} for ? ”_{[7572-a lady]} and that [she]_{7572-a lady} replied , “ [He]_{6205-the colonel} is going to [Europe]_248-europe , and [I]_{5861-the man} ought to just say good by . ”_{[5861-the man]} [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} was informed ; and [the lady]_{2831-the lady} and [gentleman]_{4428-gentleman} were shown to [the parlor]_{6243-the parlor} , in which were at the time [three or four other persons]_{4435-three or four other persons} . Five minutes after two shots were fired in quick succession , and there was a rush to [the parlor]_{6243-the parlor} from which the reports came . [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} was found lying on the floor , bleeding , but not dead . [Two gentlemen , who had just come in]_{4437-two gentlemen , who had just come in} , had seized [the lady]_{2831-the lady} , who made no resistance , and [she]_{2831-the lady} was at once given in charge of [a police officer who arrived]_{4439-a police officer who arrived} . [The persons who were in]_{4440-the persons who were in} [the parlor]_{6243-the parlor} agree substantially as to what occurred . [They]_{4440-the persons who were in} had happened to be looking towards the door when [the man]_{5861-the man} -- [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} -- entered with [his]_{5861-the man} cane , and [they]_{4440-the persons who were in} looked at [him]_{5861-the man} , because [he]_{5861-the man} stopped as if surprised and frightened , and made a backward movement . At the same moment [the lady in the bonnet]_{4443-the lady in the bonnet} advanced towards [him]_{5861-the man} and said something like , “ [George]_{391-col . selby} , will [you]_{5861-the man} go with [me]_{5861-the man} ? ”_{[5861-the man]} [He]_{5861-the man} replied , throwing up [his]_{5861-the man} hand and retreating , “ [[My]_{2831-the lady} God]_{8383-my god} [I]_{2831-the lady} ca n't , do n't fire , ”_{[2831-the lady]} and the next instants two shots were heard and [he]_{5861-the man} fell . [The lady]_{2831-the lady} appeared to be beside [herself]_{2831-the lady} with rage or excitement , and trembled very much when [the gentlemen]_{3202-the gentlemen} took hold of [her]_{2831-the lady} ; it was to [them]_{3202-the gentlemen} [she]_{2831-the lady} said , “ [He]_{5861-the man} brought it on [himself]_{5861-the man} . ”_{[478-senator dilworthy]} [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} was carried at once to [[his]_{5861-the man} room]_{6777-his room} and [Dr. Puffer]_{699-dr. puffer} , [the eminent surgeon]_{4447-the eminent surgeon} was sent for . It was found that [he]_{5861-the man} was shot through the breast and through the abdomen . Other aid was summoned , but the wounds were mortal , and [Col Selby]_{391-col . selby} expired in an hour , in pain , but [his]_{391-col . selby} mind was clear to the last and [he]_{391-col . selby} made a full deposition . The substance of it was that [[his]_{391-col . selby} murderess]_{4448-his murderess} is [a [Miss Laura Hawkins]_700-laura , whom [he]_{391-col . selby} had known at [Washington]_{382-washington} as [a lobbyist]_{8474-a lobbyist} and had some business with [her]_700-laura]_700-laura . [She]_700-laura had followed [him]_{391-col . selby} with [her]_700-laura attentions and solicitations , and had endeavored to make [him]_{391-col . selby} desert [[his]_{391-col . selby} wife]_{839-his wife} and go to [Europe]_248-europe with [her]_700-laura . When [he]_{391-col . selby} resisted and avoided [her]_700-laura [she]_700-laura had threatened [him]_{391-col . selby} . Only the day before [he]_{391-col . selby} left [Washington]_{382-washington} [she]_700-laura had declared that [he]_{391-col . selby} should never go out of [the city]_{796-the city} alive without [her]_700-laura . It seems to have been a deliberate and premeditated murder , [the woman following [him]_{391-col . selby} to [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{4452-the woman following him to washington} on purpose to commit it . [We]_4453-we learn that [the murderess]_{4454-the murderess} , who is [a woman of dazzling and transcendent beauty and about twenty six or seven]_{4455-a woman of dazzling and transcendent beauty and about twenty six or seven} , is [a niece of [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} at whose house [she]_{4454-the murderess} has been spending the winter]_{4456-a niece of senator dilworthy at whose house she has been spending the winter} . [She]_{4454-the murderess} belongs to [a high Southern family]_{4457-a high southern family} , and has the reputation of being [an heiress]_{8046-an heiress} . Like [some other great beauties and belles in [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{4459-some other great beauties and belles in washington} however there have been whispers that [she]_{4454-the murderess} had something to do with [the lobby]_{6793-the lobby} . If [we]_4453-we mistake not [we]_4453-we have heard [her]_{4454-the murderess} name mentioned in connection with the sale of [the Tennessee Lands]_{2307-the tennessee lands} to [the Knobs University]_{4462-the knobs university} , the bill for which passed [the House]_{283-the house} last night . [[Her]_{4454-the murderess} companion]_{1807-her companion} is [Mr. Harry Brierly]_393-harry , [a New York dandy]_{4464-a new york dandy} , who has been in [Washington]_{382-washington} . [His]_393-harry connection with [her]_{4454-the murderess} and with this tragedy is not known , but [he]_393-harry was also taken into custody , and will be detained at least as [a witness]_{4465-a witness} . [P.]_{559-p. dusenheimer} S. [One of [the persons present in the parlor]_{4467-the persons present in the parlor}]_{4466-one of the persons present in the parlor} says that after [Laura Hawkins]_700-laura had fired twice , [she]_700-laura turned the pistol towards [herself]_700-laura , but that [Brierly]_393-harry sprung and caught it from [her]_700-laura hand , and that it was [he]_393-harry who threw it on the floor . Further particulars with full biographies of all the parties in [our]_4468-our next edition . [Philip]_646-philip hastened at once to [the Southern Hotel]_{6753-the southern hotel} , where [he]_646-philip found still a great state of excitement , and a thousand different and exaggerated stories passing from mouth to mouth . [The witnesses of the event]_{4470-the witnesses of the event} had told it over so many times that [they]_{4470-the witnesses of the event} had worked it up into a most dramatic scene , and embellished it with whatever could heighten its awfulness . [Outsiders]_{4471-outsiders} had taken up invention also . [[The Colonel]_{442-the colonel} 's wife]_{4472-the colonel 's wife} had gone insane , [they]_{4471-outsiders} said . [The children]_{788-the children} had rushed into [the parlor]_{6243-the parlor} and rolled [themselves]_{788-the children} in [[their]_{788-the children} father]_{6398-their father} 's blood . [The hotel clerk]_{7416-the hotel clerk} said that [he]_{7416-the hotel clerk} noticed there was murder in [the woman]_{1934-the woman} 's eye when [he]_{7416-the hotel clerk} saw [her]_{1934-the woman} . [A person who had met [the woman on the stairs]_{4479-the woman on the stairs}]_{4478-a person who had met the woman on the stairs} felt a creeping sensation . [Some]_1881-some thought [Brierly]_393-harry was [an accomplice]_{4481-an accomplice} , and that [he]_393-harry had set [the woman]_{1934-the woman} on to kill [[his]_393-harry rival]_{4483-his rival} . [Some]_1881-some said [the woman]_{1934-the woman} showed the calmness and indifference of insanity . [Philip]_646-philip learned that [Harry]_393-harry and [Laura]_646-philip had both been taken to [the city prison]_{4486-the city prison} , and [he]_646-philip went [there]_840-there ; but [he]_646-philip was not admitted . Not being [a newspaper reporter]_{4488-a newspaper reporter} , [he]_646-philip could not see either of [them]_4489-them that night ; but [the officer]_{2215-the officer} questioned [him]_646-philip suspiciously and asked [him]_646-philip who [he]_646-philip was . [He]_646-philip might perhaps see [Brierly]_393-harry in the morning . The latest editions of the evening papers had the result of the inquest . It was a plain enough case for [the jury]_{6624-the jury} , but [they]_{6624-the jury} sat over it a long time , listening to the wrangling of [the physicians]_{6501-the physicians} . [Dr. Puffer]_{699-dr. puffer} insisted that [the man]_{5861-the man} died from the effects of the wound in the chest . [Dr. Dobb]_{701-dr. dobb} as strongly insisted that the wound in the abdomen caused death . [Dr. Golightly]_{702-dr. golightly} suggested that in [his]_{702-dr. golightly} opinion death ensued from a complication of the two wounds and perhaps other causes . [He]_{702-dr. golightly} examined the table waiter , as to whether [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} ate any breakfast , and what [he]_{391-col . selby} ate , and if [he]_{391-col . selby} had any appetite . [The jury]_{6624-the jury} finally threw [themselves]_{6624-the jury} back upon the indisputable fact that [Selby]_{391-col . selby} was dead , that either wound would have killed [him]_{391-col . selby} ( admitted by [the doctors]_{6505-the doctors} ) , and rendered a verdict that [he]_{391-col . selby} died from pistol - shot wounds inflicted by a pistol in the hands of [Laura Hawkins]_700-laura . The morning papers blazed with big type , and overflowed with details of the murder . The accounts in the evening papers were only the premonitory drops to this mighty shower . The scene was dramatically worked up in column after column . There were sketches , biographical and historical . There were long “ specials ”_{[4505-all the parties]} from [Washington]_{382-washington} , giving a full history of [Laura]_700-laura 's career [there]_840-there , with the names of men with whom [she]_700-laura was said to be intimate , a description of [[Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} 's residence]_{4497-senator dilworthy 's residence} and of [[his]_{478-senator dilworthy} family]_{5948-his family} , and of [[Laura]_700-laura 's room]_{4377-laura 's room} in [[his]_{478-senator dilworthy} house]_{776-his house} , and a sketch of [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} 's appearance and what [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} said . There was a great deal about [her]_700-laura beauty , [her]_700-laura accomplishments and [her]_700-laura brilliant position in society , and [her]_700-laura doubtful position in society . There was also an interview with [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth and another with [Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} , [the brother of [the murderess]_{4454-the murderess}]_{4502-the brother of the murderess} . One journal had a long dispatch from [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye , reporting the excitement in [that quiet village]_{4504-that quiet village} and the reception of the awful intelligence . [All the parties]_{4505-all the parties} had been “ interviewed . ”_[393-harry] There were reports of conversations with [the clerk at [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel}]_{4506-the clerk at the hotel} ; with [the call - boy]_{4508-the call - boy} ; with [the waiter]_{4509-the waiter} at table with [all the witnesses]_{4510-all the witnesses} , with [the policeman]_{4511-the policeman} , with [the landlord]_{1867-the landlord} ( who wanted it understood that nothing of that sort had ever happened in [[his]_{1867-the landlord} house]_{776-his house} before , although [it]_{776-his house} had always been frequented by [the best Southern society]_{4514-the best southern society} , ) and with [Mrs. Col . Selby]_703-selby . There were diagrams illustrating the scene of the shooting , and views of [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel} and [street]_4516-street , and portraits of [the parties]_{3236-the parties} . There were three minute and different statements from [the doctors]_{6505-the doctors} about the wounds , so technically worded that [nobody]_5874-nobody could understand them . [Harry]_393-harry and [Laura]_700-laura had also been “ interviewed ”_{[4521-the reporter]} and there was a statement from [Philip]_646-philip [himself]_646-philip , which [a reporter]_{4520-a reporter} had knocked [him]_646-philip up out of bed at midnight to give , though how [he]_646-philip found [him]_646-philip , [Philip]_646-philip never could conjecture . What some of the journals lacked in suitable length for the occasion , [they]_{6505-the doctors} made up in encyclopaedic information about other similar murders and shootings . The statement from [Laura]_646-philip was not full , in fact it was fragmentary , and consisted of nine parts of , [the reporter]_{4521-the reporter} 's valuable observations to one of [Laura]_646-philip 's , and it was , as [the reporter]_{4521-the reporter} significantly remarked , “ incoherent ”_{[4521-the reporter]} , but it appeared that [Laura]_646-philip claimed to be [[Selby]_703-selby 's wife]_{4523-selby 's wife} , or to have been [[his]_646-philip wife]_{839-his wife} , that [he]_646-philip had deserted [her]_700-laura and betrayed [her]_700-laura , and that [she]_700-laura was going to follow [him]_646-philip to [Europe]_248-europe . When [the reporter]_{4521-the reporter} asked : “ What made [you]_700-laura shoot [him]_646-philip , [Miss Hawkins]_700-laura ? ”_[700-laura] [Laura]_700-laura 's only reply was , very simply , “ Did [I]_646-philip shoot [him]_646-philip ? Do [they]_8708-they say [I]_646-philip shot [him]_646-philip ? ”_[646-philip] . And [she]_700-laura would say no more . The news of the murder was made the excitement of the day . Talk of it filled [the town]_{6313-the town} . The facts reported were scrutinized , the standing of [the parties]_{3236-the parties} was discussed , the dozen different theories of the motive , broached in the newspapers , were disputed over . During the night subtle electricity had carried the tale over [all the wires of [the continent]_{4529-the continent}]_{4528-all the wires of the continent} and under [the sea]_{6424-the sea} ; and in [[all villages]_{4531-all villages} and towns of [the Union]_{7689-the union}]_{4532-all villages and towns of the union} , from [the Atlantic]_{192-the atlantic} to [the territories]_{8251-the territories} , and away up and down [the Pacific slope]_{4535-the pacific slope} , and as far as [London]_48-london and [Paris]_49-paris and [Berlin]_309-berlin , that morning the name of [Laura Hawkins]_700-laura was spoken by millions and [millions of people]_{4536-millions of people} , while [the owner of it]_{4537-the owner of it} -- [the sweet child]_{4538-the sweet child} of years ago , [the beautiful queen of [[Washington]_{382-washington} drawing rooms]_{4540-washington drawing rooms}]_{4539-the beautiful queen of washington drawing rooms} -- sat shivering on [her]_{4537-the owner of it} cot - bed in the darkness of [a damp cell in [the Tombs]_{4341-the tombs}]_{4541-a damp cell in the tombs} . CHAPTER XLVII . [Philip]_646-philip 's first effort was to get [Harry]_393-harry out of [the Tombs]_{4341-the tombs} . [He]_646-philip gained permission to see [him]_393-harry , in the presence of [an officer]_{4544-an officer} , during the day , and [he]_646-philip found [that hero]_{4545-that hero} very much cast down . “ [I]_646-philip never intended to come to such a place as this , [old fellow]_{8709-old fellow} , ”_[646-philip] [he]_646-philip said to [Philip]_646-philip ; “ it 's no place for [a gentleman]_{2828-a gentleman} , [they]_{4544-an officer} 've no idea how to treat [a gentleman]_{2828-a gentleman} . Look at [that provender]_{8712-that provender} , ”_[646-philip] pointing to [his]_646-philip uneaten prison ration . “ [They]_{4544-an officer} tell [me]_646-philip [I]_646-philip am detained as [a witness]_{4465-a witness} , and [I]_646-philip passed the night among a lot of [cut - throats]_{8714-cut - throats} and [dirty rascals]_{8715-dirty rascals} -- [a pretty witness]_{8716-a pretty witness} [I]_646-philip 'd be in a month spent in such company . ”_[646-philip] “ But what under heavens , ”_[646-philip] asked [Philip]_646-philip , “ induced [you]_646-philip to come to [New York]_{88-new york} with [Laura]_646-philip ! What was it for ? ”_[646-philip] “ What for ? Why , [she]_8717-she wanted [me]_646-philip to come . [I]_646-philip did n't know anything about that cursed [Selby]_703-selby . [She]_8717-she said it was lobby business for [the University]_{7080-the university} . [I]_646-philip 'd no idea what [she]_8717-she was dragging [me]_646-philip into [that confounded hotel]_{8719-that confounded hotel} for . [I]_646-philip suppose [she]_8717-she knew that [the Southerners]_{8720-the southerners} all go [there]_840-there , and thought [she]_8717-she 'd find [[her]_8717-she man]_{8722-her man} . Oh ! [Lord]_8723-lord , [I]_646-philip wish [I]_646-philip 'd taken [your]_8723-lord advice . [You]_8723-lord might as well murder [somebody]_{5942-somebody} and have the credit of it , as get into the newspapers the way [I]_646-philip have . [She]_8717-she 's pure devil , [that girl]_{8725-that girl} . [You]_8723-lord ought to have seen how sweet [she]_8717-she was on [me]_646-philip ; what an ass [I]_646-philip am . ”_[646-philip] “ Well , [I]_{382-washington} 'm not going to dispute [a poor prisoner]_{8726-a poor prisoner} . But the first thing is to get [you]_8723-lord out of this . [I]_{382-washington} 've brought the note [Laura]_646-philip wrote [you]_8723-lord , for one thing , and [I]_{382-washington} 've seen [[your]_8723-lord uncle]_{8727-your uncle} , and explained the truth of the case to [him]_{8727-your uncle} . [He]_{8727-your uncle} will be [here]_5846-here soon . ”_{[382-washington]} [[Harry]_393-harry 's uncle]_{4546-harry 's uncle} came , with [other friends]_{4547-other friends} , and in the course of the day made such a showing to [the authorities]_{4548-the authorities} that [Harry]_393-harry was released , on giving bonds to appear as [a witness]_{4465-a witness} when wanted . [His]_393-harry spirits rose with [their]_4550-their usual elasticity as soon as [he]_393-harry was out of [Centre Street]_{310-centre street} , and [he]_393-harry insisted on giving [Philip]_646-philip and [[his]_646-philip friends]_{5849-his friends} a royal supper at [Delmonico 's]_{311-delmonico 's} , an excess which was perhaps excusable in the rebound of [his]_393-harry feelings , and which was committed with [his]_393-harry usual reckless generosity . [Harry]_393-harry ordered the supper , and it is perhaps needless to say that [Philip]_646-philip paid the bill . [Neither of [the young men]_{1832-the young men}]_{4552-neither of the young men} felt like attempting to see [Laura]_646-philip that day , and [she]_4554-she saw [no company]_{4555-no company} except [the newspaper reporters]_{4556-the newspaper reporters} , until the arrival of [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth and [Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} , who had hastened to [New York]_{88-new york} with all speed . [They]_{1832-the young men} found [Laura]_646-philip in [a cell in [the upper tier of [the women 's department]_{4559-the women 's department}]_{4558-the upper tier of the women 's department}]_{4557-a cell in the upper tier of the women 's department} . [The cell]_{4560-the cell} was somewhat larger than those in [[the men]_{821-the men} 's department]_{4562-the men 's department} , and might be eight feet by ten square , perhaps a little longer . [It]_{4560-the cell} was of stone , floor and all , and tile roof was oven shaped . A narrow slit in the roof admitted sufficient light , and was the only means of ventilation ; when the window was opened there was nothing to prevent the rain coming in . The only means of heating being from [the corridor]_{4563-the corridor} , when the door was ajar , [the cell]_{4560-the cell} was chilly and at this time damp . [It]_{4560-the cell} was whitewashed and clean , but [it]_{4560-the cell} had a slight jail odor ; [its]_{4560-the cell} only furniture was a narrow iron bedstead , with a tick of straw and some blankets , not too clean . When [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth was conducted to [this cell]_{4565-this cell} by [the matron]_{4566-the matron} and looked in , [his]_4567-his emotions quite overcame [him]_4567-his , the tears rolled down [his]_4567-his cheeks and [his]_4567-his voice trembled so that [he]_4567-his could hardly speak . [Washington]_{382-washington} was unable to say anything ; [he]_{382-washington} looked from [Laura]_646-philip to the miserable creatures who were walking in [the corridor]_{4563-the corridor} with unutterable disgust . [Laura]_646-philip was alone calm and self - contained , though [she]_4569-she was not unmoved by the sight of the grief of [[her]_4569-she friends]_{6131-her friends} . “ Are [you]_646-philip comfortable , [Laura]_646-philip ? ”_[4569-she] was the first word [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} could get out . “ [You]_{6205-the colonel} see , ”_[4569-she] [she]_4569-she replied . “ [I]_{6205-the colonel} ca n't say it 's exactly comfortable . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Are [you]_646-philip cold ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ It is pretty chilly . The stone floor is like ice . It chills [me]_4569-she through to step on it . [I]_4569-she have to sit on the bed . ”_[4569-she] “ Poor thing , poor thing . And can [you]_646-philip eat any thing ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ No , [I]_{6205-the colonel} am not hungry . [I]_{6205-the colonel} do n't know that [I]_{6205-the colonel} could eat any thing , [I]_{6205-the colonel} ca n't eat that . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Oh dear , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} continued [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , “ it 's dreadful . But cheer up , [dear]_1212-dear , cheer up ; ”_{[6205-the colonel]} and [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} broke down entirely . “ But , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} [he]_{6205-the colonel} went on , “ [we]_8730-we 'll stand by [you]_1212-dear . [We]_8730-we 'll do everything for [you]_1212-dear . [I]_646-philip know [you]_1212-dear could n't have meant to do it , it must have been insanity , [you]_1212-dear know , or something of that sort . [You]_1212-dear never did anything of the sort before . ”_[646-philip] [Laura]_646-philip smiled very faintly and said , “ Yes , it was something of that sort . It 's all a whirl . [He]_646-philip was [a villain]_{8731-a villain} ; [you]_646-philip do n't know . ”_[646-philip] “ [I]_{6205-the colonel} 'd rather have killed [him]_646-philip [myself]_{6205-the colonel} , in a duel [you]_646-philip know , all fair . [I]_{6205-the colonel} wish [I]_{6205-the colonel} had . But do n't [you]_646-philip be down . [We]_8730-we 'll get [you]_646-philip [the best counsel]_{8732-the best counsel} , [the lawyers in [New York]_{88-new york}]_{8733-the lawyers in new york} can do anything ; [I]_{6205-the colonel} 've read of cases . But [you]_646-philip must be comfortable now . [We]_8730-we 've brought some of [your]_646-philip clothes , at [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel} . What else , can [we]_8730-we get for [you]_646-philip ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} [Laura]_646-philip suggested that [she]_4574-her would like some sheets for [her]_4574-her bed , a piece of carpet to step on , and [her]_4574-her meals sent in ; and some books and writing materials if it was allowed . [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} and [Washington]_{382-washington} promised to procure all these things , and then took [their]_4576-their sorrowful leave , a great deal more affected than [the criminal]_{4577-the criminal} was , apparently , by [her]_4574-her situation . [The colonel]_{6205-the colonel} told [the matron]_{4566-the matron} as [he]_{6205-the colonel} went away that if [she]_{4566-the matron} would look to [Laura]_646-philip 's comfort a little it should n't be the worse for [her]_4574-her ; and to the turnkey who let [them]_4580-them out [he]_{6205-the colonel} patronizingly said , “ [You]_646-philip 've got [a big establishment]_{8735-a big establishment} here , a credit to [the city]_{796-the city} . [I]_646-philip 've got [a friend]_{1097-a friend} in there -- [I]_646-philip shall see [you]_646-philip again , [sir]_980-sir . ”_[646-philip] By the next day something more of [Laura]_646-philip 's own story began to appear in the newspapers , colored and heightened by [reporters]_{4581-reporters} ' rhetoric . Some of [them]_{4581-reporters} cast a lurid light upon [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} 's career , and represented [[his]_{6205-the colonel} victim]_{4583-his victim} as [a beautiful avenger of [her]_{4583-his victim} murdered innocence]_{4584-a beautiful avenger of her murdered innocence} ; and [others]_1157-others pictured [her]_{4583-his victim} as [[his]_{6205-the colonel} willing paramour]_{4586-his willing paramour} and pitiless slayer . [Her]_{4583-his victim} communications to [the reporters]_{4012-the reporters} were stopped by [[her]_{4583-his victim} lawyers]_{4588-her lawyers} as soon as [they]_{4588-her lawyers} were retained and visited [her]_{4583-his victim} , but this fact did not prevent -- it may have facilitated -- the appearance of casual paragraphs here and there which were likely to beget popular sympathy for [the poor girl]_{4589-the poor girl} . The occasion did not pass without “ improvement ”_{[4616-a beautiful woman]} by the leading journals ; and [Philip]_646-philip preserved the editorial comments of three or four of them which pleased [him]_646-philip most . These [he]_646-philip used to read aloud to [[his]_646-philip friends]_{5849-his friends} afterwards and ask [them]_{5849-his friends} to guess from which journal each of [them]_{5849-his friends} had been cut . One began in this simple manner:-- History never repeats itself , but the Kaleidoscopic combinations of the pictured present often seem to be constructed out of the broken fragments of antique legends . [Washington]_{382-washington} is not [Corinth]_312-corinth , and [Lais]_704-lais , [the beautiful daughter of [Timandra]_705-timandra]_{4591-the beautiful daughter of timandra} , might not have been the prototype of [the ravishing Laura]_{4592-the ravishing laura} , [daughter of [the plebeian house of [Hawkins]_{382-washington}]_{4594-the plebeian house of hawkins}]_{4593-daughter of the plebeian house of hawkins} ; but [the orators]_{4595-the orators} add [statesmen]_{3579-statesmen} who were [the purchasers of the favors of the one]_{4597-the purchasers of the favors of the one} , may have been as incorruptible as [the Republican statesmen who learned how to love and how to vote from the sweet lips of [the Washington lobbyist]_{4599-the washington lobbyist}]_{4598-the republican statesmen who learned how to love and how to vote from the sweet lips of the washington lobbyist} ; and perhaps [the modern Lais]_{4600-the modern lais} would never have departed from [the national Capital]_{1860-the national capital} if there had been there even [one republican Xenocrates who resisted [her]_{4602-one republican xenocrates who resisted her blandishments} blandishments]_{4602-one republican xenocrates who resisted her blandishments} . But here the parallel : fails . [Lais]_704-lais , wandering away with the youth [Rippostratus]_{706-rippostratus} , is slain by [the women who are jealous of [her]_704-lais charms]_{4603-the women who are jealous of her charms} . [Laura]_646-philip , straying into [her]_{4592-the ravishing laura} Thessaly with [the youth Brierly]_{4604-the youth brierly} , slays [[her]_{4592-the ravishing laura} other lover]_{4605-her other lover} and becomes the champion of the wrongs of [her]_{4592-the ravishing laura} sex . Another journal began [its]_4606-it editorial with less lyrical beauty , but with equal force . [It]_4606-it closed as follows:-- With [Laura Hawkins]_700-laura , fair , fascinating and fatal , and with [the dissolute Colonel of a lost cause , who has reaped the harvest [he]_{4607-the dissolute colonel of a lost cause , who has reaped the harvest he sowed} sowed]_{4607-the dissolute colonel of a lost cause , who has reaped the harvest he sowed} , [we]_4608-we have nothing to do . But as the curtain rises on this awful tragedy , [we]_4608-we catch a glimpse of the society at [the capital under this Administration , which [we]_4608-we can not contemplate without alarm for the fate of [the Republic]_{3771-the republic}]_{4609-the capital under this administration , which we can not contemplate without alarm for the fate of the republic} . A third newspaper took up the subject in a different tone . [It]_4606-it said:-- [Our]_4608-we repeated predictions are verified . The pernicious doctrines which [we]_4608-we have announced as prevailing in American society have been again illustrated . The name of [the city]_{796-the city} is becoming a reproach . [We]_4608-we may have done something in averting its ruin in [our]_4608-we resolute exposure of the Great Frauds ; [we]_4608-we shall not be deterred from insisting that the outraged laws for the protection of human life shall be vindicated now , so that [a person]_{8309-a person} can walk [the streets]_{6764-the streets} or enter [the public houses]_{7403-the public houses} , at least in the day - time , without the risk of a bullet through [his]_{8309-a person} brain . A fourth journal began its remarks as follows:-- The fullness with which [we]_4608-we present [[our]_4608-we readers]_{4615-our readers} this morning the details of the [Selby - Hawkins]_{707-selby - hawkins} homicide is a miracle of modern journalism . Subsequent investigation can do little to fill out the picture . It is the old story . [A beautiful woman]_{4616-a beautiful woman} shoots [[her]_{4616-a beautiful woman} absconding lover]_{4617-her absconding lover} in cold - blood ; and [we]_4608-we shall doubtless learn in due time that if [she]_{4616-a beautiful woman} was not as mad as a hare in this month of March , [she]_{4616-a beautiful woman} was at least laboring under what is termed “ momentary insanity . ”_{[478-senator dilworthy]} It would not be too much to say that upon the first publication of the facts of the tragedy , there was an almost universal feeling of rage against [the murderess]_{4454-the murderess} in [the Tombs]_{4341-the tombs} , and that reports of [her]_{4616-a beautiful woman} beauty only heightened the indignation . It was as if [she]_{4616-a beautiful woman} presumed upon that and upon [her]_{4616-a beautiful woman} sex , to defy the law ; and there was a fervent hope that the law would take its plain course . Yet [Laura]_700-laura was not without [friends]_5905-friends , and some of [them]_5905-friends very influential too . [She]_700-laura had in [her]_700-laura keeping a great many secrets and a great many reputations , perhaps . Who shall set [himself]_4621-himself up to judge human motives . Why , indeed , might [we]_4608-we not feel pity for [a woman whose brilliant career had been so suddenly extinguished in misfortune and crime]_{4622-a woman whose brilliant career had been so suddenly extinguished in misfortune and crime} ? [Those who had known [her]_700-laura so well in [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{4623-those who had known her so well in washington} might find it impossible to believe that [the fascinating woman]_{4624-the fascinating woman} could have had murder in [her]_700-laura heart , and would readily give ear to the current sentimentality about the temporary aberration of mind under the stress of personal calamity . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} , was greatly shocked , of course , but [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} was full of charity for the erring . “ [We]_4608-we shall all need mercy , ”_{[478-senator dilworthy]} [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} said . “ [Laura]_700-laura as [an inmate of [[my]_700-laura family]_{8740-my family}]_{8739-an inmate of my family} was [a most exemplary female]_{8741-a most exemplary female} , amiable , affectionate and truthful , perhaps too fond of gaiety , and neglectful of the externals of religion , but [a woman of principle]_{8742-a woman of principle} . [She]_700-laura may have had experiences of which [I]_700-laura am ignorant , but [she]_700-laura could not have gone to this extremity if [she]_700-laura had been in [her]_700-laura own right mind . ”_[700-laura] To [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} 's credit be it said , [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} was willing to help [Laura]_700-laura and [[her]_700-laura family]_{2201-her family} in this dreadful trial . [She]_700-laura , [herself]_700-laura , was not without money , for [the Washington lobbyist]_{4599-the washington lobbyist} is not seldom more fortunate than [the Washington claimant]_{4628-the washington claimant} , and [she]_700-laura was able to procure a good many luxuries to mitigate the severity of [her]_700-laura prison life . It enabled [her]_700-laura also to have [[her]_700-laura own family]_{4629-her own family} near [her]_700-laura , and to see some of [them]_{4629-her own family} daily . The tender solicitude of [[her]_700-laura mother]_{6128-her mother} , [her]_{6128-her mother} childlike grief , and [her]_{6128-her mother} firm belief in the real guiltlessness of [[her]_{6128-her mother} daughter]_{1478-her daughter} , touched even [the custodians of [the Tombs who are enured to scenes of pathos]_{4633-the tombs who are enured to scenes of pathos}]_{4632-the custodians of the tombs who are enured to scenes of pathos} . [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} had hastened to [[her]_{365-mrs. hawkins} daughter]_{1478-her daughter} as soon as [she]_{1478-her daughter} received money for the journey . [She]_{1478-her daughter} had no reproaches , [she]_{1478-her daughter} had only tenderness and pity . [She]_{1478-her daughter} could not shut out the dreadful facts of the case , but it had been enough for [her]_{1478-her daughter} that [Laura]_700-laura had said , in [their]_4635-their first interview , “ [mother]_6171-mother , [I]_{440-mr. bolton} did not know what [I]_{440-mr. bolton} was doing . ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} [She]_700-laura obtained lodgings near [the prison]_{4636-the prison} and devoted [her]_700-laura life to [[her]_700-laura daughter]_{1478-her daughter} , as if [she]_{1478-her daughter} had been really [[her]_700-laura own child]_{4638-her own child} . [She]_700-laura would have remained in [the prison]_{4636-the prison} day and night if it had been permitted . [She]_700-laura was aged and feeble , but this great necessity seemed to give [her]_700-laura new life . The pathetic story of [the old lady]_{890-the old lady} 's ministrations , and [her]_{890-the old lady} simplicity and faith , also got into the newspapers in time , and probably added to the pathos of [this wrecked woman]_{4641-this wrecked woman} 's fate , which was beginning to be felt by [the public]_{7230-the public} . It was certain that [she]_700-laura had champions who thought that [her]_700-laura wrongs ought to be placed against [her]_700-laura crime , and expressions of this feeling came to [her]_700-laura in various ways . [Visitors]_{2228-visitors} came to see [her]_700-laura , and gifts of fruit and flowers were sent , which brought some cheer into [[her]_700-laura hard and gloomy cell]_{4644-her hard and gloomy cell} . [Laura]_700-laura had declined to see either [Philip]_646-philip or [Harry]_393-harry , somewhat to [the former]_{4645-the former} 's relief , who had a notion that [she]_700-laura would necessarily feel humiliated by seeing [him]_{4645-the former} after breaking faith with [him]_{4645-the former} , but to the discomfiture of [Harry]_393-harry , who still felt [her]_700-laura fascination , and thought [her]_700-laura refusal heartless . [He]_{4645-the former} told [Philip]_646-philip that of course [he]_{4645-the former} had got through with [such a woman]_{7116-such a woman} , but [he]_{4645-the former} wanted to see [her]_{7116-such a woman} . [Philip]_646-philip , to keep [him]_{4645-the former} from some new foolishness , persuaded [him]_{4645-the former} to go with [him]_{4645-the former} to [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} ; and , give [his]_{4645-the former} valuable services in the mining operations at [Ilium]_227-ilium . The law took its course with [Laura]_646-philip . [She]_{7116-such a woman} was indicted for murder in the first degree and held for trial at the summer term . [The two most distinguished criminal lawyers in [the city]_{796-the city}]_{4647-the two most distinguished criminal lawyers in the city} had been retained for [her]_{7116-such a woman} defence , and to that [the resolute woman]_{4649-the resolute woman} devoted [her]_{4649-the resolute woman} days with a courage that rose as [she]_{4649-the resolute woman} consulted with [[her]_{4649-the resolute woman} counsel]_{4650-her counsel} and understood the methods of criminal procedure in [New York]_{88-new york} . [She]_{4649-the resolute woman} was greatly depressed , however , by the news from [Washington]_{382-washington} . Congress adjourned and [her]_{7116-such a woman} bill had failed to pass [the Senate]_{171-the senate} . It must wait for the next session . CHAPTER XLVIII . It had been a bad winter , somehow , for [the firm of [Pennybacker]_{535-pennybacker}]_{4651-the firm of pennybacker} , [Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} and [Small]_538-small . [These celebrated contractors]_{4652-these celebrated contractors} usually made more money during the session of the legislature at [Harrisburg]_{137-harrisburg} than upon all [their]_{4652-these celebrated contractors} summer work , and this winter had been unfruitful . It was unaccountable to [Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} . “ [You]_646-philip see , [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} , ”_[646-philip] [he]_{440-mr. bolton} said , and [Philip]_646-philip was present at the conversation , “ it puts [us]_8744-us all out . It looks as if politics was played out . [We]_8744-us 'd counted on the year of [Simon]_370-si 's re - election . And , now , [he]_370-si 's reelected , and [I]_646-philip 've yet to see [the first man who 's the better for it]_{8745-the first man who 's the better for it} . ”_[646-philip] “ [You]_646-philip do n't mean to say , ”_[646-philip] asked [Philip]_646-philip , “ that [he]_370-si went in without paying anything ? ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} “ Not a cent , not a dash cent , as [I]_{440-mr. bolton} can hear , ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} repeated [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} , indignantly . “ [I]_646-philip call it a swindle on [the state]_{1194-the state} . How it was done gets [me]_646-philip . [I]_646-philip never saw such a tight time for money in [Harrisburg]_{137-harrisburg} . ”_[646-philip] “ Were there no combinations , no railroad jobs , no mining schemes put through in connection with the election ? “_[0-i] Not that [I]_0-i knew , ” said [Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} , shaking [his]_{440-mr. bolton} head in disgust . “_{[440-mr. bolton]} In fact it was openly said , that there was no money in the election . It 's perfectly unheard of . ” “_{[440-mr. bolton]} Perhaps , ” suggested [Philip]_646-philip , “_[0-i] it was effected on what [the insurance companies]_{4653-the insurance companies} call the ' endowment , ' or the ' paid up ' plan , by which a policy is secured after a certain time without further payment . ” “_[0-i] [You]_0-i think then , ” said [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} smiling , “_[0-i] that [a liberal and sagacious politician]_{4654-a liberal and sagacious politician} might own [a legislature]_{4655-a legislature} after a time , and not be bothered with keeping up [his]_{4654-a liberal and sagacious politician} payments ? ” “_[0-i] Whatever it is , ” interrupted [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} , “_[4656-we] it 's devilish ingenious and goes ahead of [my]_0-i calculations ; it 's cleaned [me]_0-i out , when [I]_0-i thought [we]_4656-we had a dead sure thing . [I]_0-i tell [you]_4657-you what it is , [gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} , [I]_0-i shall go in for reform . Things have got pretty mixed when [a legislature]_{4655-a legislature} will give away [a United States senatorship]_{4660-a united states senatorship} . ” It was melancholy , but [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} was not [a man to be crushed by one misfortune]_{8747-a man to be crushed by one misfortune} , or to lose [his]_{440-mr. bolton} confidence in human nature , on one exhibition of apparent honesty . [He]_{440-mr. bolton} was already on [his]_{440-mr. bolton} feet again , or would be if [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} could tide [him]_{440-mr. bolton} over [shoal water]_{5982-shoal water} for ninety days . “_[4656-we] [We]_4656-we 've got something with money in it , ” [he]_{440-mr. bolton} explained to [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} , “_[646-philip] got hold of it by good luck . [We]_4656-we 've got the entire contract for [Dobson]_708-dobson 's Patent Pavement for [the city of [Mobile]_313-mobile]_{4661-the city of mobile} . See here . ” [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} made some figures ; contract so much , cost of work and materials so much , profits so much . At the end of three months [the city]_{796-the city} would owe [the company]_{889-the company} three hundred and seventy - five thousand dollars - two hundred thousand of that would be profits . The whole job was worth at least a million to [the company]_{889-the company} -- it might be more . There could be no mistake in these figures ; here was the contract , [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} knew what materials were worth and what the labor would cost . [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} knew perfectly well from sore experience that there was always a mistake in figures when [Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} or [Small]_538-small made [them]_8752-them , and [he]_{440-mr. bolton} knew that [he]_{440-mr. bolton} ought to send [the fellow]_{1090-the fellow} about [his]_{440-mr. bolton} business . Instead of that , [he]_{440-mr. bolton} let [him]_{440-mr. bolton} talk . [They]_4656-we only wanted to raise fifty thousand dollars to carry on the contract -- that expended [they]_4656-we would have city bonds . [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} said [he]_{440-mr. bolton} had n't the money . But [Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} could raise it on [his]_{440-mr. bolton} name . [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} said [he]_{440-mr. bolton} had no right to put [[his]_{440-mr. bolton} family]_{5948-his family} to that risk . But the entire contract could be assigned to [him]_{440-mr. bolton} -- the security was ample -- it was a fortune to [him]_{440-mr. bolton} if it was forfeited . Besides [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} had been unfortunate , [he]_{440-mr. bolton} did n't know where to look for the necessaries of life for [[his]_{440-mr. bolton} family]_{5948-his family} . If [he]_{440-mr. bolton} could only have one more chance , [he]_{440-mr. bolton} was sure [he]_{440-mr. bolton} could right [himself]_{440-mr. bolton} . [He]_{440-mr. bolton} begged for it . And [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} yielded . [He]_{440-mr. bolton} could never refuse such appeals . If [he]_{440-mr. bolton} had befriended [a man]_{795-a man} once and been cheated by [him]_{440-mr. bolton} , [that man]_{5852-that man} appeared to have a claim upon [him]_{440-mr. bolton} forever . [He]_{440-mr. bolton} shrank , however , from telling [[his]_{440-mr. bolton} wife]_{839-his wife} what [he]_{440-mr. bolton} had done on this occasion , for [he]_{440-mr. bolton} knew that if [any person]_{8759-any person} was more odious than [Small]_538-small to [[his]_{440-mr. bolton} family]_{5948-his family} it was [Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} . “_[646-philip] [Philip]_646-philip tells [me]_0-i , ” [Mrs. Bolton]_{566-mrs. bolton} said that evening , “_{[4662-the man bigler]} that [the man Bigler]_{4662-the man bigler} has been with [thee]_646-philip again to - day . [I]_0-i hope [thee]_646-philip will have nothing more to do with [him]_{4662-the man bigler} . ” “_{[4662-the man bigler]} [He]_{4662-the man bigler} has been very unfortunate , ” replied [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} , uneasily . “_[646-philip] [He]_{4662-the man bigler} is always unfortunate , and [he]_{4662-the man bigler} is always getting [thee]_646-philip into trouble . But [thee]_646-philip did n't listen to [him]_{4662-the man bigler} again ? ” “_[646-philip] Well , [mother]_6171-mother , [[his]_{4662-the man bigler} family]_{5948-his family} is in want , and [I]_0-i lent [him]_{4662-the man bigler} [my]_0-i name -- but [I]_0-i took ample security . The worst that can happen will be a little inconvenience . ” [Mrs. Bolton]_{566-mrs. bolton} looked grave and anxious , but [she]_{566-mrs. bolton} did not complain or remonstrate ; [she]_{566-mrs. bolton} knew what a “_[646-philip] little inconvenience ” meant , but [she]_{566-mrs. bolton} knew there was no help for it . If [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} had been on [his]_{440-mr. bolton} way to market to buy a dinner for [[his]_{440-mr. bolton} family]_{5948-his family} with the only dollar [he]_{440-mr. bolton} had in [the world]_{5784-the world} in [his]_{440-mr. bolton} pocket , [he]_{440-mr. bolton} would have given it to [a chance beggar who asked [him]_{440-mr. bolton} for it]_{8763-a chance beggar who asked him for it} . [Mrs. Bolton]_{566-mrs. bolton} only asked ( and the question showed that [she]_{566-mrs. bolton} was no mere provident than [[her]_{566-mrs. bolton} husband]_{6214-her husband} where [her]_{566-mrs. bolton} heart was interested ) , “_[0-i] But has [thee]_0-i provided money for [Philip]_646-philip to use in opening [the coal mine]_{4665-the coal mine} ? ” “_[980-sir] Yes , [I]_0-i have set apart as much as it ought to cost to open [the mine]_{4666-the mine} , as much as [we]_4667-we can afford to lose if no coal is found . [Philip]_646-philip has the control of [it]_{4665-the coal mine} , as [equal partner in the venture]_{4668-equal partner in the venture} , deducting the capital invested . [He]_646-philip has great confidence in [his]_646-philip success , and [I]_0-i hope for [his]_646-philip sake [he]_646-philip wo n't be disappointed . ” [Philip]_646-philip could not but feel that [he]_646-philip was treated very much like [one of [the Bolton]_{566-mrs. bolton} - family -- by all except [Ruth]_439-ruth]_{8765-one of the bolton - family -- by all except ruth} . [[His]_646-philip mother]_{5882-his mother} , when [he]_646-philip went [home]_5907-home after [his]_646-philip recovery from [his]_646-philip accident , had affected to be very jealous of [Mrs. Bolton]_{566-mrs. bolton} , about whom and [Ruth]_439-ruth [she]_439-ruth asked a thousand questions -- an affectation of jealousy which no doubt concealed a real heartache , which comes to [every mother]_{8768-every mother} when [[her]_439-ruth son]_{8769-her son} goes out into [the world]_{5784-the world} and forms new ties . And to [Mrs. Sterling]_{709-mrs. sterling} , [a widow]_{8771-a widow} , living on a small income in [a remote [Massachusetts village]_{8773-massachusetts village}]_{8772-a remote massachusetts village} , [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} was [a city of many splendors]_{8774-a city of many splendors} . [All [its]_{38-philadelphia} inhabitants]_{8775-all its inhabitants} seemed highly favored , dwelling in ease and surrounded by superior advantages . [Some of [[her]_{709-mrs. sterling} neighbors]_{8777-her neighbors}]_{8776-some of her neighbors} had relations living in [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} , and it seemed to [them]_{8776-some of her neighbors} somehow a guarantee of respectability to have relations in [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} . [Mrs. Sterling]_{709-mrs. sterling} was not sorry to have [Philip]_646-philip make [his]_646-philip way among [such well - to - do people]_{8778-such well - to - do people} , and [she]_{709-mrs. sterling} was sure that no good fortune could be too good for [his]_646-philip deserts . “_[980-sir] So , [sir]_980-sir , ” said [Ruth]_439-ruth , when [Philip]_646-philip came from [New York]_{88-new york} , “_{[3719-this woman]} [you]_980-sir have been assisting in a pretty tragedy . [I]_0-i saw [your]_980-sir name in the papers . Is [this woman]_{3719-this woman} a specimen of [[your]_980-sir western friends]_{4671-your western friends} ? ” “_{[3719-this woman]} [My]_0-i only assistance , ” replied [Philip]_646-philip , a little annoyed , “_[0-i] was in trying to keep [Harry]_393-harry out of a bad scrape , and [I]_0-i failed after all . [He]_393-harry walked into [her]_{3719-this woman} trap , and [he]_393-harry has been punished for it . [I]_0-i 'm going to take [him]_393-harry up to [Ilium]_227-ilium to see if [he]_393-harry wo n't work steadily at one thing , and quit [his]_393-harry nonsense . ” “_[0-i] Is [she]_{3719-this woman} as beautiful as the newspapers say [she]_{3719-this woman} is ? ” “_{[3719-this woman]} [I]_0-i do n't know , [she]_{3719-this woman} has a kind of beauty -- [she]_{3719-this woman} is not like-- ' “ Not like [Alice]_522-alice ? ”_{[3719-this woman]} “ Well , [she]_{3719-this woman} is brilliant ; [she]_{3719-this woman} was called [the handsomest woman in [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{8779-the handsomest woman in washington} -- dashing , [you]_0-i know , and sarcastic and witty . [Ruth]_439-ruth , do [you]_439-ruth believe [a woman]_{6290-a woman} ever becomes [a devil]_{8781-a devil} ? ”_{[3719-this woman]} “ [Men]_814-men do , and [I]_{3719-this woman} do n't know why [women]_6076-women should n't . But [I]_{3719-this woman} never saw one . ”_{[3719-this woman]} “ Well , [Laura Hawkins]_700-laura comes very near it . But it is dreadful to think of [her]_700-laura fate . ”_{[3719-this woman]} “ Why , do [you]_439-ruth suppose [they]_814-men will hang [a woman]_{6290-a woman} ? Do [you]_439-ruth suppose [they]_814-men will be so barbarous as that ? ”_{[3719-this woman]} “ [I]_439-ruth was n't thinking of that -- it 's doubtful if a [New York]_{88-new york} jury would find [a woman guilty of any such crime]_{8785-a woman guilty of any such crime} . But to think of [her]_{6290-a woman} life if [she]_{6290-a woman} is acquitted . ”_[439-ruth] “ It is dreadful , ”_[439-ruth] said [Ruth]_439-ruth , thoughtfully , “ but the worst of it is that [[you]_814-men [men]_814-men]_{7140-you men} do not want [women]_6076-women educated to do anything , to be able to earn an honest living by [their]_6076-women own exertions . [They]_6076-women are educated as if [they]_6076-women were always to be petted and supported , and there was never to be any such thing as misfortune . [I]_646-philip suppose , now , that [you]_814-men would all choose to have [me]_646-philip stay idly at [home]_5907-home , and give up [my]_646-philip profession . ”_[646-philip] “ Oh , no , ”_[646-philip] said [Philip]_646-philip , earnestly , “ [I]_439-ruth respect [your]_439-ruth resolution . But , [Ruth]_439-ruth , do [you]_439-ruth think [you]_439-ruth would be happier or do more good in following [your]_439-ruth profession than in having [a home of [your]_439-ruth own]_{8790-a home of your own} ? ”_[439-ruth] “ What is to hinder having [a home of [my]_646-philip own]_{8791-a home of my own} ? ”_[646-philip] “ Nothing , perhaps , only [you]_439-ruth never would be in [it]_5907-home -- [you]_439-ruth would be away day and night , if [you]_439-ruth had any practice ; and what sort of a [home]_5907-home would that make for [[your]_439-ruth husband]_{8793-your husband} ? ”_[646-philip] “ What sort of a [home]_5907-home is it for [the wife whose husband is always away riding about in [[his]_{8793-your husband} doctor]_{8796-his doctor} 's gig]_{8795-the wife whose husband is always away riding about in his doctor 's gig} ? ”_[439-ruth] “ Ah , [you]_646-philip know that is not fair . [The woman]_{1934-the woman} makes [the home]_{8798-the home} . ”_[646-philip] [Philip]_646-philip and [Ruth]_439-ruth often had this sort of discussion , to which [Philip]_646-philip was always trying to give a personal turn . [He]_646-philip was now about to go to [Ilium]_227-ilium for the season , and [he]_646-philip did not like to go without some assurance from [Ruth]_439-ruth that [she]_439-ruth might perhaps love [him]_646-philip some day ; when [he]_646-philip was worthy of it , and when [he]_646-philip could offer [her]_439-ruth something better than a partnership in [his]_646-philip poverty . “ [I]_646-philip should work with a great deal better heart , [Ruth]_439-ruth , ”_[646-philip] [he]_646-philip said the morning [he]_646-philip was taking leave , “ if [I]_646-philip knew [you]_439-ruth cared for [me]_646-philip a little . ”_[646-philip] [Ruth]_439-ruth was looking down ; the color came faintly to [her]_439-ruth cheeks , and [she]_439-ruth hesitated . [She]_439-ruth need n't be looking down , [he]_646-philip thought , for [she]_439-ruth was ever so much shorter than tall [Philip]_646-philip . “ It 's not much of [a place]_{7037-a place} , [Ilium]_227-ilium , ”_[646-philip] [Philip]_646-philip went on , as if a little geographical remark would fit in here as well as anything else , “ and [I]_439-ruth shall have plenty of time to think over the responsibility [I]_439-ruth have taken , and-- ”_[439-ruth] [his]_646-philip observation did not seem to be coming out any where . But [Ruth]_439-ruth looked up , and there was a light in [her]_439-ruth eyes that quickened [Phil]_646-philip 's pulse . [She]_439-ruth took [his]_646-philip hand , and said with serious sweetness : “ [Thee]_646-philip must n't lose heart , [Philip]_646-philip . ”_[439-ruth] And then [she]_439-ruth added , in another mood , “ [Thee]_646-philip knows [I]_{4678-the miners} graduate in the summer and shall have [my]_{4678-the miners} diploma . And if any thing happens -- mines explode sometimes -- [thee]_646-philip can send for [me]_{4678-the miners} . Farewell . ”_{[4678-the miners]} The opening of [the Ilium coal mine]_{8055-the ilium coal mine} was begun with energy , but without many omens of success . [Philip]_646-philip was running a tunnel into [the breast of [the mountain]_{2975-the mountain}]_{4673-the breast of the mountain} , in faith that [the coal stratum]_{4675-the coal stratum} ran there as it ought to . How far [he]_646-philip must go in [he]_646-philip believed [he]_646-philip knew , but [no one]_{6130-no one} could tell exactly . [Some of [the miners]_{4678-the miners}]_{4677-some of the miners} said that [they]_{4677-some of the miners} should probably go through [the mountain]_{2975-the mountain} , and that [the hole]_{4680-the hole} could be used for [a railway tunnel]_{4681-a railway tunnel} . [The mining camp]_{4682-the mining camp} was [a busy place]_{4683-a busy place} at any rate . [Quite a settlement of board and [log shanties]_{4685-log shanties}]_{4684-quite a settlement of board and log shanties} had gone up , with [a blacksmith shop]_{4686-a blacksmith shop} , [a small machine shop]_{4687-a small machine shop} , and [a temporary store for supplying the wants of [the workmen]_{7786-the workmen}]_{4688-a temporary store for supplying the wants of the workmen} . [Philip]_646-philip and [Harry]_393-harry pitched [a commodious tent]_{4690-a commodious tent} , and lived in the full enjoyment of the free life . There is no difficulty in digging a bole in the ground , if [you]_4691-you have money enough to pay for the digging , but [those who try this sort of work]_{4692-those who try this sort of work} are always surprised at the large amount of money necessary to make a small hole . [The earth]_{5827-the earth} is never willing to yield one product , hidden in [her]_{5827-the earth} bosom , without an equivalent for it . And when [a person]_{8309-a person} asks of [her]_{8309-a person} coal , [she]_{8309-a person} is quite apt to require gold in exchange . It was exciting work for all concerned in it . As [the tunnel]_{4695-the tunnel} advanced into the rock every day promised to be the golden day . This very blast might disclose the treasure . The work went on week after week , and at length during the night as well as the daytime . [Gangs]_710-gangs relieved each other , and [the tunnel]_{4695-the tunnel} was every hour , inch by inch and foot by foot , crawling into [the mountain]_{2975-the mountain} . [Philip]_646-philip was on the stretch of hope and excitement . Every pay day [he]_646-philip saw [his]_646-philip funds melting away , and still there was only the faintest show of what [the miners]_{4678-the miners} call “ signs . ”_{[4718-the learned counsel]} The life suited [Harry]_393-harry , whose buoyant hopefulness was never disturbed . [He]_393-harry made endless calculations , which [nobody]_5874-nobody could understand , of the probable position of the vein . [He]_393-harry stood about among [the workmen with the busiest air]_{4700-the workmen with the busiest air} . When [he]_393-harry was down at [Ilium]_227-ilium [he]_393-harry called [himself]_393-harry [the engineer of [the works]_{4702-the works}]_{4701-the engineer of the works} , and [he]_393-harry used to spend hours smoking [his]_393-harry pipe with [the Dutch landlord]_{4703-the dutch landlord} on [the hotel porch]_{4704-the hotel porch} , and astonishing [the idlers there]_{4705-the idlers there} with the stories of [his]_393-harry railroad operations in [Missouri]_9-missouri . [He]_393-harry talked with [the landlord]_{1867-the landlord} , too , about enlarging [[his]_393-harry hotel]_{4707-his hotel} , and about buying [some village]_{4708-some village} lots , in the prospect of a rise , when [the mine]_{4666-the mine} was opened . [He]_393-harry taught [the Dutchman]_{711-the dutchman} how to mix a great many cooling drinks for the summer time , and had a bill at [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel} , the growing length of which [Mr. Dusenheimer]_{712-mr. dusenheimer} contemplated with pleasant anticipations . [Mr. Brierly]_393-harry was [a very useful and cheering person]_{4711-a very useful and cheering person} wherever [he]_393-harry went . [Midsummer]_{713-midsummer} arrived : [Philip]_646-philip could report to [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} only progress , and this was not a cheerful message for [him]_646-philip to send to [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} in reply to inquiries that [he]_646-philip thought became more and more anxious . [Philip]_646-philip [himself]_646-philip was a prey to the constant fear that the money would give out before the coal was struck . At this time [Harry]_393-harry was summoned to [New York]_{88-new york} , to attend the trial of [Laura Hawkins]_700-laura . It was possible that [Philip]_646-philip would have to go also , [[her]_700-laura lawyer]_{4712-her lawyer} wrote , but [they]_4713-they hoped for a postponement . There was important evidence that [they]_4713-they could not yet obtain , and [he]_646-philip hoped [the judge]_{6292-the judge} would not force [them]_4713-they to a trial unprepared . There were many reasons for a delay , reasons which of course are never mentioned , but which it would seem that [a New York judge]_{4715-a new york judge} sometimes must understand , when [he]_{4715-a new york judge} grants a postponement upon a motion that seems to [the public]_{7230-the public} altogether inadequate . [Harry]_393-harry went , but [he]_393-harry soon came back . The trial was put off . Every week [we]_4717-we can gain , said [the learned counsel]_{4718-the learned counsel} , [Braham]_{714-mr. braham} , improves [our]_4717-we chances . The popular rage never lasts long . CHAPTER XLIX . “ [We]_4717-we 've struck it ! ”_{[4719-the foreman]} This was the announcement at the tent door that woke [Philip]_646-philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night , and shook all the sleepiness out of [him]_646-philip in a trice . “ What ! Where is it ? When ? Coal ? Let [me]_{4719-the foreman} see it . What quality is it ? ”_{[4719-the foreman]} were some of the rapid questions that [Philip]_646-philip poured out as [he]_646-philip hurriedly dressed . “ [Harry]_393-harry , wake up , [[my]_646-philip boy]_{5881-my boy} , [the coal train]_{8801-the coal train} is coming . Struck it , eh ? Let 's see ? ”_[646-philip] [The foreman]_{4719-the foreman} put down [his]_{4719-the foreman} lantern , and handed [Philip]_646-philip a black lump . There was no mistake about it , it was the hard , shining anthracite , and its freshly fractured surface , glistened in the light like polished steel . [Diamond]_715-diamond never shone with such lustre in the eyes of [Philip]_646-philip . [Harry]_393-harry was exuberant , but [Philip]_646-philip 's natural caution found expression in [his]_646-philip next remark . “ Now , [Roberts]_716-roberts , [you]_716-roberts are sure about this ? ”_[646-philip] “ What -- sure that it 's coal ? ”_[646-philip] “ O , no , sure that it 's the main vein . ”_[646-philip] “ Well , yes . [We]_4717-we took it to be that ”_[646-philip] “ Did [you]_716-roberts from the first ? ”_[646-philip] “ [I]_646-philip ca n't say [we]_4717-we did at first . No , [we]_4717-we did n't . Most of the indications were there , but not all of them , not all of them . So [we]_4717-we thought [we]_4717-we 'd prospect a bit . ”_[646-philip] “ Well ? ”_[646-philip] “ It was tolerable thick , and looked as if it might be the vein -- looked as if it ought to be the vein . Then [we]_4717-we went down on it a little . Looked better all the time . ”_[646-philip] “ When did [you]_716-roberts strike it ? ”_[646-philip] “ About ten o'clock . ”_[646-philip] “ Then [you]_716-roberts 've been prospecting about four hours . ”_[646-philip] “ Yes , been sinking on it something over four hours . ”_[646-philip] “ [I]_646-philip 'm afraid [you]_716-roberts could n't go down very far in four hours -- could [you]_716-roberts ? ”_[646-philip] “ O yes -- it 's a good deal broke up , nothing but picking and gadding stuff . ”_[646-philip] “ Well , it does look encouraging , sure enough -- but then the lacking indications-- ”_[646-philip] “ [I]_646-philip 'd rather [we]_4717-we had them , [Mr. Sterling]_{493-mr. sterling} , but [I]_646-philip 've seen more than one good permanent mine struck without 'em in [my]_646-philip time . ”_[646-philip] “ Well , that is encouraging too . ”_[646-philip] “ Yes , there was [the Union]_{7689-the union} , the [Alabama]_18-alabama and [the Black Mohawk]_{717-the black mohawk} -- [all good , sound mines]_{8803-all good , sound mines} , [you]_{493-mr. sterling} know -- all just exactly like this one when [we]_4717-we first struck them . ”_[646-philip] “ Well , [I]_646-philip begin to feel a good deal more easy . [I]_646-philip guess [we]_4717-we 've really got it . [I]_646-philip remember hearing [them]_4720-them tell about [the Black Mohawk]_{717-the black mohawk} . ”_[646-philip] “ [I]_646-philip 'm free to say that [I]_646-philip believe it , and [the men]_{821-the men} all think so too . [They]_{821-the men} are all old hands at this business . ”_[646-philip] “ Come [Harry]_393-harry , let 's go up and look at it , just for the comfort of it , ”_[393-harry] said [Philip]_646-philip . [They]_4720-them came back in the course of an hour , satisfied and happy . There was no more sleep for [them]_4720-them that night . [They]_4720-them lit [their]_4720-them pipes , put a specimen of the coal on the table , and made it a kind of loadstone of thought and conversation . “ Of course , ”_[393-harry] said [Harry]_393-harry , “ there will have to be [a branch track]_{8805-a branch track} built , and a ' switch - back ' up [the hill]_{8806-the hill} . ”_[393-harry] “ Yes , there will be no trouble about getting the money for that now . [We]_4717-we could sell - out tomorrow for a handsome sum . That sort of coal does n't go begging within a mile of [a rail - road]_{8807-a rail - road} . [I]_393-harry wonder if [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} would rather sell out or work it ? ”_[393-harry] “ Oh , work it , ”_[393-harry] says [Harry]_393-harry , “ probably [the whole mountain]_{8808-the whole mountain} is coal now [you]_393-harry 've got to it . ”_[646-philip] “ Possibly it might not be much of a vein after all , ”_[646-philip] suggested [Philip]_646-philip . “ Possibly it is ; [I]_439-ruth 'll bet it 's forty feet thick . [I]_439-ruth told [you]_{5849-his friends} . [I]_439-ruth knew the sort of thing as soon as [I]_439-ruth put [my]_439-ruth eyes on it . ”_[439-ruth] [Philip]_646-philip 's next thought was to write to [[his]_646-philip friends]_{5849-his friends} and announce [their]_{5849-his friends} good fortune . To [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} [he]_646-philip wrote a short , business letter , as calm as [he]_646-philip could make it . [They]_{5849-his friends} had found coal of excellent quality , but [they]_{5849-his friends} could not yet tell with absolute certainty what the vein was . The prospecting was still going on . [Philip]_646-philip also wrote to [Ruth]_439-ruth ; but though this letter may have glowed , it was not with the heat of burning anthracite . [He]_646-philip needed no artificial heat to warm [his]_646-philip pen and kindle [his]_646-philip ardor when [he]_646-philip sat down to write to [Ruth]_439-ruth . But it must be confessed that the words never flowed so easily before , and [he]_646-philip ran on for an hour disporting in all the extravagance of [his]_646-philip imagination . When [Ruth]_439-ruth read it , [she]_439-ruth doubted if [the fellow]_{1090-the fellow} had not gone out of [his]_{1090-the fellow} senses . And it was not until [she]_439-ruth reached the postscript that [she]_439-ruth discovered the cause of the exhilaration . “ [P. S.--We]_{718-p. s.--we} have found coal . ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} The news could n't have come to [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} in better time . [He]_{440-mr. bolton} had never been so sorely pressed . A dozen schemes which [he]_{440-mr. bolton} had in hand , any one of which might turn up a fortune , all languished , and each needed just a little more money to save that which had been invested . [He]_{440-mr. bolton} had n't a piece of real estate that was not covered with mortgages , even to [the wild tract which [Philip]_646-philip was experimenting on]_{4723-the wild tract which philip was experimenting on} , and which had , no marketable value above the incumbrance on it . [He]_{440-mr. bolton} had come [home]_5907-home that day early , unusually dejected . “ [I]_{440-mr. bolton} am afraid , ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} [he]_{440-mr. bolton} said to [[his]_{440-mr. bolton} wife]_{839-his wife} , “ that [we]_8809-we shall have to give up [[our]_8809-we house]_{2432-our house} . [I]_{566-mrs. bolton} do n't care for [myself]_{566-mrs. bolton} , but for [thee]_{839-his wife} and [the children]_{788-the children} . ”_{[566-mrs. bolton]} “ That will be the least of misfortunes , ”_{[566-mrs. bolton]} said [Mrs. Bolton]_{566-mrs. bolton} , cheerfully , “ if [thee]_{839-his wife} can clear [thyself]_{839-his wife} from debt and anxiety , which is wearing [thee]_{839-his wife} out , [we]_8809-we can live any where . [Thee]_{839-his wife} knows [we]_8809-we were never happier than when [we]_8809-we were in [a much humbler home]_{8812-a much humbler home} . ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} “ The truth is , [Margaret]_476-margaret , that affair of [Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} and Small 's has come on [me]_439-ruth just when [I]_439-ruth could n't stand another ounce . [They]_8813-they have made another failure of it . [I]_439-ruth might have known [they]_8813-they would ; and [the sharpers]_{8814-the sharpers} , or [fools]_8815-fools , [I]_439-ruth do n't know which , have contrived to involve [me]_439-ruth for three times as much as the first obligation . The security is in [my]_439-ruth hands , but it is good for nothing to [me]_439-ruth . [I]_439-ruth have not the money to do anything with the contract . ”_[439-ruth] [Ruth]_439-ruth heard this dismal news without great surprise . [She]_439-ruth had long felt that [they]_4726-they were living on [a volcano]_{4727-a volcano} , that might go in to active operation at any hour . Inheriting from [[her]_439-ruth father]_{1365-her father} an active brain and the courage to undertake new things , [she]_439-ruth had little of [his]_{1365-her father} sanguine temperament which blinds one to difficulties and possible failures . [She]_439-ruth had little confidence in the many schemes which had been about to lift [[her]_439-ruth father]_{1365-her father} out of all [his]_{1365-her father} embarrassments and into great wealth , ever since [she]_439-ruth was [a child]_{946-a child} ; as [she]_439-ruth grew older , [she]_439-ruth rather wondered that [they]_4726-they were as prosperous as [they]_4726-they seemed to be , and that [they]_4726-they did not all go to smash amid so many brilliant projects . [She]_439-ruth was nothing but [a woman]_{6290-a woman} , and did not know how much of the business prosperity of [the world]_{5784-the world} is only a bubble of credit and speculation , one scheme helping to float another which is no better than it , and the whole liable to come to naught and confusion as soon as the busy brain that conceived [them]_4726-they ceases its power to devise , or when some accident produces a sudden panic . “ Perhaps , [I]_439-ruth shall be the stay of [the family]_{5795-the family} , yet , ”_[439-ruth] said [Ruth]_439-ruth , with an approach to gaiety ; “ When [we]_8817-we move into [a little house in [town]_6662-town]_{8818-a little house in town} , will [thee]_8820-thee let [me]_{440-mr. bolton} put a little sign on the door : [DR . RUTH BOLTON]_{719-dr . ruth bolton} ? [Mrs. Dr. Longstreet]_{666-mrs. dr. longstreet} , [thee]_8820-thee knows , has a great income . ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} “ Who will pay for the sign , [Ruth]_439-ruth ? ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} asked [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} . [A servant]_{3675-a servant} entered with the afternoon mail from [the office]_{1345-the office} . [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} took [his]_{440-mr. bolton} letters listlessly , dreading to open them . [He]_{440-mr. bolton} knew well what they contained , new difficulties , more urgent demands for money . “ Oh , here is one from [Philip]_646-philip . [Poor fellow]_{8821-poor fellow} . [I]_{440-mr. bolton} shall feel [his]_646-philip disappointment as much as [my]_{440-mr. bolton} own bad luck . It is hard to bear when [one]_893-one is young . ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} [He]_{440-mr. bolton} opened the letter and read . As [he]_{440-mr. bolton} read [his]_{440-mr. bolton} face lightened , and [he]_{440-mr. bolton} fetched such a sigh of relief , that [Mrs. Bolton]_{566-mrs. bolton} and [Ruth]_439-ruth both exclaimed . “ Read that , ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} [he]_{440-mr. bolton} cried , “ [Philip]_646-philip has found coal ! ”_{[4745-a crowd of eager spectators]} [The world]_{5784-the world} was changed in a moment . One little sentence had done it . There was no more trouble . [Philip]_646-philip had found coal . That meant relief . That meant fortune . A great weight was taken off , and the spirits of [the whole household]_{6323-the whole household} rose magically . Good Money ! [beautiful demon of Money]_{4737-beautiful demon of money} , what [an enchanter]_{4738-an enchanter} [thou]_4739-thou art ! [Ruth]_439-ruth felt that [she]_439-ruth was of less consequence in [the household]_{6338-the household} , now that [Philip]_646-philip had found Coal , and perhaps [she]_439-ruth was not sorry to feel so . [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} was ten years younger the next morning . [He]_{440-mr. bolton} went into [the city]_{796-the city} , and showed [his]_{440-mr. bolton} letter on change . It was the sort of news [[his]_{440-mr. bolton} friends]_{5849-his friends} were quite willing to listen to . [They]_{5849-his friends} took a new interest in [him]_{440-mr. bolton} . If it was confirmed , [Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} would come right up again . There would be no difficulty about [his]_{440-mr. bolton} getting all the money [he]_{440-mr. bolton} wanted . The money market did not seem to be half so tight as it was the day before . [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} spent a very pleasant day in [[his]_{440-mr. bolton} office]_{1342-his office} , and went [home]_5907-home revolving some new plans , and the execution of some projects [he]_{440-mr. bolton} had long been prevented from entering upon by the lack of money . The day had been spent by [Philip]_646-philip in no less excitement . By daylight , with [Philip]_646-philip 's letters to the mail , word had gone down to [Ilium]_227-ilium that coal had been found , and very early [a crowd of eager spectators]_{4745-a crowd of eager spectators} had come up to see for [themselves]_{4745-a crowd of eager spectators} . The “ prospecting ”_[646-philip] continued day and night for upwards of a week , and during the first four or five days the indications grew more and more promising , and the telegrams and letters kept [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} duly posted . But at last a change came , and the promises began to fail with alarming rapidity . In the end it was demonstrated without the possibility of a doubt that the great “ find ”_[646-philip] was nothing but a worthless seam . [Philip]_646-philip was cast down , all the more so because [he]_646-philip had been so foolish as to send the news to [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} before [he]_646-philip knew what [he]_646-philip was writing about . And now [he]_646-philip must contradict it . “ It turns out to be only a mere seam , ”_[646-philip] [he]_646-philip wrote , “ but [we]_8823-we look upon it as an indication of better further in . ”_[646-philip] Alas ! [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} 's affairs could not wait for “ indications . ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} The future might have a great deal in store , but the present was black and hopeless . It was doubtful if any sacrifice could save [him]_{440-mr. bolton} from ruin . Yet sacrifice [he]_{440-mr. bolton} must make , and that instantly , in the hope of saving something from the wreck of [his]_{440-mr. bolton} fortune . [[His]_{440-mr. bolton} lovely country home]_{4746-his lovely country home} must go . That would bring the most ready money . [The house that [he]_{440-mr. bolton} had built]_{4747-the house that he had built} with loving thought for [each one of [[his]_{440-mr. bolton} family]_{5948-his family}]_{4748-each one of his family} , as [he]_{440-mr. bolton} planned [[its]_{4747-the house that he had built} luxurious apartments]_{4750-its luxurious apartments} and adorned [it]_{4747-the house that he had built} ; [the grounds that [he]_{440-mr. bolton} had laid out]_{4751-the grounds that he had laid out} , with so much delight in following the tastes of [[his]_{440-mr. bolton} wife]_{839-his wife} , with whom [the country]_{797-the country} , the cultivation of rare trees and flowers , the care of [garden]_4754-garden and lawn and conservatories were a passion almost ; [this home , which [he]_{440-mr. bolton} had hoped]_{4755-this home , which he had hoped} [[his]_{440-mr. bolton} children]_{6133-his children} would enjoy long after [he]_{440-mr. bolton} had done with [it]_{4755-this home , which he had hoped} , must go . [The family]_{5795-the family} bore the sacrifice better than [he]_{440-mr. bolton} did . [They]_{5795-the family} declared in fact -- [women]_6076-women are such hypocrites -- that [they]_{5795-the family} quite enjoyed [the city]_{796-the city} ( it was in August ) after living so long in [the country]_{797-the country} , that it was a thousand times more convenient in every respect ; [Mrs. Bolton]_{566-mrs. bolton} said it was a relief from the worry of [a large establishment]_{4761-a large establishment} , and [Ruth]_439-ruth reminded [[her]_439-ruth father]_{1365-her father} that [she]_439-ruth should have had to come to [town]_6662-town anyway before long . [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} was relieved , exactly as [a water - logged ship]_{4764-a water - logged ship} is lightened by throwing overboard the most valuable portion of the cargo -- but the leak was not stopped . Indeed [his]_{440-mr. bolton} credit was injured instead of helped by the prudent step [he]_{440-mr. bolton} had taken . It was regarded as a sure evidence of [his]_{440-mr. bolton} embarrassment , and it was much more difficult for [him]_{440-mr. bolton} to obtain help than if [he]_{440-mr. bolton} had , instead of retrenching , launched into some new speculation . [Philip]_646-philip was greatly troubled , and exaggerated [his]_646-philip own share in the bringing about of the calamity . “ [You]_646-philip must not look at it so ! ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} wrote [him]_646-philip . “ [You]_646-philip have neither helped nor hindered -- but [you]_646-philip know [you]_646-philip may help by and by . It would have all happened just so , if [we]_8824-we had never begun to dig that hole . That is only a drop . Work away . [I]_646-philip still have hope that something will occur to relieve [me]_646-philip . At any rate [we]_8824-we must not give up [the mine]_{4666-the mine} , so long as [we]_8824-we have any show . ”_[646-philip] Alas ! the relief did not come . New misfortunes came instead . When the extent of [the Bigler swindle]_{4765-the bigler swindle} was disclosed there was no more hope that [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} could extricate [himself]_{440-mr. bolton} , and [he]_{440-mr. bolton} had , as [an honest man]_{4766-an honest man} , no resource except to surrender all [his]_{440-mr. bolton} property for the benefit of [[his]_{440-mr. bolton} creditors]_{5945-his creditors} . The Autumn came and found [Philip]_646-philip working with diminished force but still with hope . [He]_646-philip had again and again been encouraged by good “ indications , ”_{[440-mr. bolton]} but [he]_646-philip had again and again been disappointed . [He]_646-philip could not go on much longer , and [almost everybody except [himself]_646-philip]_{4768-almost everybody except himself} had thought it was useless to go on as long as [he]_646-philip had been doing . When the news came of [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} 's failure , of course the work stopped . [The men]_{821-the men} were discharged , the tools were housed , the hopeful noise of [pickman]_4770-pickman and [driver]_4771-driver ceased , and [the mining camp]_{4682-the mining camp} had that desolate and mournful aspect which always hovers over [a frustrated enterprise]_{4773-a frustrated enterprise} . [Philip]_646-philip sat down amid [the ruins]_{4774-the ruins} , and almost wished [he]_646-philip were buried in [them]_{4774-the ruins} . How distant [Ruth]_439-ruth was now from [him]_646-philip , now , when [she]_439-ruth might need [him]_646-philip most . How changed was [all the [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} world , which had hitherto stood for the exemplification of happiness and prosperity]_{4775-all the philadelphia world , which had hitherto stood for the exemplification of happiness and prosperity} . [He]_646-philip still had faith that there was coal in [that mountain]_{4776-that mountain} . [He]_646-philip made a picture of [himself]_646-philip living there a hermit in [a shanty by [the tunnel]_{4695-the tunnel}]_{4777-a shanty by the tunnel} , digging away with solitary pick and wheelbarrow , day after day and year after year , until [he]_646-philip grew gray and aged , and was known in all [that region]_{2262-that region} as [the old man of [the mountain]_{2975-the mountain}]_{4780-the old man of the mountain} . Perhaps some day -- [he]_646-philip felt it must be so some day -- [he]_646-philip should strike coal . But what if [he]_646-philip did ? Who would be alive to care for it then ? What would [he]_646-philip care for it then ? No , [a man]_{795-a man} wants riches in [his]_{795-a man} youth , when [the world]_{5784-the world} is fresh to [him]_{795-a man} . [He]_646-philip wondered why [Providence]_{417-providence} could not have reversed the usual process , and let [the majority of men]_{4784-the majority of men} begin with wealth and gradually spend it , and die poor when [they]_{4784-the majority of men} no longer needed it . [Harry]_393-harry went back to [the city]_{796-the city} . It was evident that [his]_393-harry services were no longer needed . Indeed , [he]_393-harry had letters from [[his]_393-harry uncle]_{6688-his uncle} , which [he]_{6688-his uncle} did not read to [Philip]_646-philip , desiring [him]_646-philip to go to [San Francisco]_{314-san francisco} to look after some government contracts in [the harbor there]_{4787-the harbor there} . [Philip]_646-philip had to look about [him]_646-philip for something to do ; [he]_646-philip was like [Adam]_720-adam ; [the world]_{5784-the world} was all before [him]_646-philip whereto choose . [He]_646-philip made , before [he]_646-philip went elsewhere , a somewhat painful visit to [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} , painful but yet not without its sweetnesses . [The family]_{5795-the family} had never shown [him]_646-philip so much affection before ; [they]_{5795-the family} all seemed to think [his]_646-philip disappointment of more importance than [their]_{5795-the family} own misfortune . And there was that in [Ruth]_439-ruth 's manner -- in what [she]_439-ruth gave [him]_646-philip and what [she]_439-ruth withheld -- that would have made [a hero of a very much less promising character]_{4790-a hero of a very much less promising character} than [Philip Sterling]_646-philip . Among the assets of [the Bolton property]_{4791-the bolton property} , [the Ilium tract]_{4792-the ilium tract} was sold , and [Philip]_646-philip bought it in at [the vendue]_{4793-the vendue} , for a song , for [no one]_{6130-no one} cared to even undertake the mortgage on [it]_{4792-the ilium tract} except [himself]_646-philip . [He]_646-philip went away [the owner of it]_{4537-the owner of it} , and had ample time before [he]_646-philip reached [home]_5907-home in [November]_315-november , to calculate how much poorer [he]_646-philip was by possessing it . CHAPTER L. It is impossible for [the historian]_{4797-the historian} , with even the best intentions , to control events or compel [the persons of [his]_{4797-the historian} narrative]_{4798-the persons of his narrative} to act wisely or to be successful . It is easy to see how things might have been better managed ; a very little change here and there would have made a very different history of this one now in hand . If [Philip]_646-philip had adopted some regular profession , even some trade , [he]_646-philip might now be [a prosperous editor]_{4799-a prosperous editor} or [a conscientious plumber]_{4800-a conscientious plumber} , or [an honest lawyer]_{4801-an honest lawyer} , and have borrowed money at [the saving 's bank]_{4802-the saving 's bank} and built [a cottage]_{4803-a cottage} , and be now furnishing [it]_{4803-a cottage} for the occupancy of [Ruth]_439-ruth and [himself]_646-philip . Instead of this , with only a smattering of civil engineering , [he]_646-philip is at [[[his]_646-philip mother]_{5882-his mother} 's house]_{4805-his mother 's house} , fretting and fuming over [his]_646-philip ill - luck , and the hardness and , dishonesty of [men]_814-men , and thinking of nothing but how to get the coal out of [the Ilium hills]_{4807-the ilium hills} . If [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} had not made that visit to [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye , [the Hawkins family]_{6168-the hawkins family} and [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth would not now be dancing attendance upon Congress , and endeavoring to tempt that immaculate body into one of those appropriations , for the benefit of [[its]_4809-its members]_{4810-its members} , which [the members]_{4363-the members} find it so difficult to explain to [[their]_{4363-the members} constituents]_{4812-their constituents} ; and [Laura]_646-philip would not be lying in [the Tombs]_{4341-the tombs} , awaiting [her]_439-ruth trial for murder , and doing [her]_439-ruth best , by the help of [able counsel]_{4814-able counsel} , to corrupt the pure fountain of criminal procedure in [New York]_{88-new york} . If [Henry Brierly]_393-harry had been blown up on [the first Mississippi steamboat [he]_393-harry set foot on]_{4815-the first mississippi steamboat he set foot on} , as the chances were that [he]_393-harry would be , [he]_393-harry and [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth never would have gone into the Columbus Navigation scheme , and probably never into [the East Tennessee Land]_{4816-the east tennessee land} scheme , and [he]_393-harry would not now be detained in [New York]_{88-new york} from very important business operations on [the Pacific coast]_{4817-the pacific coast} , for the sole purpose of giving evidence to convict of murder [the only woman [he]_393-harry ever loved half as much as [he]_393-harry loves [himself]_393-harry]_{4818-the only woman he ever loved half as much as he loves himself} . If [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} had said the little word “ no ”_{[4822-an honest historian , who had progressed thus far , and traced everything to such a condition of disaster and suspension]} to [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} , [Alice Montague]_505-alice might now be spending the winter in [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} , and [Philip]_646-philip also ( waiting to resume [his]_646-philip mining operations in the spring ) ; and [Ruth]_439-ruth would not be [an assistant in [a Philadelphia hospital]_{4820-a philadelphia hospital}]_{4819-an assistant in a philadelphia hospital} , taxing [her]_439-ruth strength with arduous routine duties , day by day , in order to lighten a little the burdens that weigh upon [[her]_439-ruth unfortunate family]_{4821-her unfortunate family} . It is altogether a bad business . [An honest historian , who had progressed thus far , and traced everything to such a condition of disaster and suspension]_{4822-an honest historian , who had progressed thus far , and traced everything to such a condition of disaster and suspension} , might well be justified in ending [his]_{4822-an honest historian , who had progressed thus far , and traced everything to such a condition of disaster and suspension} narrative and writing--“after this the deluge . ”_{[4849-a land speculator]} [His]_{4822-an honest historian , who had progressed thus far , and traced everything to such a condition of disaster and suspension} only consolation would be in the reflection that [he]_{4822-an honest historian , who had progressed thus far , and traced everything to such a condition of disaster and suspension} was not responsible for either characters or events . And the most annoying thought is that a little money , judiciously applied , would relieve the burdens and anxieties of [most of [these people]_{1123-these people}]_{4823-most of these people} ; but affairs seem to be so arranged that money is most difficult to get when [people]_5798-people need it most . A little of what [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} has weakly given to [unworthy people]_{4826-unworthy people} would now establish [[his]_{440-mr. bolton} family]_{5948-his family} in a sort of comfort , and relieve [Ruth]_439-ruth of the excessive toil for which [she]_439-ruth inherited no adequate physical vigor . A little money would make [a prince of [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth]_{4828-a prince of col . sellers} ; and a little more would calm the anxiety of [Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} about [Laura]_646-philip , for however the trial ended , [he]_{440-mr. bolton} could feel sure of extricating [her]_439-ruth in the end . And if [Philip]_646-philip had a little money [he]_646-philip could unlock the stone door in [the mountain]_{2975-the mountain} whence would issue a stream of shining riches . It needs a golden wand to strike that rock . If the Knobs University bill could only go through , what a change would be wrought in the condition of [most of [the persons in this history]_{4831-the persons in this history}]_{4830-most of the persons in this history} . Even [Philip]_646-philip [himself]_646-philip would feel the good effects of it ; for [Harry]_393-harry would have something and [Col]_439-ruth . [Sellers]_439-ruth would have something ; and have [not both these cautious people]_{4832-not both these cautious people} expressed a determination to take an interest in [the Ilium mine]_{4833-the ilium mine} when [they]_{4832-not both these cautious people} catch [their]_{4832-not both these cautious people} larks ? [Philip]_646-philip could not resist the inclination to pay a visit to [Fallkill]_159-fallkill . [He]_646-philip had not been at [the Montague]_505-alice 's since the time [he]_646-philip saw [Ruth]_439-ruth [there]_840-there , and [he]_646-philip wanted to consult [the Squire]_{784-the squire} about an occupation . [He]_646-philip was determined now to waste no more time in waiting on [Providence]_{417-providence} , but to go to work at something , if it were nothing better , than teaching in [the Fallkill Seminary]_{7410-the fallkill seminary} , or digging clams on [Hingham beach]_{4837-hingham beach} . Perhaps [he]_646-philip could read law in [[Squire Montague]_{519-squire montague} 's office]_{4838-squire montague 's office} while earning [his]_646-philip bread as [a teacher in [the Seminary]_{7298-the seminary}]_{4839-a teacher in the seminary} . It was not altogether [Philip]_646-philip 's fault , let [us]_4841-us own , that [he]_646-philip was in this position . There are [many young men like [him]_646-philip in American society , of [his]_646-philip age , opportunities , education and abilities , who have really been educated for nothing and have let [themselves]_{4842-many young men like him in american society , of his age , opportunities , education and abilities , who have really been educated for nothing and have let themselves drift , in the hope that they will find somehow , and by some sudden turn of good luck , the golden road to fortune} drift , in the hope that [they]_{4842-many young men like him in american society , of his age , opportunities , education and abilities , who have really been educated for nothing and have let themselves drift , in the hope that they will find somehow , and by some sudden turn of good luck , the golden road to fortune} will find somehow , and by some sudden turn of good luck , the golden road to fortune]_{4842-many young men like him in american society , of his age , opportunities , education and abilities , who have really been educated for nothing and have let themselves drift , in the hope that they will find somehow , and by some sudden turn of good luck , the golden road to fortune} . [He]_646-philip was not idle or lazy , [he]_646-philip had energy and a disposition to carve [his]_646-philip own way . But [he]_646-philip was born into a time when [all young men of [his]_646-philip age]_{4843-all young men of his age} caught the fever of speculation , and expected to get on in [the world]_{5784-the world} by the omission of some of the regular processes which have been appointed from of old . And examples were not wanting to encourage [him]_646-philip . [He]_646-philip saw [people]_5798-people , all around [him]_646-philip , [poor yesterday]_{4846-poor yesterday} , rich to - day , who had come into sudden opulence by some means which [they]_5798-people could not have classified among any of the regular occupations of life . A war would give [such a fellow]_{4847-such a fellow} a career and very likely fame . [He]_646-philip might have been [a “ railroad man]_{8826-a “ railroad man} , ”_[505-alice] or [a politician]_{4848-a politician} , or [a land speculator]_{4849-a land speculator} , or one of [those mysterious people who travel free on [all rail - roads and steamboats]_{4851-all rail - roads and steamboats} , and are continually crossing and recrossing [the Atlantic]_{192-the atlantic}]_{4850-those mysterious people who travel free on all rail - roads and steamboats , and are continually crossing and recrossing the atlantic} , driven day and night about [nobody]_5874-nobody knows what , and make a great deal of money by so doing . Probably , at last , [he]_646-philip sometimes thought with a whimsical smile , [he]_646-philip should end by being [an insurance agent]_{4853-an insurance agent} , and asking [people]_5798-people to insure [their]_5798-people lives for [his]_646-philip benefit . Possibly [Philip]_646-philip did not think how much the attractions of [Fallkill]_159-fallkill were increased by the presence of [Alice]_505-alice [there]_840-there . [He]_646-philip had known [her]_505-alice so long , [she]_505-alice had somehow grown into [his]_646-philip life by habit , that [he]_646-philip would expect the pleasure of [her]_505-alice society without thinking much about it . Latterly [he]_646-philip never thought of [her]_505-alice without thinking of [Ruth]_439-ruth , and if [he]_646-philip gave the subject any attention , it was probably in an undefined consciousness that , [he]_646-philip had [her]_505-alice sympathy in [his]_646-philip love , and that [she]_505-alice was always willing to hear [him]_646-philip talk about it . If [he]_646-philip ever wondered that [Alice]_505-alice [herself]_505-alice was not in love and never spoke of the possibility of [her]_505-alice own marriage , it was a transient thought for love did not seem necessary , exactly , to one so calm and evenly balanced and with so many resources in [her]_505-alice [herself]_505-alice . Whatever [her]_505-alice thoughts may have been they were unknown to [Philip]_646-philip , as they are to [these historians]_{4856-these historians} ; if [she]_505-alice was seeming to be what [she]_505-alice was not , and carrying a burden heavier than [any one else]_{3013-any one else} carried , because [she]_505-alice had to bear it alone , [she]_505-alice was only doing what [thousands of women]_{4858-thousands of women} do , with a self - renunciation and heroism , of which [men]_814-men , impatient and complaining , have no conception . Have [not these big babies with beards]_{4860-not these big babies with beards} filled all literature with [their]_{4860-not these big babies with beards} outcries , [their]_{4860-not these big babies with beards} griefs and [their]_{4860-not these big babies with beards} lamentations ? It is always the gentle sex which is hard and cruel and fickle and implacable . “ Do [you]_505-alice think [you]_505-alice would be contented to live in [Fallkill]_159-fallkill , and attend [the county Court]_{8827-the county court} ? ”_[646-philip] asked [Alice]_505-alice , when [Philip]_646-philip had opened the budget of [his]_646-philip new programme . “ Perhaps not always , ”_[646-philip] said [Philip]_646-philip , “ [I]_646-philip might go and practice in [Boston]_89-boston maybe , or go to [Chicago]_111-chicago . ”_[646-philip] “ Or [you]_505-alice might get elected to [Congress]_{1435-congress} . ”_[646-philip] [Philip]_646-philip looked at [Alice]_505-alice to see if [she]_505-alice was in earnest and not chaffing [him]_646-philip . [Her]_505-alice face was quite sober . [Alice]_505-alice was [one of [those patriotic women in [the rural districts]_{4863-the rural districts} , who think [men]_814-men are still selected for Congress on account of qualifications for the office]_{4862-those patriotic women in the rural districts , who think men are still selected for congress on account of qualifications for the office}]_{4861-one of those patriotic women in the rural districts , who think men are still selected for congress on account of qualifications for the office} . “ No , ”_[646-philip] said [Philip]_646-philip , “ the chances are that [a man]_{795-a man} can not get into congress now without resorting to arts and means that should render [him]_{795-a man} unfit to go [there]_840-there ; of course there are exceptions ; but do [you]_505-alice know that [I]_505-alice could not go into politics if [I]_505-alice were [a lawyer]_{8831-a lawyer} , without losing standing somewhat in [my]_505-alice profession , and without raising at least a suspicion of [my]_505-alice intentions and unselfishness ? Why , it is telegraphed all over [the country]_{797-the country} and commented on as something wonderful if [a congressman]_{2450-a congressman} votes honestly and unselfishly and refuses to take advantage of [his]_{2450-a congressman} position to steal from [the government]_{7593-the government} . ”_[505-alice] “ But , ”_[505-alice] insisted [Alice]_505-alice , “ [I]_646-philip should think it a noble ambition to go to congress , if it is so bad , and help reform it . [I]_646-philip do n't believe it is as corrupt as [the English parliament]_{8835-the english parliament} used to be , if there is any truth in the novels , and [I]_646-philip suppose that is reformed . ”_[646-philip] “ [I]_646-philip 'm sure [I]_646-philip do n't know where the reform is to begin . [I]_646-philip 've seen [a perfectly capable , honest man]_{8836-a perfectly capable , honest man} , time and again , run against [an illiterate trickster]_{8837-an illiterate trickster} , and get beaten . [I]_646-philip suppose if [the people]_{891-the people} wanted [decent members of congress]_{8839-decent members of congress} [they]_{891-the people} would elect [them]_{891-the people} . Perhaps , ”_[646-philip] continued [Philip]_646-philip with a smile , “ [the women]_{8095-the women} will have to vote . ”_[505-alice] “ Well , [I]_646-philip should be willing to , if it were a necessity , just as [I]_646-philip would go to war and do what [I]_646-philip could , if [the country]_{797-the country} could n't be saved otherwise , ”_[646-philip] said [Alice]_505-alice , with a spirit that surprised [Philip]_646-philip , well as [he]_646-philip thought [he]_646-philip knew [her]_505-alice . “ If [I]_646-philip were [a young gentleman]_{8842-a young gentleman} in these times-- ”_[646-philip] [Philip]_646-philip laughed outright . “ It 's just what [Ruth]_439-ruth used to say , ' if [she]_439-ruth were [a man]_{795-a man} . ' [I]_505-alice wonder if [all the young ladies]_{8844-all the young ladies} are contemplating a change of sex . ”_[505-alice] “ No , only a changed sex , ”_[505-alice] retorted [Alice]_505-alice ; “ [we]_8845-we contemplate for the most part [young men who do n't care for anything [they]_{8846-young men who do n't care for anything they ought to care for} ought to care for]_{8846-young men who do n't care for anything they ought to care for} . ”_[646-philip] “ Well , ”_[646-philip] said [Philip]_646-philip , looking humble , “ [I]_505-alice care for some things , [you]_505-alice and [Ruth]_439-ruth for instance ; perhaps [I]_505-alice ought not to . Perhaps [I]_505-alice ought to care for [Congress]_521-congress and that sort of thing . ”_[505-alice] “ Do n't be a goose , [Philip]_646-philip . [I]_505-alice heard from [Ruth]_439-ruth yesterday . ”_[505-alice] “ Can [I]_646-philip see [her]_439-ruth letter ? ”_[646-philip] “ No , indeed . But [I]_646-philip am afraid [her]_439-ruth hard work is telling on [her]_439-ruth , together with [her]_439-ruth anxiety about [[her]_439-ruth father]_{1365-her father} . ”_[646-philip] “ Do [you]_505-alice think , [Alice]_505-alice , ”_[646-philip] asked [Philip]_646-philip with one of those selfish thoughts that are not seldom mixed with real love , “ that [Ruth]_439-ruth prefers [her]_439-ruth profession to -- to marriage ? ”_[505-alice] “ [Philip]_646-philip , ”_[505-alice] exclaimed [Alice]_505-alice , rising to quit [the room]_{862-the room} , and speaking hurriedly as if the words were forced from [her]_505-alice , “ [you]_646-philip are as blind as a bat ; [Ruth]_439-ruth would cut off [her]_439-ruth right hand for [you]_646-philip this minute . ”_{[4869-a school - girl]} [Philip]_646-philip never noticed that [Alice]_505-alice 's face was flushed and that [her]_505-alice voice was unsteady ; [he]_646-philip only thought of the delicious words [he]_646-philip had heard . And [the poor girl]_{4589-the poor girl} , loyal to [Ruth]_439-ruth , loyal to [Philip]_646-philip , went straight to [[her]_{4589-the poor girl} room]_{1452-her room} , locked the door , threw [herself]_{4589-the poor girl} on the bed and sobbed as if [her]_{4589-the poor girl} heart would break . And then [she]_{4589-the poor girl} prayed that [[her]_{4589-the poor girl} Father in [Heaven]_580-heaven]_{4868-her father in heaven} would give [her]_{4589-the poor girl} strength . And after a time [she]_{4589-the poor girl} was calm again , and went to [her]_{4589-the poor girl} bureau drawer and took from a hiding place a little piece of paper , yellow with age . Upon it was pinned a four - leaved clover , dry and yellow also . [She]_{4589-the poor girl} looked long at this foolish memento . Under the clover leaf was written in [a school - girl]_{4869-a school - girl} 's hand--“Philip , June , 186- . ”_{[784-the squire]} [Squire Montague]_{519-squire montague} thought very well of [Philip]_646-philip 's proposal . It would have been better if [he]_646-philip had begun the study of the law as soon as [he]_646-philip left college , but it was not too late now , and besides [he]_646-philip had gathered some knowledge of [the world]_{5784-the world} . “ But , ”_{[784-the squire]} asked [the Squire]_{784-the squire} , “ do [you]_646-philip mean to abandon [[your]_646-philip land]_{8848-your land} in [Pennsylvania]_{228-pennsylvania} ? ”_{[784-the squire]} [This track of land]_{4872-this track of land} seemed an immense possible fortune to [this New England lawyer - farmer]_{4873-this new england lawyer - farmer} . “ Has n't it good timber , and does n't the railroad almost touch it ? ”_{[784-the squire]} “ [I]_{784-the squire} ca n't do anything with it now . Perhaps [I]_{784-the squire} can sometime . ”_{[784-the squire]} “ What is [your]_646-philip reason for supposing that there is coal there ? ”_[646-philip] “ The opinion of [the best geologist]_{8849-the best geologist} [I]_{784-the squire} could consult , [my]_{784-the squire} own observation of [the country]_{797-the country} , and the little veins of it [we]_8851-we found . [I]_{784-the squire} feel certain it is there . [I]_{784-the squire} shall find it some day . [I]_{784-the squire} know it . If [I]_{784-the squire} can only keep [the land]_{6123-the land} till [I]_{784-the squire} make money enough to try again . ”_{[784-the squire]} [Philip]_646-philip took from [his]_646-philip pocket a map of [the anthracite coal region]_{4874-the anthracite coal region} , and pointed out the position of [the Ilium mountain]_{4875-the ilium mountain} which [he]_646-philip had begun to tunnel . “ Does n't it look like it ? ”_{[784-the squire]} “ It certainly does , ”_{[784-the squire]} said [the Squire]_{784-the squire} , very much interested . It is not unusual for [a quiet country gentleman]_{4877-a quiet country gentleman} to be more taken with such a venture than [a speculator who , has had more experience in [its]_4879-its uncertainty]_{4878-a speculator who , has had more experience in its uncertainty} . It was astonishing how many [New England]_{185-new england} clergymen , in the time of the petroleum excitement , took chances in oil . [The Wall street brokers]_{4880-the wall street brokers} are said to do a good deal of small business for [country clergymen]_{4881-country clergymen} , who are moved no doubt with the laudable desire of purifying [the New York stock board]_{4882-the new york stock board} . “ [I]_{784-the squire} do n't see that there is much risk , ”_{[784-the squire]} said [the Squire]_{784-the squire} , at length . “ The timber is worth more than the mortgage ; and if that coal seam does run there , it 's a magnificent fortune . Would [you]_646-philip like to try it again in the spring , [Phil]_646-philip ? ”_{[519-squire montague]} Like to try it ! If [he]_646-philip could have a little help , [he]_646-philip would work [himself]_646-philip , with pick and barrow , and live on a crust . Only give [him]_646-philip one more chance . And this is how it came about that [the cautious old Squire Montague]_{519-squire montague} was drawn into [this young fellow]_{6776-this young fellow} 's speculation , and began to have [his]_{519-squire montague} serene old age disturbed by anxieties and by the hope of a great stroke of luck . “ To be sure , [I]_{519-squire montague} only care about it for [the boy]_{877-the boy} , ”_{[519-squire montague]} [he]_{519-squire montague} said . [The Squire]_{784-the squire} was like [everybody else]_{3340-everybody else} ; sooner or later [he]_{784-the squire} must “ take a chance . ”_{[788-the children]} It is probably on account of the lack of enterprise in [women]_6076-women that [they]_6076-women are not so fond of stock speculations and mine ventures as [men]_814-men . It is only when [woman]_1148-woman becomes demoralized that [she]_1148-woman takes to any sort of gambling . Neither [Alice]_505-alice nor [Ruth]_439-ruth were much elated with the prospect of [Philip]_646-philip 's renewal of [his]_646-philip mining enterprise . But [Philip]_646-philip was exultant . [He]_646-philip wrote to [Ruth]_439-ruth as if [his]_646-philip fortune were already made , and as if the clouds that lowered over [the house of [Bolton]_439-ruth]_{4890-the house of bolton} were already in the deep bosom of [a coal mine buried]_{4891-a coal mine buried} . Towards spring [he]_646-philip went to [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} with [his]_646-philip plans all matured for a new campaign . [His]_646-philip enthusiasm was irresistible . “ [Philip]_646-philip has come , [Philip]_646-philip has come , ”_[439-ruth] cried [the children]_{788-the children} , as if some great good had again come into [the household]_{6338-the household} ; and the refrain even sang itself over in [Ruth]_439-ruth 's heart as [she]_439-ruth went the weary hospital rounds . [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} felt more courage than [he]_{440-mr. bolton} had had in months , at the sight of [his]_{440-mr. bolton} manly face and the sound of [his]_{440-mr. bolton} cheery voice . [Ruth]_439-ruth 's course was vindicated now , and it certainly did not become [Philip]_646-philip , who had nothing to offer but a future chance against the visible result of [her]_439-ruth determination and industry , to open an argument with [her]_439-ruth . [Ruth]_439-ruth was never more certain that [she]_439-ruth was right and that [she]_439-ruth was sufficient unto [herself]_439-ruth . [She]_439-ruth , may be , did not much heed the still small voice that sang in [her]_439-ruth maiden heart as [she]_439-ruth went about [her]_439-ruth work , and which lightened it and made it easy , “ [Philip]_646-philip has come . ”_[439-ruth] “ [I]_439-ruth am glad for [father]_6129-father 's sake , ”_[439-ruth] [she]_439-ruth said to [Philip]_646-philip , “ that [thee]_646-philip has come . [I]_439-ruth can see that [he]_646-philip depends greatly upon what [thee]_646-philip can do . [He]_646-philip thinks [women]_6076-women wo n't hold out long , ”_[439-ruth] added [Ruth]_439-ruth with the smile that [Philip]_646-philip never exactly understood . “ And are n't [you]_646-philip tired sometimes of the struggle ? ”_[646-philip] “ Tired ? Yes , [everybody]_{5858-everybody} is tired [I]_646-philip suppose . But it is a glorious profession . And would [you]_646-philip want [me]_646-philip to be dependent , [Philip]_646-philip ? ”_[646-philip] “ Well , yes , a little , ”_[439-ruth] said [Philip]_646-philip , feeling [his]_646-philip way towards what [he]_646-philip wanted to say . “ On what , for instance , just now ? ”_[646-philip] asked [Ruth]_439-ruth , a little maliciously [Philip]_646-philip thought . “ Why , on-- ”_[646-philip] [he]_646-philip could n't quite say it , for it occurred to [him]_646-philip that [he]_646-philip was a poor stick for any body to lean on in the present state of [his]_646-philip fortune , and that [the woman before [him]_646-philip]_{4894-the woman before him} was at least as independent as [he]_646-philip was . “ [I]_646-philip do n't mean depend , ”_[646-philip] [he]_646-philip began again . “ But [I]_439-ruth love [you]_439-ruth , that 's all . Am [I]_439-ruth nothing -- to [you]_439-ruth ? ”_[439-ruth] And [Philip]_646-philip looked a little defiant , and as if [he]_646-philip had said something that ought to brush away all the sophistries of obligation on either side , between [man]_5996-man and [woman]_1148-woman . Perhaps [Ruth]_439-ruth saw this . Perhaps [she]_439-ruth saw that [her]_439-ruth own theories of a certain equality of power , which ought to precede a union of two hearts , might be pushed too far . Perhaps [she]_439-ruth had felt sometimes [her]_439-ruth own weakness and the need after all of so dear a sympathy and so tender an interest confessed , as that which [Philip]_646-philip could give . Whatever moved [her]_439-ruth -- the riddle is as old as creation -- [she]_439-ruth simply looked up to [Philip]_646-philip and said in a low voice , “ Everything . ”_{[479-eli bolton]} And [Philip]_646-philip clasping both [her]_439-ruth hands in [his]_646-philip , and looking down into [her]_439-ruth eyes , which drank in all [his]_646-philip tenderness with the thirst of [a true woman]_{4897-a true woman} 's nature-- “ Oh ! [Philip]_646-philip , come out here , ”_[439-ruth] shouted [young Eli]_{479-eli bolton} , throwing the door wide open . And [Ruth]_439-ruth escaped away to [[her]_439-ruth room]_{1452-her room} , [her]_439-ruth heart singing again , and now as if it would burst for joy , “ [Philip]_646-philip has come . ”_[439-ruth] That night [Philip]_646-philip received a dispatch from [Harry--“The]_{721-harry--“the} trial begins tomorrow . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} CHAPTER LI . December 18 - - , found [Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} and [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth once more at [the capitol of [the nation]_{2096-the nation}]_{4899-the capitol of the nation} , standing guard over the University bill . [The former gentleman]_{4901-the former gentleman} was despondent , [the latter]_{1850-the latter} hopeful . [Washington]_{382-washington} 's distress of mind was chiefly on [Laura]_646-philip 's account . [The court]_{1217-the court} would soon sit to try [her]_4904-her case , [he]_{4901-the former gentleman} said , and consequently a great deal of ready money would be needed in the engineering of it . The University bill was sure to pass this time , and that would make money plenty , but might not the help come too late ? [Congress]_521-congress had only just assembled , and delays were to be feared . “ Well , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} said [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} , “ [I]_{6205-the colonel} do n't know but [you]_8857-you are more or less right , there . Now let 's figure up a little on , the preliminaries . [I]_{6205-the colonel} think [Congress]_521-congress always tries to do as near right as it can , according to [its]_521-congress lights . [A man]_{795-a man} ca n't ask any fairer than that . The first preliminary it always starts out on , is to clean itself , so to speak . [It]_521-congress will arraign [two or three dozen of [[its]_521-congress members]_{4810-its members}]_{8859-two or three dozen of its members} , or maybe [four or five dozen]_{8861-four or five dozen} , for taking bribes to vote for this and that and the other bill last winter . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ [It]_521-congress goes up into the dozens , does it ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Well , yes ; in [a free country]_{7695-a free country} likes [ours]_8863-ours , where [any man]_{1270-any man} can run for [Congress]_521-congress and [anybody]_5853-anybody can vote for [him]_{1270-any man} , [you]_8857-you ca n't expect immortal purity all the time -- it ai n't in nature . [Sixty or eighty or a hundred and fifty people]_{8866-sixty or eighty or a hundred and fifty people} are bound to get in who are not [angels in disguise]_{8867-angels in disguise} , as [young Hicks [the correspondent]_{8869-the correspondent}]_{8868-young hicks the correspondent} says ; but still it is a very good average ; very good indeed . As long as it averages as well as that , [I]_{6205-the colonel} think [we]_8863-ours can feel very well satisfied . Even in these days , when [people]_5798-people growl so much and the newspapers are so out of patience , there is still [a very respectable minority of [honest men]_{8872-honest men} in [Congress]_521-congress]_{8871-a very respectable minority of honest men in congress} . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Why [a respectable minority of honest men]_{8873-a respectable minority of honest men} ca n't do any good , [Colonel]_1066-colonel . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Oh , yes it can , too ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Why , how ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Oh , in many ways , many ways . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ But what are the ways ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Well -- [I]_{6205-the colonel} do n't know -- it is a question that requires time ; a body ca n't answer every question right off - hand . But it does do good . [I]_{6205-the colonel} am satisfied of that . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ All right , then ; grant that it does good ; go on with the preliminaries . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ That is what [I]_{6205-the colonel} am coming to . First , as [I]_{6205-the colonel} said , [they]_{8866-sixty or eighty or a hundred and fifty people} will try a lot of [members]_2730-members for taking money for votes . That will take four weeks . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Yes , that 's like last year ; and it is a sheer waste of the time for which [the nation]_{2096-the nation} pays [those men]_{8877-those men} to work -- that is what that is . And it pinches when [a body]_{1057-a body} 's got a bill waiting . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ A waste of time , to purify the fountain of public law ? Well , [I]_{6205-the colonel} never heard [anybody]_5853-anybody express an idea like that before . But if it were , it would still be the fault of [the minority]_{8880-the minority} , for [the majority]_{8881-the majority} do n't institute these proceedings . There is where [that minority]_{8882-that minority} becomes an obstruction -- but still one ca n't say it is on the wrong side.--Well , after [they]_{8866-sixty or eighty or a hundred and fifty people} have finished the bribery cases , [they]_{8866-sixty or eighty or a hundred and fifty people} will take up cases of members who have bought [their]_{8866-sixty or eighty or a hundred and fifty people} seats with money . That will take another four weeks . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Very good ; go on . [You]_{6205-the colonel} have accounted for two - thirds of the session . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Next [they]_{8866-sixty or eighty or a hundred and fifty people} will try each other for various smaller irregularities , like the sale of appointments to [West Point cadetships]_{8883-west point cadetships} , and that sort of thing -- mere trifling pocket - money enterprises that might better be passed over in silence , perhaps , but then one of [[our]_8884-our Congresses]_{8885-our congresses} can never rest easy till it has thoroughly purified [itself]_8886-itself of all blemishes -- and that is a thing to be applauded . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ How long does it take to disinfect [itself]_8886-itself of these minor impurities ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Well , about two weeks , generally . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ So [Congress]_521-congress always lies helpless in quarantine ten weeks of a session . That 's encouraging . [Colonel]_{442-the colonel} , [poor Laura]_646-philip will never get any benefit from [our]_8884-our bill . [Her]_8887-her trial will be over before [Congress]_521-congress has half purified itself.--And does n't it occur to [you]_{6205-the colonel} that by the time [it]_521-congress has expelled [all [its]_521-congress impure members]_{8888-all its impure members} there may not be [enough members]_{8889-enough members} left to do business legally ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Why [I]_{6205-the colonel} did not say [Congress]_521-congress would expel [anybody]_5853-anybody . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Well wo n't [it]_521-congress expel [anybody]_5853-anybody ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Not necessarily . Did it last year ? [It]_521-congress never does . That would not be regular . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Then why waste all the session in that tomfoolery of trying [members]_2730-members ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ It is usual ; it is customary ; [the country]_{797-the country} requires it . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Then [the country]_{797-the country} is [a fool]_{1140-a fool} , [I]_{6205-the colonel} think . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Oh , no . [The country]_{797-the country} thinks [somebody]_{5942-somebody} is going to be expelled . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Well , when [nobody]_5874-nobody is expelled , what does [the country]_{797-the country} think then ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ By that time , the thing has strung out so long that [the country]_{797-the country} is sick and tired of it and glad to have a change on any terms . But all that inquiry is not lost . It has a good moral effect . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Who does it have a good moral effect on ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Well -- [I]_{6205-the colonel} do n't know . On [foreign countries]_{8901-foreign countries} , [I]_{6205-the colonel} think . [We]_8902-we have always been under the gaze of [foreign countries]_{8901-foreign countries} . There is [[no country]_{2901-no country} in [the world]_{5784-the world}]_{8905-no country in the world} , [sir]_980-sir , that pursues corruption as inveterately as [we]_8902-we do . There is [[no country]_{2901-no country} in [the world]_{5784-the world} whose representatives]_{8909-no country in the world whose representatives} try [each other]_{5887-each other} as much as [ours]_8902-we do , or stick to it as long on a stretch . [I]_{6205-the colonel} think there is something great in being a model for [the whole civilized world]_{8912-the whole civilized world} , [Washington]_{382-washington} . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ [You]_{6205-the colonel} do n't mean a model ; [you]_{6205-the colonel} mean an example . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Well , it 's all the same ; it 's just the same thing . It shows that [a man]_{795-a man} ca n't be corrupt in [this country]_{6455-this country} without sweating for it , [I]_{6205-the colonel} can tell [you]_980-sir that . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Hang it , [Colonel]_1066-colonel , [you]_{6205-the colonel} just said [we]_8902-we never punish [anybody]_5853-anybody for villainous practices . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ But good God [we]_8902-we try [them]_8917-they , do n't [we]_8902-we ! Is it nothing to show a disposition to sift things and bring [people]_5798-people to a strict account ? [I]_{6205-the colonel} tell [you]_980-sir it has its effect . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Oh , bother the effect!--What is it [they]_8917-they do do ? How do [they]_8917-they proceed ? [You]_980-sir know perfectly well -- and it is all bosh , too . Come , now , how do [they]_8917-they proceed ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Why [they]_8917-they proceed right and regular -- and it ai n't bosh , [Washington]_{382-washington} , it ai n't bosh . [They]_8917-they appoint [a committee]_{4144-a committee} to investigate , and [that committee]_{8920-that committee} hears evidence three weeks , and [all the witnesses on one side]_{8921-all the witnesses on one side} swear that [the accused]_{4147-the accused} took money or stock or something for [his]_{4147-the accused} vote . Then [the accused]_{4147-the accused} stands up and testifies that [he]_{4147-the accused} may have done it , but [he]_{4147-the accused} was receiving and handling a good deal of money at the time and [he]_{4147-the accused} does n't remember this particular circumstance -- at least with sufficient distinctness to enable [him]_{4147-the accused} to grasp it tangibly . So of course the thing is not proven -- and that is what [they]_8917-they say in the verdict . [They]_8917-they do n't acquit , [they]_8917-they do n't condemn . [They]_8917-they just say , ' Charge not proven . ' It leaves [the accused]_{4147-the accused} in a kind of a shaky condition before [the country]_{797-the country} , it purifies [Congress]_521-congress , it satisfies [everybody]_{5858-everybody} , and it does n't seriously hurt [anybody]_5853-anybody . It has taken a long time to perfect [our]_8928-our system , but it is the most admirable in [the world]_{5784-the world} , now . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ So one of those long stupid investigations always turns out in that lame silly way . Yes , [you]_8930-you are correct . [I]_{6205-the colonel} thought maybe [you]_8930-you viewed the matter differently from [other people]_{1190-other people} . Do [you]_8930-you think [a Congress of [ours]_8928-our]_{8932-a congress of ours} could convict [the devil]_{1959-the devil} of anything if [he]_{1959-the devil} were [a member]_{8934-a member} ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ [[My]_{6205-the colonel} dear boy]_{8935-my dear boy} , do n't let these damaging delays prejudice [you]_8930-you against [Congress]_521-congress . Do n't use such strong language ; [you]_8930-you talk like a newspaper . [Congress]_521-congress has inflicted frightful punishments on [[its]_521-congress members]_{4810-its members} -- now [you]_8930-you know that . When [they]_8937-they tried [Mr. Fairoaks]_{722-mr. fairoaks} , and a cloud of [witnesses]_{2089-witnesses} proved [him]_{722-mr. fairoaks} to be -- well , [you]_8930-you know what [they]_8937-they proved [him]_{722-mr. fairoaks} to be -- and [his]_{722-mr. fairoaks} own testimony and [his]_{722-mr. fairoaks} own confessions gave [him]_{722-mr. fairoaks} the same character , what did [Congress]_521-congress do then?--come ! ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Well , what did [Congress]_521-congress do ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ [You]_8930-you know what [Congress]_521-congress did , [Washington]_{382-washington} . [Congress]_521-congress intimated plainly enough , that [they]_8937-they considered [him]_{722-mr. fairoaks} almost a stain upon [their]_8937-they body ; and without waiting ten days , hardly , to think the thing over , [they]_8937-they rose up and hurled at [him]_{722-mr. fairoaks} a resolution declaring that [they]_8937-they disapproved of [his]_{722-mr. fairoaks} conduct ! Now [you]_8930-you know that , [Washington]_{382-washington} . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ It was a terrific thing -- there is no denying that . If [he]_{722-mr. fairoaks} had been proven guilty of theft , arson , licentiousness , infanticide , and defiling graves , [I]_{6205-the colonel} believe [they]_8937-they would have suspended [him]_{722-mr. fairoaks} for two days . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ [You]_8930-you can depend on it , [Washington]_{382-washington} . Congress is vindictive , [Congress]_521-congress is savage , [sir]_980-sir , when it gets waked up once . [It]_521-congress will go to any length to vindicate its honor at such a time . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Ah well , [we]_8940-we have talked the morning through , just as usual in these tiresome days of waiting , and [we]_8940-we have reached the same old result ; that is to say , [we]_8940-we are no better off than when [we]_8940-we began . The land bill is just as far away as ever , and the trial is closer at hand . Let 's give up everything and die . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Die and leave [the Duchess]_{6517-the duchess} to fight it out all alone ? Oh , no , that wo n't do . Come , now , do n't talk so . It is all going to come out right . Now [you]_8930-you 'll see . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ [It]_8942-it never will , [Colonel]_1066-colonel , never in [the world]_{5784-the world} . Something tells [me]_{382-washington} that . [I]_{382-washington} get more tired and more despondent every day . [I]_{382-washington} do n't see any hope ; life is only just a trouble . [I]_{382-washington} am so miserable , these days ! ”_{[382-washington]} [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} made [Washington]_{382-washington} get up and walk the floor with [him]_{382-washington} , arm in arm . [The good old speculator]_{4907-the good old speculator} wanted to comfort [him]_{382-washington} , but [he]_{382-washington} hardly knew how to go about it . [He]_{382-washington} made many attempts , but they were lame ; they lacked spirit ; the words were encouraging ; but they were only words -- [he]_{382-washington} could not get any heart into them . [He]_{382-washington} could not always warm up , now , with [the old Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye fervor . By and by [his]_{382-washington} lips trembled and [his]_{382-washington} voice got unsteady . [He]_{382-washington} said : “ Do n't give up [the ship]_{8945-the ship} , [[my]_{382-washington} boy]_{5881-my boy} -- don't do it . The wind 's bound to fetch around and set in [our]_8947-we favor . [I]_{382-washington} know it . ”_{[382-washington]} And the prospect was so cheerful that [he]_{382-washington} wept . Then [he]_{382-washington} blew a trumpet - blast that started the meshes of [his]_{382-washington} handkerchief , and said in almost [his]_{382-washington} breezy old - time way : “ [Lord]_8948-lord bless [us]_8947-we , this is all nonsense ! Night does n't last always ; day has got to break some time or other . Every silver lining has a cloud behind it , as [the poet]_{8949-the poet} says ; and that remark has always cheered [me]_{6205-the colonel} ; though -- [I]_{6205-the colonel} never could see any meaning to it . [Everybody]_{5858-everybody} uses it , though , and [everybody]_{5858-everybody} gets comfort out of it . [I]_{6205-the colonel} wish [they]_{5858-everybody} would start something fresh . Come , now , let 's cheer up ; there 's been as good fish in [the sea]_{6424-the sea} as there are now . It shall never be said that [Beriah Sellers--]_{723-beriah sellers--} Come in ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} It was [the telegraph boy]_{4908-the telegraph boy} . [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} reached for the message and devoured its contents : “ [I]_{6205-the colonel} said it ! Never give up [the ship]_{8945-the ship} ! The trial 's postponed till February , and [we]_8947-we 'll save [the child]_{899-the child} yet . Bless [my]_{6205-the colonel} life , what lawyers [they]_{5858-everybody} have in [New - York]_{88-new york} ! Give [them]_{5858-everybody} money to fight with and the ghost of an excuse , and [they]_{5858-everybody} : would manage to postpone anything in [this world]_{856-this world} , unless it might be the millennium or something like that . Now for work again [[my]_{6205-the colonel} boy]_{5881-my boy} . The trial will last to the middle of March , sure ; [Congress]_521-congress ends the fourth of March . Within three days of the end of the session [they]_{5858-everybody} will be done putting through the preliminaries then [they]_{5858-everybody} will be ready for national business . [Our]_8947-we bill will go through in forty - eight hours , then , and [we]_8947-we 'll telegraph a million dollars to [the jury]_{6624-the jury} -- to [the lawyers]_{8958-the lawyers} , [I]_{6205-the colonel} mean -- and the verdict of [the jury]_{6624-the jury} will be ' Accidental murder resulting from justifiable insanity'--or something to , that effect , something to that effect.--Everything is dead sure , now . Come , what is the matter ? What are [you]_{5881-my boy} wilting down like that , for ? [You]_{5881-my boy} must n't be [a girl]_{1014-a girl} , [you]_{5881-my boy} know . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Oh , [Colonel]_1066-colonel , [I]_4910-i am become so used to troubles , so used to failures , disappointments , hard luck of all kinds , that a little good news breaks [me]_4910-i right down . Everything has been so hopeless that now [I]_4910-i ca n't stand good news at all . It is too good to be true , anyway . Do n't [you]_1066-colonel see how [our]_8947-we bad luck has worked on [me]_4910-i ? [My]_4910-i hair is getting gray , and many nights [I]_4910-i do n't sleep at all . [I]_4910-i wish it was all over and [we]_8947-we could rest . [I]_4910-i wish [we]_8947-we could lie down and just forget everything , and let it all be just a dream that is done and ca n't come back to trouble [us]_8947-we any more . [I]_4910-i am so tired . ”_[4910-i] “ Ah , [poor child]_{1105-poor child} , do n't talk like that - cheer up -- there 's daylight ahead . Do n't give up . [You]_{5881-my boy} 'll have [Laura]_646-philip again , and -- [Louise]_435-louise , and [[your]_{5881-my boy} mother]_{6515-your mother} , and oceans and oceans of money -- and then [you]_{5881-my boy} can go away , ever so far away somewhere , if [you]_{5881-my boy} want to , and forget all about [this infernal place]_{8964-this infernal place} . And by [George]_{391-col . selby} [I]_{4365-his companion} 'll go with [you]_{5881-my boy} ! [I]_{4365-his companion} 'll go with [you]_{5881-my boy} -- now there 's [my]_{4365-his companion} word on it . Cheer up . [I]_{4365-his companion} 'll run out and tell [the friends]_{1686-the friends} the news . ”_{[4365-his companion]} And [he]_4910-i wrung [Washington]_{382-washington} 's hand and was about to hurry away when [[his]_4910-i companion]_{4365-his companion} , in a burst of grateful admiration said : “ [I]_4910-i think [you]_{5881-my boy} are [the best soul]_{8966-the best soul} and [the noblest [I]_4910-i ever knew]_{8967-the noblest i ever knew} , [Colonel Sellers]_{406-the colonel} ! and if [the people]_{891-the people} only knew [you]_{5881-my boy} as [I]_4910-i do , [you]_{5881-my boy} would not be tagging around here [a nameless man]_{8969-a nameless man} -- [you]_{5881-my boy} would be in [Congress]_521-congress . ”_[4910-i] The gladness died out of [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} 's face , and [he]_4910-i laid [his]_4910-i hand upon [Washington]_{382-washington} 's shoulder and said gravely : “ [I]_{382-washington} have always been [a friend of [[your]_{382-washington} family]_{8971-your family}]_{8970-a friend of your family} , [Washington]_{382-washington} , and [I]_{382-washington} think [I]_{382-washington} have always tried to do right as between [man]_5996-man and [man]_5996-man , according to [my]_{382-washington} lights . Now [I]_{382-washington} do n't think there has ever been anything in [my]_{382-washington} conduct that should make [you]_{382-washington} feel justified in saying a thing like that . ”_{[382-washington]} [He]_4910-i turned , then , and walked slowly out , leaving [Washington]_{382-washington} abashed and somewhat bewildered . When [Washington]_{382-washington} had presently got [his]_{382-washington} thoughts into line again , [he]_{382-washington} said to [himself]_{382-washington} , “ Why , honestly , [I]_{382-washington} only meant to compliment [him]_{382-washington} -- indeed [I]_{382-washington} would not have hurt [him]_{382-washington} for [the world]_{5784-the world} . ”_{[382-washington]} CHAPTER LII . The weeks drifted by monotonously enough , now . The “ preliminaries ”_{[382-washington]} continued to drag along in [Congress]_521-congress , and life was a dull suspense to [Sellers]_{406-the colonel} and [Washington]_{382-washington} , a weary waiting which might have broken [their]_4913-their hearts , maybe , but for the relieving change which [they]_4913-their got out of an occasional visit to [New York]_{88-new york} to see [Laura]_646-philip . Standing guard in [Washington]_{382-washington} or anywhere else is not an exciting business in time of peace , but standing guard was all that [the two friends]_{6792-the two friends} had to do ; all that was needed of [them]_{6792-the two friends} was that [they]_{6792-the two friends} should be on hand and ready for any emergency that might come up . There was no work to do ; that was all finished ; this was but the second session of the last winter 's Congress , and [its]_4915-its action on the bill could have but one result -- [its]_4915-its passage . [The house]_{878-the house} must do [its]_{878-the house} work over again , of course , but the same membership was there to see that it did [it.--The Senate]_{171-the senate} was secure -- [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} was able to put all doubts to rest on that head . Indeed it was no secret in [Washington]_{382-washington} that a two - thirds vote in [the Senate]_{1436-the senate} was ready and waiting to be cast for the University bill as soon as it should come before that body . [Washington]_{382-washington} did not take part in the gaieties of “ the season , ”_{[529-mr. dilworthy]} as [he]_{382-washington} had done the previous winter . [He]_{382-washington} had lost [his]_{382-washington} interest in such things ; [he]_{382-washington} was oppressed with cares , now . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} said to [Washington]_{382-washington} that an humble deportment , under punishment , was best , and that there was but one way in which the troubled heart might find perfect repose and peace . The suggestion found a response in [Washington]_{382-washington} 's breast , and [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} saw the sign of it in [his]_{7173-the senator} face . From that moment one could find [the youth]_{1304-the youth} with [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} even oftener than with [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth . When [the statesman]_{4921-the statesman} presided at great temperance meetings , [he]_{4921-the statesman} placed [Washington]_{382-washington} in the front rank of [impressive dignitaries that gave tone to the occasion and pomp to the platform]_{4922-impressive dignitaries that gave tone to the occasion and pomp to the platform} . [His]_{4921-the statesman} bald headed surroundings made [the youth]_{1304-the youth} the more conspicuous . When [the statesman]_{4921-the statesman} made remarks in these meetings , [he]_{4921-the statesman} not infrequently alluded with effect to the encouraging spectacle of one of [the wealthiest and most brilliant young favorites of society forsaking the light vanities of that butterfly existence]_{4925-the wealthiest and most brilliant young favorites of society forsaking the light vanities of that butterfly existence} to nobly and self - sacrificingly devote [his]_{4921-the statesman} talents and [his]_{4921-the statesman} riches to the cause of saving [[his]_{4921-the statesman} hapless fellow creatures]_{4926-his hapless fellow creatures} from shame and misery here and eternal regret hereafter . At the prayer meetings [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} always brought [Washington]_{382-washington} up the aisle on [his]_{7173-the senator} arm and seated [him]_{382-washington} prominently ; in [his]_{7173-the senator} prayers [he]_{7173-the senator} referred to [him]_{382-washington} in the ca nt terms which [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} employed , perhaps unconsciously , and mistook , maybe , for religion , and in other ways brought [him]_{382-washington} into notice . [He]_{7173-the senator} had [him]_{382-washington} out at gatherings for the benefit of [the negro]_{943-the negro} , gatherings for the benefit of [the Indian]_{4930-the indian} , gatherings for the benefit of [the heathen]_{4931-the heathen} in [distant lands]_{4932-distant lands} . [He]_{7173-the senator} had [him]_{382-washington} out time and again , before [Sunday Schools]_{2748-sunday schools} , as an example for emulation . Upon all these occasions [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} made casual references to many benevolent enterprises which [[his]_{7173-the senator} ardent young friend]_{4935-his ardent young friend} was planning against the day when the passage of the University bill should make [his]_{7173-the senator} means available for the amelioration of the condition of [the unfortunate among [[his]_{7173-the senator} fellow men of [all nations]_{4938-all nations}]_{4937-his fellow men of all nations} and all climes]_{4936-the unfortunate among his fellow men of all nations and all climes} . Thus as the weeks rolled on [Washington]_{382-washington} grew up into an imposing lion once more , but a lion that roamed the peaceful fields of religion and temperance , and revisited the glittering domain of fashion no more . A great moral influence was thus brought to bear in favor of the bill ; [the weightiest of [friends]_5905-friends]_{4939-the weightiest of friends} flocked to [its]_4941-its standard ; [[its]_4941-its most energetic enemies]_{4942-its most energetic enemies} said it was useless to fight longer ; [they]_{4942-its most energetic enemies} had tacitly surrendered while as yet the day of battle was not come . CHAPTER LIII . The session was drawing toward its close . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} thought [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} would run out west and shake hands with [[his]_{478-senator dilworthy} constituents]_{4943-his constituents} and let [them]_{4943-his constituents} look at [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} . [The legislature whose duty it would be to re - elect [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} to [the United States Senate]_{113-the united states senate}]_{4944-the legislature whose duty it would be to re - elect him to the united states senate} , was already in session . [Mr. Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} considered [his]_{478-senator dilworthy} re - election certain , but [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} was [a careful , painstaking man]_{4945-a careful , painstaking man} , and if , by visiting [[his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} State]_{4946-his state} [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} could find the opportunity to persuade [a few more legislators]_{4947-a few more legislators} to vote for [him]_{529-mr. dilworthy} , [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} held the journey to be well worth taking . The University bill was safe , now ; [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} could leave it without fear ; it needed [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} presence and [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} watching no longer . But there was [a person in [[his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} State legislature]_{4949-his state legislature} who did need watching]_{4948-a person in his state legislature who did need watching} -- a person who , [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} said , was [a narrow , grumbling , uncomfortable malcontent]_{4950-a narrow , grumbling , uncomfortable malcontent} -- [a person who was stolidly opposed to reform]_{4951-a person who was stolidly opposed to reform} , and progress and [him,--a person who , [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} feared , had been bought with money to combat [him]_{529-mr. dilworthy}]_{4952-him,--a person who , he feared , had been bought with money to combat him} , and through [him]_{529-mr. dilworthy} the commonwealth 's welfare and its politics ' purity . “ If [this person Noble]_{8975-this person noble} , ”_{[529-mr. dilworthy]} said [Mr. Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} , in a little speech at a dinner party given [him]_{529-mr. dilworthy} by [some of [[his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} admirers]_{4954-his admirers}]_{4953-some of his admirers} , “ merely desired to sacrifice [me.--I]_{529-mr. dilworthy} would willingly offer up [my]_{529-mr. dilworthy} political life on the altar of [[my]_{529-mr. dilworthy} dear State]_{8976-my dear state} 's weal , [I]_{529-mr. dilworthy} would be glad and grateful to do it ; but when [he]_{8975-this person noble} makes of [me]_{529-mr. dilworthy} but a cloak to hide [his]_{8975-this person noble} deeper designs , when [he]_{8975-this person noble} proposes to strike through [me]_{529-mr. dilworthy} at the heart of [[my]_{529-mr. dilworthy} beloved State]_{8977-my beloved state} , all the lion in [me]_{529-mr. dilworthy} is roused -- and [I]_{529-mr. dilworthy} say , Here [I]_{529-mr. dilworthy} stand , solitary and alone , but unflinching , unquailing , thrice armed with [my]_{529-mr. dilworthy} sacred trust ; and whoso passes , to do evil to this fair domain that looks to [me]_{529-mr. dilworthy} for protection , must do so over [my]_{529-mr. dilworthy} dead body . ”_{[529-mr. dilworthy]} [He]_{529-mr. dilworthy} further said that if [this Noble]_{4955-this noble} were [a pure man]_{4956-a pure man} , and merely misguided , [he]_{4955-this noble} could bear it , but that [he]_{4955-this noble} should succeed in [his]_{4955-this noble} wicked designs through a base use of money would leave a blot upon [his]_{4955-this noble} State which would work untold evil to the morals of [the people]_{891-the people} , and that [he]_{4955-this noble} would not suffer ; the public morals must not be contaminated . [He]_{529-mr. dilworthy} would seek [this man Noble]_{4958-this man noble} ; [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} would argue , [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} would persuade , [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} would appeal to [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} honor . When [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} arrived on [the ground]_{1958-the ground} [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} found [[his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} friends]_{5849-his friends} unterrified ; [they]_{5849-his friends} were standing firmly by [him]_{529-mr. dilworthy} and were full of courage . [Noble]_724-noble was working hard , too , but matters were against [him]_724-noble , [he]_724-noble was not making much progress . [Mr. Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} took an early opportunity to send for [Mr. Noble]_724-noble ; [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} had a midnight interview with [him]_724-noble , and urged [him]_724-noble to forsake [his]_724-noble evil ways ; [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} begged [him]_724-noble to come again and again , which [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} did . [He]_{529-mr. dilworthy} finally sent [the man]_{5861-the man} away at 3 o'clock one morning ; and when [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} was gone , [Mr. Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} said to [himself]_{529-mr. dilworthy} , “ [I]_{4998-elderly people} feel a good deal relieved , now , a great deal relieved . ”_{[4998-elderly people]} [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} now turned [his]_{7173-the senator} attention to matters touching the souls of [[his]_{7173-the senator} people]_{4963-his people} . [He]_{7173-the senator} appeared in [church]_7241-church ; [he]_{7173-the senator} took a leading part in prayer meetings ; [he]_{7173-the senator} met and encouraged the temperance societies ; [he]_{7173-the senator} graced the sewing circles of [the ladies]_{3188-the ladies} with [his]_{7173-the senator} presence , and even took a needle now and then and made a stitch or two upon a calico shirt for [some poor Bibleless pagan of [the South Seas]_{320-the south seas}]_{4966-some poor bibleless pagan of the south seas} , and this act enchanted [the ladies , who regarded the garments thus honored as in a manner sanctified]_{4967-the ladies , who regarded the garments thus honored as in a manner sanctified} . [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} wrought in Bible classes , and nothing could keep [him]_{7173-the senator} away from [the Sunday Schools]_{4969-the sunday schools} -- neither sickness nor storms nor weariness . [He]_{7173-the senator} even traveled a tedious thirty miles in [a poor little rickety stagecoach]_{4970-a poor little rickety stagecoach} to comply with the desire of [the miserable hamlet of [Cattleville]_{321-cattleville}]_{4971-the miserable hamlet of cattleville} that [he]_{7173-the senator} would let [its]_{4971-the miserable hamlet of cattleville} Sunday School look upon [him]_{7173-the senator} . All [the town]_{6313-the town} was assembled at [the stage office]_{4973-the stage office} when [he]_{7173-the senator} arrived , two bonfires were burning , and a battery of anvils was popping exultant broadsides ; for [a United States Senator]_{4974-a united states senator} was [a sort of god in the understanding of [these people who never had seen [any creature mightier than a county judge]_{4977-any creature mightier than a county judge}]_{4976-these people who never had seen any creature mightier than a county judge}]_{4975-a sort of god in the understanding of these people who never had seen any creature mightier than a county judge} . To [them]_{4976-these people who never had seen any creature mightier than a county judge} a [United States Senator]_{322-united states senator} was a vast , vague colossus , an awe inspiring unreality . Next day [everybody]_{5858-everybody} was at [[the village]_{807-the village} church]_{4980-the village church} a full half hour before time for [Sunday School]_{323-sunday school} to open ; [ranchmen]_{4981-ranchmen} and [farmers]_4982-farmers had come with [[their]_4983-their families]_{4984-their families} from five miles around , all eager to get a glimpse of [the great man]_{4985-the great man} -- [the man who had been to [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{4986-the man who had been to washington} ; [the man who had seen [the President of [the United States]_{60-the united states}]_{4988-the president of the united states} , and had even talked with [him]_{4988-the president of the united states}]_{4987-the man who had seen the president of the united states , and had even talked with him} ; [the man who had seen the actual [Washington]_{382-washington} Monument]_{4989-the man who had seen the actual washington monument} -- perhaps touched it with [his]_{4989-the man who had seen the actual washington monument} hands . When [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} arrived [the Church]_{6716-the church} was crowded , the windows were full , the aisles were packed , so was [the vestibule]_{4992-the vestibule} , and so indeed was [the yard]_{875-the yard} in front of [the building]_{1930-the building} . As [he]_{7173-the senator} worked [his]_{7173-the senator} way through to the pulpit on the arm of [the minister]_{4995-the minister} and followed by [the envied officials of [the village]_{807-the village}]_{4996-the envied officials of the village} , every neck was stretched and , every eye twisted around intervening obstructions to get a glimpse . [Elderly people]_{4998-elderly people} directed [each other]_{5887-each other} 's attention and , said , “ There ! that 's [him]_{7173-the senator} , with the grand , noble forehead ! ”_[816-boys] [Boys]_816-boys nudged [each other]_{5887-each other} and said , “ Hi , [Johnny]_{591-johnny peterson} , here [he]_{7173-the senator} is , there , that 's [him]_{7173-the senator} , with the peeled head ! ”_{[4995-the minister]} [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} took [his]_{7173-the senator} seat in the pulpit , with [the minister]_{4995-the minister} on one side of [him]_{7173-the senator} and [the Superintendent of the Sunday School]_{5004-the superintendent of the sunday school} on the other . [The town dignitaries]_{5005-the town dignitaries} sat in an impressive row within the altar railings below . [The Sunday School children]_{2376-the sunday school children} occupied ten of the front benches dressed in [their]_{2376-the sunday school children} best and most uncomfortable clothes , and with hair combed and faces too clean to feel natural . So awed were [they]_{2376-the sunday school children} by the presence of [a living United States Senator]_{5007-a living united states senator} , that during three minutes not a “ spit ball ”_{[5005-the town dignitaries]} was thrown . After that [they]_{2376-the sunday school children} began to come to [themselves]_{2376-the sunday school children} by degrees , and presently the spell was wholly gone and [they]_{2376-the sunday school children} were reciting verses and pulling hair . The usual Sunday School exercises were hurried through , and then [the minister]_{4995-the minister} , got up and bored [the house]_{878-the house} with a speech built on the customary Sunday School plan ; then [the Superintendent]_{5010-the superintendent} put in [his]_{5010-the superintendent} oar ; then [the town dignitaries]_{5005-the town dignitaries} had [their]_{5005-the town dignitaries} say . [They]_{5005-the town dignitaries} all made complimentary reference to “ [[their]_{5005-the town dignitaries} friend]_{8978-their friend} [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} , ”_{[478-senator dilworthy]} and told what [a great and illustrious man]_{5012-a great and illustrious man} [he]_{5012-a great and illustrious man} was and what [he]_{5012-a great and illustrious man} had done for [his]_{5012-a great and illustrious man} country and for religion and temperance , and exhorted [the little boys]_{5013-the little boys} to be good and diligent and try to become like [him]_{5012-a great and illustrious man} some day . [The speakers]_{5014-the speakers} won the deathless hatred of [the house]_{878-the house} by these delays , but at last there was an end and hope revived ; inspiration was about to find utterance . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} rose and beamed upon the assemblage for a full minute in silence . Then [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} smiled with an access of sweetness upon [the children]_{788-the children} and began : “ [[My]_{5032-my dear little friends} little friends]_{8980-my little friends} -- for [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} hope that all [these bright - faced little people]_{8981-these bright - faced little people} are [[my]_{5032-my dear little friends} friends]_{7112-my friends} and will let [me]_{5032-my dear little friends} be [[their]_{8981-these bright - faced little people} friend]_{8978-their friend} -- [[my]_{5032-my dear little friends} little friends]_{8980-my little friends} , [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} have traveled much , [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} have been in [many cities]_{8985-many cities} and [many States]_{8986-many states} , everywhere in [our great and noble country]_{8987-our great and noble country} , and by the blessing of Providence [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} have been permitted to see many gatherings like this -- but [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} am proud , [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} am truly proud to say that [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} never have looked upon so much intelligence , so much grace , such sweetness of disposition as [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} see in the charming young countenances [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} see before [me]_{5032-my dear little friends} at this moment . [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} have been asking [myself]_{5032-my dear little friends} as [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} sat here , Where am [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} ? Am [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} in [some far - off monarchy , looking upon [little princes]_{8989-little princes} and [princesses]_{8990-princesses}]_{8988-some far - off monarchy , looking upon little princes and princesses} ? No . Am [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} in [some populous centre of [[my]_{5032-my dear little friends} own country]_{8992-my own country} , where [the choicest children of [the land]_{6123-the land}]_{8993-the choicest children of the land} have been selected and brought together as at a fair for a prize]_{8991-some populous centre of my own country , where the choicest children of the land have been selected and brought together as at a fair for a prize} ? No . Am [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} in [some strange foreign clime where [the children]_{788-the children} are marvels that [we]_8997-we know not of]_{8995-some strange foreign clime where the children are marvels that we know not of} ? No . Then where am [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} ? Yes -- where am [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} ? [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} am in [a simple , remote , unpretending settlement of [[my]_{5032-my dear little friends} own dear State]_{8999-my own dear state}]_{8998-a simple , remote , unpretending settlement of my own dear state} , and these are [the children of [the noble and virtuous men who have made [me]_{5032-my dear little friends} what [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} am]_{9001-the noble and virtuous men who have made me what i am} ! [My]_{5032-my dear little friends} soul is lost in wonder at the thought ! And [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} humbly thank [Him]_{9001-the noble and virtuous men who have made me what i am} to whom [we]_8997-we are but as [worms of the dust]_{9002-worms of the dust} , that [he]_{9001-the noble and virtuous men who have made me what i am} has been pleased to call [me]_{5032-my dear little friends} to serve [such men]_{1827-such men}]_{9000-the children of the noble and virtuous men who have made me what i am ! my soul is lost in wonder at the thought ! and i humbly thank him to whom we are but as worms of the dust , that he has been pleased to call me to serve such men} ! [Earth]_870-earth has no higher , no grander position for [me]_{5032-my dear little friends} . Let [kings]_9005-kings and [emperors]_{9006-emperors} keep [their]_{9006-emperors} tinsel crowns , [I]_{5032-my dear little friends} want [them]_{9006-emperors} not ; [my]_{5032-my dear little friends} heart is here ! “_{[5032-my dear little friends]} Again [I]_0-i thought , Is this [a theatre]_{3464-a theatre} ? No . Is it a concert or a gilded opera ? No . Is it some other vain , brilliant , beautiful temple of soul - staining amusement and hilarity ? No . Then what is it ? What did [my]_0-i consciousness reply ? [I]_0-i ask [you]_5018-you , [[my]_0-i little friends]_{8980-my little friends} , What did [my]_0-i consciousness reply ? [It]_5020-it replied , [It]_5021-it is [the temple of [the Lord]_{5932-the lord}]_{5022-the temple of the lord} ! Ah , think of that , now . [I]_0-i could hardly keep the tears back , [I]_0-i was so grateful . Oh , how beautiful it is to see [these ranks of sunny little faces]_{5024-these ranks of sunny little faces} assembled here to learn the way of life ; to learn to be good ; to learn to be useful ; to learn to be pious ; to learn to be [great and glorious men]_{5025-great and glorious men} and [women]_6076-women ; to learn to be props and pillars of the State and shining lights in the councils and [the households of [the nation]_{2096-the nation}]_{5027-the households of the nation} ; to be [bearers of the banner and soldiers of the cross in the rude campaigns of life]_{5029-bearers of the banner and soldiers of the cross in the rude campaigns of life} , and raptured souls in [the happy fields of [Paradise hereafter]_{5031-paradise hereafter}]_{5030-the happy fields of paradise hereafter} . “ [Children]_{6077-children} , honor [[your]_{5032-my dear little friends} parents]_{9008-your parents} and be grateful to [them]_{9008-your parents} for providing for [you]_{5032-my dear little friends} the precious privileges of [a Sunday School]_{4349-a sunday school} . “_[0-i] Now [[my]_0-i dear little friends]_{5032-my dear little friends} , sit up straight and pretty -- there , that 's it -- and give [me]_0-i [your]_{5032-my dear little friends} attention and let [me]_0-i tell [you]_{5032-my dear little friends} about [a poor little Sunday School scholar]_{5033-a poor little sunday school scholar} [I]_0-i once knew.--He lived in [the far west]_{6888-the far west} , and [[his]_{5033-a poor little sunday school scholar} parents]_{5035-his parents} were poor . [They]_{5035-his parents} could not give [him]_{5033-a poor little sunday school scholar} a costly education ; but [they]_{5035-his parents} were good and wise and [they]_{5035-his parents} sent [him]_{5033-a poor little sunday school scholar} to [the Sunday School]_{5036-the sunday school} . [He]_{5033-a poor little sunday school scholar} loved [the Sunday School]_{5036-the sunday school} . [I]_0-i hope [you]_{5032-my dear little friends} love [[your]_{5032-my dear little friends} Sunday School]_{5038-your sunday school} -- ah , [I]_0-i see by [your]_{5032-my dear little friends} faces that [you]_{5032-my dear little friends} do ! That is right ! “ Well , [this poor little boy]_{9010-this poor little boy} was always in [his]_{9010-this poor little boy} place when the bell rang , and [he]_{9010-this poor little boy} always knew [his]_{9010-this poor little boy} lesson ; for [[his]_{9010-this poor little boy} teachers]_{9011-his teachers} wanted [him]_{9010-this poor little boy} to learn and [he]_{9010-this poor little boy} loved [[his]_{9010-this poor little boy} teachers]_{9011-his teachers} dearly . Always love [[your]_{5032-my dear little friends} teachers]_{9013-your teachers} , [[my]_{9010-this poor little boy} children]_{9014-my children} , for [they]_{9013-your teachers} love [you]_{5032-my dear little friends} more than [you]_{5032-my dear little friends} can know , now . [He]_{9010-this poor little boy} would not let [bad boys]_{9015-bad boys} persuade [him]_{9010-this poor little boy} to go to play on Sunday . There was [one little bad boy]_{9016-one little bad boy} who was always trying to persuade [him]_{9010-this poor little boy} , but [he]_{9010-this poor little boy} never could . “_{[9010-this poor little boy]} So [this poor little boy]_{9010-this poor little boy} grew up to be [a man]_{795-a man} , and had to go out in [the world]_{5784-the world} , far from [home]_5907-home and [friends]_5905-friends to earn [his]_{9010-this poor little boy} living . Temptations lay all about [him]_{9010-this poor little boy} , and sometimes [he]_{9010-this poor little boy} was about to yield , but [he]_{9010-this poor little boy} would think of some precious lesson [he]_{9010-this poor little boy} learned in [[his]_{9010-this poor little boy} Sunday School]_{5044-his sunday school} a long time ago , and that would save [him]_{9010-this poor little boy} . By and by [he]_{9010-this poor little boy} was elected to [the legislature]_{6950-the legislature} -- Then [he]_{9010-this poor little boy} did everything [he]_{9010-this poor little boy} could for [Sunday Schools]_{324-sunday schools} . [He]_{9010-this poor little boy} got laws passed for [them]_{324-sunday schools} ; [he]_{9010-this poor little boy} got Sunday Schools established wherever [he]_{9010-this poor little boy} could . “ And by and by [the people]_{891-the people} made [him]_{9010-this poor little boy} [governor]_{9018-governor} -- and [he]_{9010-this poor little boy} said it was all owing to [the Sunday School]_{5036-the sunday school} . “_[0-i] After a while [the people]_{891-the people} elected [him]_{9010-this poor little boy} [a Representative to [the Congress of [the United States]_{6450-the united states}]_{5048-the congress of the united states}]_{5047-a representative to the congress of the united states} , and [he]_{9010-this poor little boy} grew very famous.--Now temptations assailed [him]_{9010-this poor little boy} on every hand . [People]_5798-people tried to get [him]_{9010-this poor little boy} to drink wine ; to dance , to go to [theatres]_{5051-theatres} ; [they]_5798-people even tried to buy [his]_{9010-this poor little boy} vote ; but no , the memory of [[his]_{9010-this poor little boy} Sunday School]_{5044-his sunday school} saved [him]_{9010-this poor little boy} from all harm ; [he]_{9010-this poor little boy} remembered the fate of [the bad little boy]_{5053-the bad little boy} who used to try to get [him]_{9010-this poor little boy} to play on Sunday , and who grew up and became [a drunkard]_{5054-a drunkard} and was hanged . [He]_{9010-this poor little boy} remembered that , and was glad [he]_{9010-this poor little boy} never yielded and played on Sunday . “ Well , at last , what do [you]_9020-you think happened ? Why [the people]_{891-the people} gave [him]_{9010-this poor little boy} a towering , illustrious position , a grand , imposing position . And what do [you]_9020-you think it was ? What should [you]_9020-you say it was , [children]_{6077-children} ? It was [Senator of [the United States]_{6450-the united states}]_{9023-senator of the united states} ! [That poor little boy that loved [[his]_{9025-that poor little boy that loved his sunday school} Sunday School]_{5044-his sunday school}]_{9025-that poor little boy that loved his sunday school} became [that man]_{5852-that man} . [That man]_{5852-that man} stands before [you]_9020-you ! All that [he]_{5852-that man} is , [he]_{5852-that man} owes to [the Sunday School]_{5036-the sunday school} . “_[0-i] [[My]_0-i precious children]_{5055-my precious children} , love [[your]_{5055-my precious children} parents]_{9008-your parents} , love [[your]_{5055-my precious children} teachers]_{9013-your teachers} , love [[your]_{5055-my precious children} Sunday School]_{5038-your sunday school} , be pious , be obedient , be honest , be diligent , and then [you]_{5055-my precious children} will succeed in life and be honored of [all men]_{1438-all men} . Above all things , [[my]_0-i children]_{9014-my children} , be honest . Above all things be pure - minded as the snow . Let [us]_5061-us join in prayer . ” When [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} departed from [Cattleville]_{321-cattleville} , [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} left [three dozen boys]_{9030-three dozen boys} behind [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} arranging a campaign of life whose objective point was [the United States Senate]_{113-the united states senate} . When [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} arrived at [the State capital]_{9031-the state capital} at midnight [Mr. Noble]_724-noble came and held a three - hours ' conference with [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} , and then as [he]_0-i was about leaving said : “_{[9014-my children]} [I]_0-i 've worked hard , and [I]_0-i 've got [them]_5062-them at last . [Six of [them]_5062-them]_{5063-six of them} have n't got quite back - bone enough to slew around and come right out for [you]_{9014-my children} on the first ballot to - morrow ; but [they]_5062-them 're going to vote against [you]_{9014-my children} on the first for the sake of appearances , and then come out for [you]_{9014-my children} all in a body on the second -- [I've]_0-i fixed all that ! By supper time to - morrow [you]_{9014-my children} 'll be re - elected . [You]_{9014-my children} can go to bed and sleep easy on that . ” After [Mr. Noble]_724-noble was gone , [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} said : “_{[9014-my children]} Well , to bring about a complexion of things like this was worth coming [West]_{91-the west} for . ” CHAPTER LIV . The case of [the State of [New York]_{88-new york}]_{326-the state of new york} against [Laura Hawkins]_700-laura was finally set down for trial on the 15th day of February , less than a year after the shooting of [George Selby]_{391-col . selby} . If [the public]_{7230-the public} had almost forgotten the existence of [Laura]_700-laura and [her]_700-laura crime , [they]_{7230-the public} were reminded of all the details of the murder by the newspapers , which for some days had been announcing the approaching trial . But [they]_{7230-the public} had not forgotten . The sex , the age , the beauty of [the prisoner]_{9034-the prisoner} ; [her]_700-laura high social position in [Washington]_{382-washington} , the unparalled calmness with which the crime was committed had all conspired to fix the event in the public mind , although nearly three hundred and sixty - five subsequent murders had occurred to vary the monotony of metropolitan life . No , [the public]_{7230-the public} read from time to time of [the lovely prisoner]_{9036-the lovely prisoner} , languishing in [the city prison]_{4486-the city prison} , [the tortured victim of the law]_{9038-the tortured victim of the law} 's delay ; and as the months went by it was natural that the horror of [her]_700-laura crime should become a little indistinct in memory , while [the heroine of it]_{9039-the heroine of it} should be invested with a sort of sentimental interest . Perhaps [[her]_700-laura counsel]_{4650-her counsel} had calculated on this . Perhaps it was by [their]_{4650-her counsel} advice that [Laura]_700-laura had interested [herself]_700-laura in [the unfortunate criminals who shared [her]_700-laura prison confinement]_{9041-the unfortunate criminals who shared her prison confinement} , and had done not a little to relieve , from [her]_700-laura own purse , the necessities of some of [the poor creatures]_{9042-the poor creatures} . That [she]_700-laura had done this , [the public]_{7230-the public} read in the journals of the day , and the simple announcement cast a softening light upon [her]_700-laura character . [The court room]_{9044-the court room} was crowded at an early hour , before the arrival of [judges]_9045-judges , [lawyers]_9046-lawyers and [prisoner]_{9047-prisoner} . There is no enjoyment so keen to certain minds as that of looking upon the slow torture of [a human being on trial for life]_{9048-a human being on trial for life} , except it be an execution ; there is no display of human ingenuity , wit and power so fascinating as that made by [trained lawyers]_{9049-trained lawyers} in the trial of an important case , nowhere else is exhibited such subtlety , acumen , address , eloquence . All the conditions of intense excitement meet in a murder trial . The awful issue at stake gives significance to the lightest word or look . How the quick eyes of [the spectators]_{1950-the spectators} rove from [the stolid jury]_{9051-the stolid jury} to [the keen lawyers]_{9052-the keen lawyers} , [the impassive judge]_{9053-the impassive judge} , [the anxious prisoner]_{9054-the anxious prisoner} . Nothing is lost of the sharp wrangle of [the counsel]_{9055-the counsel} on points of law , the measured decision 's of the bench ; the duels between [the attorneys]_{9056-the attorneys} and [the witnesses]_{9057-the witnesses} . [The crowd]_{3179-the crowd} sways with the rise and fall of the shifting testimony , in sympathetic interest , and hangs upon the dicta of [the judge]_{6292-the judge} in breathless silence . It speedily takes sides for or against [the accused]_{4147-the accused} , and recognizes as quickly its favorites among [the lawyers]_{8958-the lawyers} . Nothing delights it more than the sharp retort of [a witness]_{4465-a witness} and the discomfiture of [an obnoxious attorney]_{9063-an obnoxious attorney} . A joke , even if it be a lame one , is no where so keenly relished or quickly applauded as in a murder trial . Within [the bar]_{9064-the bar} [the young lawyers]_{9065-the young lawyers} and [the privileged hangers - on]_{9066-the privileged hangers - on} filled all the chairs except those reserved at the table for [those engaged in the case]_{9067-those engaged in the case} . Without , [the throng]_{9068-the throng} occupied all the seats , the window ledges and [the standing room]_{9069-the standing room} . The atmosphere was already something horrible . It was the peculiar odor of [a criminal court]_{9070-a criminal court} , as if it were tainted by the presence , in different persons , of all the crimes that [men]_814-men and [women]_6076-women can commit . There was a little stir when [the Prosecuting Attorney]_{9073-the prosecuting attorney} , with [two assistants]_{9074-two assistants} , made [his]_{9073-the prosecuting attorney} way in , seated [himself]_{9073-the prosecuting attorney} at the table , and spread [his]_{9073-the prosecuting attorney} papers before [him]_{9073-the prosecuting attorney} . There was more stir when [the counsel of the defense]_{9075-the counsel of the defense} appeared . [They]_{9075-the counsel of the defense} were [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} , [the senior]_{9076-the senior} , and [Mr. Quiggle]_{725-mr. quiggle} and [Mr. O'Keefe]_{726-mr. o'keefe} , [the juniors]_{9077-the juniors} . [Everybody in [the court room]_{9044-the court room}]_{9078-everybody in the court room} knew [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} , [the great criminal lawyer]_{9080-the great criminal lawyer} , and [he]_{714-mr. braham} was not unaware that [he]_{714-mr. braham} was the object of all eyes as [he]_{714-mr. braham} moved to [his]_{714-mr. braham} place , bowing to [[his]_{714-mr. braham} friends]_{5849-his friends} in [the bar]_{9064-the bar} . [A large but rather spare man , with broad shoulders and a massive head]_{9083-a large but rather spare man , with broad shoulders and a massive head} , covered with chestnut curls which fell down upon [his]_{714-mr. braham} coat collar and which [he]_{714-mr. braham} had a habit of shaking as a lion is supposed to shake [his]_{714-mr. braham} mane . [His]_{714-mr. braham} face was clean shaven , and [he]_{714-mr. braham} had a wide mouth and rather small dark eyes , set quite too near together . [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} wore a brown frock coat buttoned across [his]_{714-mr. braham} breast , with a rose - bud in the upper buttonhole , and light pantaloons . A diamond stud was seen to flash from [his]_{714-mr. braham} bosom ; and as [he]_{714-mr. braham} seated [himself]_{714-mr. braham} and drew off [his]_{714-mr. braham} gloves a heavy seal ring was displayed upon [his]_{714-mr. braham} white left hand . [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} having seated [himself]_{714-mr. braham} , deliberately surveyed [the entire house]_{9084-the entire house} , made a remark to [one of [[his]_{714-mr. braham} assistants]_{9086-his assistants}]_{9085-one of his assistants} , and then taking an ivory - handled knife from [his]_{714-mr. braham} pocket began to pare [his]_{714-mr. braham} finger nails , rocking [his]_{714-mr. braham} chair backwards and forwards slowly . A moment later [Judge O'Shaunnessy]_{727-judge o'shaunnessy} entered at the rear door and took [his]_{727-judge o'shaunnessy} seat in one of the chairs behind the bench ; [a gentleman in black broadcloth , with sandy hair , inclined to curl , a round , reddish and rather jovial face]_{9087-a gentleman in black broadcloth , with sandy hair , inclined to curl , a round , reddish and rather jovial face} , sharp rather than intellectual , and with a self - sufficient air . [His]_{714-mr. braham} career had nothing remarkable in it . [He]_{714-mr. braham} was descended from a long line of [Irish Kings]_{728-irish kings} , and [he]_{714-mr. braham} was [the first one of [them]_{728-irish kings} who had ever come into [[his]_{714-mr. braham} kingdom]_{9089-his kingdom}]_{9088-the first one of them who had ever come into his kingdom} -- [the kingdom of such being [the city of New York]_{9091-the city of new york}]_{9090-the kingdom of such being the city of new york} . [He]_{714-mr. braham} had , in fact , descended so far and so low that [he]_{714-mr. braham} found [himself]_{714-mr. braham} , when [a boy]_{6858-a boy} , a sort of [street Arab in [that city]_{1869-that city}]_{9093-street arab in that city} ; but [he]_{714-mr. braham} had ambition and native shrewdness , and [he]_{714-mr. braham} speedily took to boot - polishing , and newspaper hawking , became the office and [errand boy of [a law firm]_{9096-a law firm}]_{9095-errand boy of a law firm} , picked up knowledge enough to get some employment in [police courts]_{9097-police courts} , was admitted to the bar , became [a rising young politician]_{9098-a rising young politician} , went to the legislature , and was finally elected to the bench which [he]_{714-mr. braham} now honored . In [this democratic country]_{9099-this democratic country} [he]_{714-mr. braham} was obliged to conceal [his]_{714-mr. braham} royalty under a plebeian aspect . [Judge O'Shaunnessy]_{727-judge o'shaunnessy} never had a lucrative practice nor a large salary but [he]_{714-mr. braham} had prudently laid away money -- believing that [a dependant judge]_{9100-a dependant judge} can never be impartial -- and [he]_{714-mr. braham} had lands and [houses]_9101-houses to the value of three or four hundred thousand dollars . Had [he]_{714-mr. braham} not helped to build and furnish [this very Court House]_{9102-this very court house} ? Did [he]_{714-mr. braham} not know that the very “_{[9014-my children]} spittoon ” which [his]_{714-mr. braham} judgeship used cost [the city]_{796-the city} the sum of one thousand dollars ? As soon as [the judge]_{6292-the judge} was seated , [the court]_{1217-the court} was opened with the “_{[9014-my children]} oi yis , oi yis ” of [the officer]_{2215-the officer} in [his]_{714-mr. braham} native language , the case called , and [the sheriff]_{6373-the sheriff} was directed to bring in [the prisoner]_{9034-the prisoner} . In the midst of a profound hush [Laura]_700-laura entered , leaning on the arm of [the officer]_{2215-the officer} , and was conducted to a seat by [[her]_700-laura counsel]_{4650-her counsel} . [She]_700-laura was followed by [[her]_700-laura mother]_{6128-her mother} and by [Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} , who were given seats near [her]_700-laura . [Laura]_700-laura was very pale , but this pallor heightened the lustre of [her]_700-laura large eyes and gave a touching sadness to [her]_700-laura expressive face . [She]_700-laura was dressed in simple black , with exquisite taste , and without an ornament . The thin lace vail which partially covered [her]_700-laura face did not so much conceal as heighten [her]_700-laura beauty . [She]_700-laura would not have entered [a drawing room]_{9112-a drawing room} with more self - poise , nor [a church with more haughty humility]_{9113-a church with more haughty humility} . There was in [her]_700-laura manner or face neither shame nor boldness , and when [she]_700-laura took [her]_700-laura seat in full view of half [the spectators]_{1950-the spectators} , [her]_700-laura eyes were downcast . A murmur of admiration ran through [the room]_{862-the room} . [The newspaper reporters]_{4556-the newspaper reporters} made [their]_{4556-the newspaper reporters} pencils fly . [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} again swept [his]_{714-mr. braham} eyes over [the house]_{878-the house} as if in approval . When [Laura]_700-laura at length raised [her]_700-laura eyes a little , [she]_700-laura saw [Philip]_646-philip and [Harry]_393-harry within the bar , but [she]_700-laura gave no token of recognition . [The clerk]_{6757-the clerk} then read the indictment , which was in the usual form . It charged [Laura Hawkins]_700-laura , in effect , with the premeditated murder of [George Selby]_{391-col . selby} , by shooting [him]_{391-col . selby} with a pistol , with a revolver , shotgun , rifle , repeater , breech - loader , cannon , six - shooter , with a gun , or some other weapon ; with killing [him]_{391-col . selby} with a slung - shot , a bludgeon , carving knife , bowie knife , pen knife , rolling pin , car , hook , dagger , hair pin , with a hammer , with [a screw - driver]_{9119-a screw - driver} , with a nail , and with all other weapons and utensils whatsoever , at [the Southern hotel]_{6753-the southern hotel} and in [all other hotels]_{9121-all other hotels} and places wheresoever , on the thirteenth day of March and all other days of the Christian era wheresoever . [Laura]_700-laura stood while the long indictment was read ; and at the end , in response to the inquiry , of [the judge]_{6292-the judge} , [she]_700-laura said in a clear , low voice ; “_{[9014-my children]} Not guilty . ” [She]_700-laura sat down and [the court]_{1217-the court} proceeded to impanel [a jury]_{9124-a jury} . [The first man]_{9125-the first man} called was [Michael Lanigan]_{693-michael lanigan} , [saloon keeper]_{9126-saloon keeper} . “_{[9014-my children]} Have [you]_5064-you formed or expressed any opinion on this case , and do [you]_5064-you know [any of [the parties]_{3236-the parties}]_{5065-any of the parties} ? ” “_{[9014-my children]} Not any , ” said [Mr. Lanigan]_{729-mr. lanigan} . “_[5064-you] Have [you]_5064-you any conscientious objections to capital punishment ? ” “_[5064-you] No , [sir]_980-sir , not to [my]_0-i knowledge . ” “_[5064-you] Have [you]_5064-you read anything about this case ? ” “_[0-i] To be sure , [I]_0-i read the papers , y'r Honor . ” Objected to by [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} , for cause , and discharged . [Patrick Coughlin]_{694-patrick coughlin} . “_[5064-you] What is [your]_5064-you business ? ” “_[0-i] Well -- [I]_0-i have n't got any particular business . ” “_[0-i] Have n't any particular business , eh ? Well , what 's [your]_5064-you general business ? What do [you]_5064-you do for a living ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i own some terriers , [sir]_980-sir . ” “_{[1585-gentlemen]} Own some terriers , eh ? Keep a rat pit ? ” “_[980-sir] [Gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} comes [there]_840-there to have a little sport . [I]_0-i never fit 'em , [sir]_980-sir . ” “_[5064-you] Oh , [I]_0-i see -- [you]_5064-you are probably [the amusement committee of [the city council]_{5073-the city council}]_{5072-the amusement committee of the city council} . Have [you]_5064-you ever heard of this case ? ” “_[5064-you] Not till this morning , [sir]_980-sir . ” “_[5064-you] Can [you]_5064-you read ? ” “_[5064-you] Not fine print , y'r Honor . ” [The man]_{5861-the man} was about to be sworn , when [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} asked , “_{[1244-your father]} Could [[your]_5064-you father]_{1244-your father} read ? ” “_{[1356-the old gentleman]} [The old gentleman]_{1356-the old gentleman} was mighty handy at that , [sir]_980-sir . ” [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} submitted that [the man]_{5861-the man} was disqualified . [Judge]_1092-judge thought not . [Point]_730-point argued . Challenged peremptorily , and set aside . [Ethan Dobb]_{695-ethan dobb} , [cart - driver]_{9130-cart - driver} . “_[5064-you] Can [you]_5064-you read ? ” “_[5064-you] Yes , but have n't a habit of it . ” “_[5064-you] Have [you]_5064-you heard of this case ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i think so -- but it might be another . [I]_0-i have no opinion about it . ” Dist . A. “_{[5853-anybody]} Tha -- tha -- there ! Hold on a bit ? Did [anybody]_5853-anybody tell [you]_5064-you to say [you]_5064-you had no opinion about it ? ” “_{[5853-anybody]} N -- n -- o , [sir]_980-sir . ” “_[5080-they] Take care now , take care . Then what suggested it to [you]_5064-you to volunteer that remark ? ” “_[5080-they] [They]_5080-they 've always asked that , when [I]_0-i was on [juries]_5081-juries . ” “_[5064-you] All right , then . Have [you]_5064-you any conscientious scruples about capital punishment ? ” “_[5064-you] Any which ? ” “_[0-i] Would [you]_5064-you object to finding [a person guilty -- of murder on evidence]_{5082-a person guilty -- of murder on evidence} ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i might , [sir]_980-sir , if [I]_0-i thought [he]_{5082-a person guilty -- of murder on evidence} wan't guilty . ” [The district attorney]_{9131-the district attorney} thought [he]_{9131-the district attorney} saw a point . “_[0-i] Would this feeling rather incline [you]_5064-you against a capital conviction ? ” [The juror]_{9132-the juror} said [he]_{9132-the juror} had n't any feeling , and did n't know any of [the parties]_{3236-the parties} . Accepted and sworn . [Dennis Lafin]_{731-dennis lafin} , [laborer]_9134-laborer . Have neither formed nor expressed an opinion . Never had heard of the case . Believed in hangin ' for [them]_5080-they that deserved it . Could read if it was necessary . [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} objected . [The man]_{5861-the man} was evidently bloody minded . Challenged peremptorily . [Larry O'Toole]_470-larry , [contractor]_{9136-contractor} . [A showily dressed man of the style known as “_[0-i] vulgar genteel , ”]_{9137-a showily dressed man of the style known as “ vulgar genteel , ”} had a sharp eye and a ready tongue . Had read the newspaper reports of the case , but [they]_5080-they made no impression on [him]_470-larry . Should be governed by the evidence . Knew no reason why [he]_470-larry could not be [an impartial juror]_{9138-an impartial juror} . Question by [District Attorney]_{9139-district attorney} . “_[0-i] How is it that the reports made no impression on [you]_5064-you ? ” “_{[5861-the man]} Never believe anything [I]_0-i see in the newspapers . ” ( Laughter from [the crowd]_{3179-the crowd} , approving smiles from [[his]_470-larry Honor]_{9141-his honor} and [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} . ) [Juror sworn in]_{9142-juror sworn in} . [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} whispered to [O'Keefe]_{726-mr. o'keefe} , “_{[5861-the man]} that 's [the man]_{5861-the man} . ” [Avery Hicks]_{732-avery hicks} , [pea - nut peddler]_{9143-pea - nut peddler} . Did [he]_{732-avery hicks} ever hear of this case ? [The man]_{5861-the man} shook [his]_{5861-the man} head . “_[5064-you] Can [you]_5064-you read ? ” “_[5064-you] No . ” “_{[5861-the man]} Any scruples about capital punishment ? ” “_[5064-you] No . ” [He]_{5861-the man} was about to be sworn , when [the district attorney]_{9131-the district attorney} turning to [him]_{5861-the man} carelessly , remarked , “_[5064-you] Understand the nature of an oath ? ” “_[0-i] Outside , ” said [the man]_{5861-the man} , pointing to the door . “_[5064-you] [I]_0-i say , do [you]_5064-you know what an oath is ? ” “_[0-i] Five cents , ” explained [the man]_{5861-the man} . “_[5064-you] Do [you]_5064-you mean to insult [me]_0-i ? ” roared [the prosecuting officer]_{9148-the prosecuting officer} . “_{[733-fresh baked]} Are [you]_5064-you [an idiot]_{3418-an idiot} ? ” “_[5064-you] [Fresh baked]_{733-fresh baked} . [I]_0-i 'm deefe . [I]_0-i do n't hear a word [you]_5064-you say . ” [The man]_{5861-the man} was discharged . “_[5086-he] [He]_5086-he would n't have made [a bad juror]_{5087-a bad juror} , though , ” whispered [Braham]_{714-mr. braham} . “_[5086-he] [I]_0-i saw [him]_5086-he looking at [the prisoner]_{9034-the prisoner} sympathizingly . That 's a point [you]_5064-you want to watch for . ” The result of the whole day 's work was the selection of [only two jurors]_{9150-only two jurors} . These however were satisfactory to [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} . [He]_{714-mr. braham} had kept off all those [he]_{714-mr. braham} did not know . [No one]_{6130-no one} knew better than [this great criminal lawyer]_{9152-this great criminal lawyer} that the battle was fought on the selection of [the jury]_{6624-the jury} . The subsequent examination of [witnesses]_{2089-witnesses} , the eloquence expended on [the jury]_{6624-the jury} are all for effect outside . At least that is the theory of [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} . But human nature is a queer thing , [he]_{714-mr. braham} admits ; sometimes [jurors]_9156-jurors are unaccountably swayed , be as careful as [you]_9157-you can in choosing [them]_9156-jurors . It was four weary days before [this jury]_{9158-this jury} was made up , but when it was finally complete , it did great credit to [the counsel for the defence]_{9159-the counsel for the defence} . So far as [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} knew , [only two]_{9160-only two} could read , one of whom was [the foreman]_{4719-the foreman} , [[Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} 's friend]_{9162-mr. braham 's friend} , [the showy contractor]_{9163-the showy contractor} . Low foreheads and heavy faces [they]_{9160-only two} all had ; [some]_1881-some had a look of animal cunning , while [the most were only stupid]_{9165-the most were only stupid} . [The entire panel]_{9166-the entire panel} formed that boasted heritage commonly described as the “_[393-harry] bulwark of [our]_5089-our liberties . ” [The District Attorney]_{9131-the district attorney} , [Mr. McFlinn]_{734-mr. mcflinn} , opened the case for [the state]_{1194-the state} . [He]_{9131-the district attorney} spoke with only the slightest accent , one that had been inherited but not cultivated . [He]_{9131-the district attorney} contented [himself]_{9131-the district attorney} with a brief statement of the case . [The state]_{1194-the state} would prove that [Laura Hawkins]_700-laura , [the prisoner at the bar]_{9170-the prisoner at the bar} , [a fiend in the form of]_{9171-a fiend in the form of} [a beautiful woman]_{4616-a beautiful woman} , shot dead [George Selby]_{391-col . selby} , [a Southern gentleman]_{9173-a southern gentleman} , at the time and place described . That the murder was in cold blood , deliberate and without provocation ; that it had been long premeditated and threatened ; that [she]_{4616-a beautiful woman} had followed [the deceased]_{828-the deceased} from [Washington]_{382-washington} to commit it . All this would be proved by [unimpeachable witnesses]_{9175-unimpeachable witnesses} . [The attorney]_{9176-the attorney} added that the duty of [the jury]_{6624-the jury} , however painful it might be , would be plain and simple . [They]_{6624-the jury} were [citizens]_{2377-citizens} , [husbands]_{9179-husbands} , perhaps [fathers]_9180-fathers . [They]_{6624-the jury} knew how insecure life had become in [the metropolis]_{6696-the metropolis} . Tomorrow [[our]_9182-our own wives]_{9183-our own wives} might be [widows]_9184-widows , [[[their]_{6624-the jury} own children]_{9185-their own children} orphans , like [the bereaved family in [yonder hotel]_{9188-yonder hotel}]_{9187-the bereaved family in yonder hotel} , deprived of [husband]_5883-husband and [father]_6129-father by the jealous hand of [some murderous female]_{9191-some murderous female}]_{9186-their own children orphans , like the bereaved family in yonder hotel , deprived of husband and father by the jealous hand of some murderous female} . [The attorney]_{9176-the attorney} sat down , and [the clerk]_{6757-the clerk} called ? “_[393-harry] [Henry Brierly]_393-harry . ” Part 7 . [CONTENTS CHAPTER LV The Trial Continued]_{327-contents chapter lv the trial continued} -- Evidence of [Harry Brierly]_393-harry CHAPTER [LVI The Trial Continued]_{328-lvi the trial continued} -- [Col Sellers]_439-ruth on the Stand and Takes Advantage of the Situation CHAPTER LVII The Momentous Day -- Startling News -- [Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} Denounced as [a Briber]_{9194-a briber} and Defeated -- The Bill Lost in the Senate CHAPTER LVIII Verdict , Not Guilty ! --Laura Free and Receives Propositions to Lecture -- [Philip]_646-philip back at [the Mines CHAPTER LIX The Investigation of the Dilworthy Bribery Case]_{9195-the mines chapter lix the investigation of the dilworthy bribery case} and [Its]_{9195-the mines chapter lix the investigation of the dilworthy bribery case} Results CHAPTER LX [Laura]_646-philip Decides on [her]_{9176-the attorney} Course -- Attempts to Lecture and Fails -- Found Dead in [her]_{9176-the attorney} Chair CHAPTER LXI Col Sellers and [Washington]_{382-washington} Hawkins Review the Situation and Leave [Washington]_{382-washington} CHAPTER LXII [Philip]_646-philip Discouraged -- One More Effort -- Finds Coal at [Last CHAPTER LXIII Philip]_{329-last chapter lxiii philip} Leaves [Ilium]_227-ilium to see Ruth -- Ruth Convalescent -- Alice APPENDIX ILLUSTRATIONS 187 . SEARCH FOR [A FATHER]_{6511-a father} 158 . TAKING [ADVANTAGE OF A LULL]_{330-advantage of a lull} 189 . TERM EXPIRED 190 . RE - ELECTED 191 . THE “_[5090-he] FAITHFUL OLD HAND ” 192 . [A FIRE BRAND]_{9197-a fire brand} 193 . TAIL PIECE 194 . COL . SELLERS AND [WASHINGTON]_{382-washington} RETURN HOME AFTER THE VOTE 195 . [A COURT]_{9198-a court} - IN SCENE 196 . POPULAR ENDORSEMENT 197 . [ONE OF THE INSULTED MEMBERS]_{9199-one of the insulted members} 195 . TOUCHED BY [THE SIRUGGLES OF THE POOR]_{9200-the siruggles of the poor} 199 . [MR NOBLE]_724-noble ASKS QUESTIONS 200 . [THE WORN OUT STYLE OF [SENATOR]_7020-senator]_{9201-the worn out style of senator} 201 . THE PAST , PRESENT , AND FUTURE 202 . THE LAST LINK BROKEN 203 . THE TERRIBLE ORDEAL 204 . RETROSPECTION 205 . GOOD - BYE TO [WASHINGTON]_{382-washington} 206 . TAIL PIECE 207 . [THE PARTING BLAST OFFERED]_{331-the parting blast offered} 208 . [THE LAST BLAST]_{332-the last blast} 209 . STRUCK IT AT LAST 210 . [THE RICH PROPRIETOR]_{333-the rich proprietor} 211 . [THE SICK CHAMBER]_{334-the sick chamber} 212 . ALICE CHAPTER LV . [Henry Brierly]_393-harry took the stand . Requested by [the District Attorney]_{9131-the district attorney} to tell [the jury]_{6624-the jury} all [he]_393-harry knew about the killing , [he]_393-harry narrated the circumstances substantially as [the reader]_{1460-the reader} already knows them . [He]_393-harry accompanied [Miss Hawkins]_700-laura to [New York]_{88-new york} at [her]_700-laura request , supposing [she]_700-laura was coming in relation to a bill then pending in Congress , to secure the attendance of [absent members]_{9206-absent members} . [Her]_700-laura note to [him]_393-harry was here shown . [She]_700-laura appeared to be very much excited at [the Washington station]_{9207-the washington station} . After [she]_700-laura had asked [the conductor]_{7574-the conductor} several questions , [he]_393-harry heard [her]_700-laura say , “_[5090-he] [He]_5090-he ca n't escape . ” [Witness]_9209-witness asked [her]_700-laura “_{[5874-nobody]} Who ? ” and [she]_700-laura replied “_{[5874-nobody]} [Nobody]_5874-nobody . ” Did not see [her]_700-laura during the night . [They]_9210-they traveled in [a sleeping car]_{7571-a sleeping car} . In the morning [she]_700-laura appeared not to have slept , said [she]_700-laura had a headache . In crossing [the ferry]_{9212-the ferry} [she]_700-laura asked [him]_393-harry about the shipping in sight ; [he]_393-harry pointed out where [the Cunarders]_{735-the cunarders} lay when in port . [They]_9210-they took a cup of coffee that morning at [a restaurant]_{9213-a restaurant} . [She]_700-laura said [she]_700-laura was anxious to reach [the Southern Hotel where [Mr. Simons]_{736-mr. simons}]_{9214-the southern hotel where mr. simons} , [one of [the absent members]_{9216-the absent members}]_{9215-one of the absent members} , was staying , before [he]_393-harry went out . [She]_700-laura was entirely self - possessed , and beyond unusual excitement did not act unnaturally . After [she]_700-laura had fired twice at [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} , [she]_700-laura turned the pistol towards [her]_700-laura own breast , and [witness]_9209-witness snatched it from [her]_700-laura . [She]_700-laura had been a great deal with [Selby]_{391-col . selby} in [Washington]_{382-washington} , appeared to be infatuated with [him]_{391-col . selby} . ( Cross - examined by [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} . ) “_{[1541-civil engineer]} Mist - er ..... er Brierly ! ” ( [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} had in perfection [this lawyer]_{9218-this lawyer} 's trick of annoying [a witness]_{4465-a witness} , by drawling out the “_{[1541-civil engineer]} Mister , ” as if unable to recall the name , until [the witness]_{9220-the witness} is sufficiently aggravated , and then suddenly , with a rising inflection , flinging [his]_{9220-the witness} name at [him]_{9220-the witness} with startling unexpectedness . ) “_{[1541-civil engineer]} Mist - er ..... er Brierly ! What is [your]_5092-your occupation ? ” “_[980-sir] [Civil Engineer]_{1541-civil engineer} , [sir]_980-sir . ” “_[980-sir] Ah , [civil engineer]_{1541-civil engineer} , ( with a glance at [the jury]_{6624-the jury} ) . Following that occupation with [Miss Hawkins]_700-laura ? ” ( Smiles by [the jury]_{6624-the jury} ) . “_[980-sir] No , [sir]_980-sir , ” said [Harry]_393-harry , reddening . “_[980-sir] How long have [you]_980-sir known [the prisoner]_{9034-the prisoner} ? ” “_[0-i] Two years , [sir]_980-sir . [I]_0-i made [her]_{9034-the prisoner} acquaintance in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye , [Missouri]_9-missouri . ” “_[980-sir] M ..... m ... m. Mist - er ..... er [Brierly]_393-harry ! Were [you]_980-sir not [a lover of [Miss Hawkins]_700-laura]_{5100-a lover of miss hawkins} ? ” Objected to . “_[980-sir] [I]_0-i submit , [your]_980-sir Honor , that [I]_0-i have the right to establish the relation of [this unwilling witness to [the prisoner]_{9034-the prisoner}]_{5101-this unwilling witness to the prisoner} . ” Admitted . “_[980-sir] Well , [sir]_980-sir , ” said [Harry]_393-harry hesitatingly , “_{[5905-friends]} [we]_5104-we were [friends]_5905-friends . ” “_[980-sir] [You]_980-sir act like [a friend]_{1097-a friend} ! ” ( sarcastically . ) [The jury]_{6624-the jury} were beginning to hate [this neatly dressed young sprig]_{9223-this neatly dressed young sprig} . “_[980-sir] [Mister ...... er .... Brierly]_{5107-mister ...... er .... brierly} ! Did n't [Miss Hawkins]_700-laura refuse [you]_980-sir ? ” [Harry]_393-harry blushed and stammered and looked at [the judge]_{6292-the judge} . “_[700-laura] [You]_980-sir must answer , [sir]_980-sir , ” said [[His]_980-sir Honor]_{9141-his honor} . “_[700-laura] [She]_700-laura -- [she]_700-laura -- didn't accept [me]_0-i . ” “_[980-sir] No . [I]_0-i should think not . [Brierly]_393-harry do [you]_980-sir dare tell [the jury]_{6624-the jury} that [you]_980-sir had not an interest in the removal of [[your]_980-sir rival]_{5110-your rival} , [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} ? ” roared [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} in a voice of thunder . “_[980-sir] Nothing like this , [sir]_980-sir , nothing like this , ” protested [the witness]_{9220-the witness} . “_[980-sir] That 's all , [sir]_980-sir , ” said [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} severely . “_[980-sir] One word , ” said [the District Attorney]_{9131-the district attorney} . “_[980-sir] Had [you]_980-sir the least suspicion of [the prisoner]_{9034-the prisoner} 's intention , up to the moment of the shooting ? ” “_[980-sir] Not the least , ” answered [Harry]_393-harry earnestly . “_[980-sir] Of course not , of course not , ” nodded [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} to [the jury]_{6624-the jury} . [The prosecution]_{9229-the prosecution} then put upon the stand [the other witnesses of the shooting at [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel}]_{9230-the other witnesses of the shooting at the hotel} , and [the clerk]_{6757-the clerk} and [the attending physicians]_{9233-the attending physicians} . The fact of the homicide was clearly established . Nothing new was elicited , except from [the clerk]_{6757-the clerk} , in reply to a question by [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} , the fact that when [the prisoner]_{9034-the prisoner} enquired for [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} [she]_{9034-the prisoner} appeared excited and there was a wild look in [her]_{9034-the prisoner} eyes . The dying deposition of [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} was then produced . It set forth [Laura]_700-laura 's threats , but there was a significant addition to it , which the newspaper report did not have . It seemed that after the deposition was taken as reported , [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} was told for the first time by [[his]_{6205-the colonel} physicians]_{9237-his physicians} that [his]_{6205-the colonel} wounds were mortal . [He]_{6205-the colonel} appeared to be in great mental agony and fear ; and said [he]_{6205-the colonel} had not finished [his]_{6205-the colonel} deposition . [He]_{6205-the colonel} added , with great difficulty and long pauses these words . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i -- have -- not -- told -- all . [I]_0-i must tell -- put -- it -- down -- [I]_0-i -- wronged -- [her]_5114-her . Years -- ago -- [I]_0-i -- can't see -- O -- God -- [I]_0-i -- deserved---- ” That was all . [He]_{6205-the colonel} fainted and did not revive again . [The Washington railway conductor]_{9238-the washington railway conductor} testified that [the prisoner]_{9034-the prisoner} had asked [him]_{6205-the colonel} if [a gentleman]_{2828-a gentleman} and [[his]_{2828-a gentleman} family]_{5948-his family} went out on [the evening train]_{9242-the evening train} , describing [the persons [he]_{6205-the colonel} had since learned]_{9243-the persons he had since learned} were [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} and [family]_3405-family . [Susan Cullum]_737-susan , [colored servant at [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} 's]_{9245-colored servant at senator dilworthy 's} , was sworn . Knew [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} . Had seen [him]_{391-col . selby} come to [the house]_{878-the house} often , and be alone in [the parlor]_{6243-the parlor} with [Miss Hawkins]_700-laura . [He]_{391-col . selby} came the day but one before [he]_{391-col . selby} was shot . [She]_700-laura let [him]_{391-col . selby} in . [He]_{391-col . selby} appeared flustered like . [She]_700-laura heard talking in [the parlor]_{6243-the parlor} , ' peared like it was quarrelin ' . Was afeared sumfin ' was wrong : Just put [her]_700-laura ear to -- the -- keyhole of the back parlor - door . Heard [a man]_{795-a man} 's voice , “_{[5115-good god]} [I]_0-i -- can't -- [I]_0-i ca n't , [Good God]_{5115-good god} , ” quite beggin ' like . Heard -- [young Miss]_{9250-young miss} ' voice , “_[0-i] Take [your]_0-i choice , then . If [you]_0-i ' bandon [me]_0-i , [you]_0-i knows what to ' spect . ” Then [he]_{391-col . selby} rushes outen [the house]_{878-the house} , [I]_8678-lord goes in -- and [I]_8678-lord says , “_[8678-lord] [Missis]_738-missis did [you]_738-missis ring ? ” [She]_700-laura was a standin ' like a tiger , [her]_700-laura eyes flashin ' . [I]_0-i come right out . This was the substance of [Susan]_737-susan 's testimony , which was not shaken in the least by severe cross - examination . In reply to [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} 's question , if [the prisoner]_{9034-the prisoner} did not look insane , [Susan]_737-susan said , “_[0-i] [Lord]_8678-lord ; no , [sir]_980-sir , just mad as a hawnet . ” [Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} was sworn . The pistol , identified by [the officer]_{2215-the officer} as the one used in the homicide , was produced [Washington]_{382-washington} admitted that it was [his]_{391-col . selby} . [She]_700-laura had asked [him]_{391-col . selby} for it one morning , saying [she]_700-laura thought [she]_700-laura had heard burglars the night before . Admitted that [he]_{391-col . selby} never had heard burglars in [the house]_{878-the house} . Had anything unusual happened just before that ? Nothing that [he]_{391-col . selby} remembered . Did [he]_{391-col . selby} accompany [her]_700-laura to a reception at [Mrs. Shoonmaker]_{739-mrs. shoonmaker} 's a day or two before ? Yes . What occurred ? Little by little it was dragged out of [the witness]_{9220-the witness} that [Laura]_700-laura had behaved strangely there , appeared to be sick , and [he]_{391-col . selby} had taken [her]_700-laura [home]_5907-home . Upon being pushed [he]_{391-col . selby} admitted that [she]_700-laura had afterwards confessed that [she]_700-laura saw [Selby]_{391-col . selby} [there]_840-there . And [Washington]_700-laura volunteered the statement that [Selby]_{391-col . selby} , was [a black - hearted villain]_{9258-a black - hearted villain} . [The District Attorney]_{9131-the district attorney} said , with some annoyance ; “_[0-i] There -- there ! That will do . ” [The defence]_{9260-the defence} declined to examine [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} at present . The case for [the prosecution]_{9229-the prosecution} was closed . Of the murder there could not be the least doubt , or that [the prisoner]_{9034-the prisoner} followed [the deceased]_{828-the deceased} to [New York]_{88-new york} with a murderous intent . On the evidence [the jury]_{6624-the jury} must convict , and might do so without leaving [their]_{6624-the jury} seats . This was the condition of the case two days after [the jury]_{6624-the jury} had been selected . A week had passed since the trial opened ; and a Sunday had intervened . [The public who read the reports of the evidence]_{9266-the public who read the reports of the evidence} saw no chance for [the prisoner]_{9034-the prisoner} 's escape . [The crowd of spectators who had watched the trial]_{9268-the crowd of spectators who had watched the trial} were moved with the most profound sympathy for [Laura]_700-laura . [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} opened the case for [the defence]_{9260-the defence} . [His]_{714-mr. braham} manner was subdued , and [he]_{714-mr. braham} spoke in so low a voice that it was only by reason of perfect silence in [the court room]_{9044-the court room} that [he]_{714-mr. braham} could be heard . [He]_{714-mr. braham} spoke very distinctly , however , and if [his]_{714-mr. braham} nationality could be discovered in [his]_{714-mr. braham} speech it was only in a certain richness and breadth of tone . [He]_{714-mr. braham} began by saying that [he]_{714-mr. braham} trembled at the responsibility [he]_{714-mr. braham} had undertaken ; and [he]_{714-mr. braham} should altogether despair , if [he]_{714-mr. braham} did not see before [him]_{714-mr. braham} a jury of [twelve men of rare intelligence , whose acute minds would unravel all the sophistries of the prosecution]_{9271-twelve men of rare intelligence , whose acute minds would unravel all the sophistries of the prosecution} , [men with a sense of honor]_{9272-men with a sense of honor} , which would revolt at the remorseless persecution of [this hunted woman]_{9273-this hunted woman} by [the state]_{1194-the state} , [men with hearts]_{9275-men with hearts} to feel for the wrongs of which [she]_{9273-this hunted woman} was [the victim]_{9276-the victim} . Far be it from [him]_{714-mr. braham} to cast any suspicion upon the motives of [the able , eloquent and ingenious lawyers of [the state]_{1194-the state}]_{9277-the able , eloquent and ingenious lawyers of the state} ; [they]_{9277-the able , eloquent and ingenious lawyers of the state} act officially ; [their]_{9277-the able , eloquent and ingenious lawyers of the state} business is to convict . It is [our]_9279-our business , [gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} , to see that justice is done . “_[740-bear] It is [my]_0-i duty , [gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} , to unfold to [you]_{1585-gentlemen} one of the most affecting dramas in all the history of misfortune . [I]_0-i shall have to show [you]_{1585-gentlemen} a life , the sport of fate and circumstances , hurried along through shifting storm and sun , bright with trusting innocence and anon black with heartless villainy , a career which moves on in love and desertion and anguish , always hovered over by the dark spectre of INSANITY -- an insanity hereditary and induced by mental torture,--until it ends , if end it must in [your]_{1585-gentlemen} verdict , by one of those fearful accidents , which are inscrutable to [men]_814-men and of which [God]_378-god alone knows the secret . “ [Gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} , [I]_{1585-gentlemen} shall ask [you]_{1585-gentlemen} to go with [me]_{1585-gentlemen} away from [this court room]_{9282-this court room} and [its minions of the law]_{9283-its minions of the law} , away from the scene of this tragedy , to a distant , [I]_{1585-gentlemen} wish [I]_{1585-gentlemen} could say a happier day . The story [I]_{1585-gentlemen} have to tell is of [a lovely little girl , with sunny hair and laughing eyes]_{9284-a lovely little girl , with sunny hair and laughing eyes} , traveling with [[her]_{9284-a lovely little girl , with sunny hair and laughing eyes} parents]_{6138-her parents} , evidently [people of wealth and refinement]_{9286-people of wealth and refinement} , upon [a [Mississippi]_{26-the mississippi} steamboat]_{1896-a mississippi steamboat} . There is an explosion , one of those terrible catastrophes which leave the imprint of an unsettled mind upon [the survivors]_{9288-the survivors} . Hundreds of mangled remains are sent into eternity . When the wreck is cleared away [this sweet little girl]_{9289-this sweet little girl} is found among [the panic stricken survivors in the midst of a scene of horror enough to turn the steadiest brain]_{9290-the panic stricken survivors in the midst of a scene of horror enough to turn the steadiest brain} . [[Her]_{9284-a lovely little girl , with sunny hair and laughing eyes} parents]_{6138-her parents} have disappeared . Search even for [their]_{6138-her parents} bodies is in vain . [The bewildered , stricken child]_{9292-the bewildered , stricken child} -- who can say what changes the fearful event wrought in [her]_{9284-a lovely little girl , with sunny hair and laughing eyes} tender brain -- clings to [the first person who shows [her]_{9284-a lovely little girl , with sunny hair and laughing eyes} sympathy]_{9293-the first person who shows her sympathy} . It is [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} , [this good lady who is still [[her]_{9284-a lovely little girl , with sunny hair and laughing eyes} loving friend]_{9295-her loving friend}]_{9294-this good lady who is still her loving friend} . [Laura]_700-laura is adopted into [the Hawkins family]_{6168-the hawkins family} . Perhaps [she]_700-laura forgets in time that [she]_700-laura is not [[their]_{6168-the hawkins family} child]_{9297-their child} . [She]_700-laura is [an orphan]_{9298-an orphan} . No , [gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} , [I]_{1585-gentlemen} will not deceive [you]_{1585-gentlemen} , [she]_700-laura is not [an orphan]_{9298-an orphan} . Worse than that . There comes another day of agony . [She]_700-laura knows that [[her]_700-laura father]_{1365-her father} lives . Who is [he]_{1365-her father} , where is [he]_{1365-her father} ? Alas , [I]_{1585-gentlemen} can not tell [you]_{1585-gentlemen} . Through the scenes of this painful history [he]_{1365-her father} flits here and there [a lunatic]_{6352-a lunatic} ! If [he]_{1365-her father} seeks [[his]_{1365-her father} daughter]_{7898-his daughter} , it is the purposeless search of [a lunatic]_{6352-a lunatic} , as [one who wanders bereft of reason]_{9305-one who wanders bereft of reason} , crying where is [[my]_{1585-gentlemen} child]_{5845-my child} ? [Laura]_700-laura seeks [[her]_700-laura father]_{1365-her father} . In vain just as [she]_700-laura is about to find [him]_{1365-her father} , again and again - [he]_{1365-her father} disappears , [he]_{1365-her father} is gone , [he]_{1365-her father} vanishes . “_{[1585-gentlemen]} But this is only the prologue to the tragedy . [Bear]_740-bear with [me]_0-i while [I]_0-i relate it . ( [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} takes out a handkerchief , unfolds it slowly ; crashes it in [his]_{714-mr. braham} nervous hand , and throws it on the table ) . [Laura]_700-laura grew up in [[her]_700-laura humble southern home]_{5120-her humble southern home} , a beautiful creature , the joy of [the house]_{878-the house} , the pride of [the neighborhood]_{6185-the neighborhood} , the loveliest flower in all [the sunny south]_{5123-the sunny south} . [She]_700-laura might yet have been happy ; [she]_700-laura was happy . But [the destroyer]_{5124-the destroyer} came into [this paradise]_{5125-this paradise} . [He]_{5124-the destroyer} plucked the sweetest bud that grew there , and having enjoyed its odor , trampled it in the mire beneath [his]_{5124-the destroyer} feet . [George Selby]_{391-col . selby} , [the deceased]_{828-the deceased} , [a handsome , accomplished Confederate Colonel]_{5127-a handsome , accomplished confederate colonel} , was [this human fiend]_{5128-this human fiend} . [He]_{391-col . selby} deceived [her]_700-laura with a mock marriage ; after some months [he]_{391-col . selby} brutally abandoned [her]_700-laura , and spurned [her]_700-laura as if [she]_700-laura were a contemptible thing ; all the time [he]_{391-col . selby} had [a wife in [New Orleans]_{11-new orleans}]_{5129-a wife in new orleans} . [Laura]_700-laura was crushed . For weeks , as [I]_0-i shall show [you]_5130-you by the testimony of [[her]_700-laura adopted mother]_{5131-her adopted mother} and [brother]_8540-brother , [she]_700-laura hovered over death in delirium . [Gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} , did [she]_700-laura ever emerge from this delirium ? [I]_0-i shall show [you]_5130-you that when [she]_700-laura recovered [her]_700-laura health , [her]_700-laura mind was changed , [she]_700-laura was not what [she]_700-laura had been . [You]_5130-you can judge [yourselves]_5130-you whether the tottering reason ever recovered [its]_5134-its throne . “ Years pass . [She]_700-laura is in [Washington]_{382-washington} , apparently [the happy favorite of [a brilliant society]_{9309-a brilliant society}]_{9308-the happy favorite of a brilliant society} . [[Her]_700-laura family]_{2201-her family} have become enormously rich by one of those sudden turns in fortune that [the inhabitants of [America]_61-america]_{9311-the inhabitants of america} are familiar with -- the discovery of immense mineral wealth in [some wild lands]_{9312-some wild lands} owned by [them]_{9311-the inhabitants of america} . [She]_700-laura is engaged in a vast philanthropic scheme for the benefit of [the poor]_{6945-the poor} , by the use of this wealth . But , alas , even here and now , the same relentless fate pursued [her]_700-laura . [The villain]_{9314-the villain} [Selby]_{391-col . selby} appears again upon the scene , as if on purpose to complete the ruin of [her]_700-laura life . [He]_{391-col . selby} appeared to taunt [her]_700-laura with [her]_700-laura dishonor , [he]_{391-col . selby} threatened exposure if [she]_700-laura did not become again [the mistress of [his]_{391-col . selby} passion]_{9315-the mistress of his passion} . [Gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} , do [you]_{1585-gentlemen} wonder if [this woman]_{3719-this woman} , thus pursued , lost [her]_{3719-this woman} reason , was beside [herself]_{3719-this woman} with fear , and that [her]_{3719-this woman} wrongs preyed upon [her]_{3719-this woman} mind until [she]_{3719-this woman} was no longer responsible for [her]_{3719-this woman} acts ? [I]_{365-mrs. hawkins} turn away [my]_{365-mrs. hawkins} head as one who would not willingly look even upon the just vengeance of [Heaven]_580-heaven . ( [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} paused as if overcome by [his]_{714-mr. braham} emotions . [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} and [Washington]_700-laura were in tears , as were [many of [the spectators]_{1950-the spectators}]_{9318-many of the spectators} also . [The jury]_{6624-the jury} looked scared . ) “_{[365-mrs. hawkins]} [Gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} , in this condition of affairs it needed but a spark -- [I]_0-i do not say a suggestion , [I]_0-i do not say a hint -- from [this butterfly Brierly]_{741-this butterfly brierly} ; [this rejected rival]_{5136-this rejected rival} , to cause the explosion . [I]_0-i make no charges , but if [this woman]_{3719-this woman} was in [her]_{3719-this woman} right mind when [she]_{3719-this woman} fled from [Washington]_{382-washington} and reached [this city]_{1742-this city} in company -- with [Brierly]_{741-this butterfly brierly} , then [I]_0-i do not know what insanity is . ” When [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} sat down , [he]_{714-mr. braham} felt that [he]_{714-mr. braham} had [the jury]_{6624-the jury} with [him]_{714-mr. braham} . A burst of applause followed , which [the officer]_{2215-the officer} promptly , suppressed . [Laura]_700-laura , with tears in [her]_700-laura eyes , turned a grateful look upon [her]_700-laura counsel . [All the women among the spectators]_{9323-all the women among the spectators} saw the tears and wept also . [They]_{9323-all the women among the spectators} thought as [they]_{9323-all the women among the spectators} also looked at [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} , how handsome [he]_{714-mr. braham} is ! [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} took the stand . [She]_700-laura was somewhat confused to be [the target of so many , eyes]_{9324-the target of so many , eyes} , but [her]_700-laura honest and good face at once told in [Laura]_700-laura 's favor . “_{[365-mrs. hawkins]} [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} , ” said [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} , “_{[365-mrs. hawkins]} will [you]_{365-mrs. hawkins} ' be kind enough to state the circumstances of [your]_{365-mrs. hawkins} finding [Laura]_700-laura ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i object , ” said [Mr. McFlinn]_{734-mr. mcflinn} ; rising to [his]_0-i feet . “_[0-i] This has nothing whatever to do with the case , [[your]_{365-mrs. hawkins} honor]_{5139-your honor} . [I]_0-i am surprised at it , even after the extraordinary speech of [[my]_0-i learned friend]_{5140-my learned friend} . ” “_{[365-mrs. hawkins]} How do [you]_{365-mrs. hawkins} propose to connect it , [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} ? ” asked [the judge]_{6292-the judge} . “_{[1217-the court]} If it please [the court]_{1217-the court} , ” said [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} , rising impressively , “_{[365-mrs. hawkins]} [your]_{365-mrs. hawkins} Honor has permitted [the prosecution]_{9229-the prosecution} , and [I]_0-i have submitted without a word , to go into the most extraordinary testimony to establish a motive . Are [we]_5143-we to be shut out from showing that the motive attributed to [us]_5143-we could not by reason of certain mental conditions exist ? [I]_0-i purpose , may , it please [your]_{365-mrs. hawkins} Honor , to show the cause and the origin of an aberration of mind , to follow it up , with other like evidence , connecting it with the very moment of the homicide , showing a condition of the intellect , of [the prisoner]_{9034-the prisoner} that precludes responsibility . ” “_{[365-mrs. hawkins]} [The State]_{336-the state} must insist upon [its]_{336-the state} objections , ” said [the District Attorney]_{9131-the district attorney} . “_{[1217-the court]} The purpose evidently is to open the door to a mass of irrelevant testimony , the object of which is to produce an effect upon [the jury [your]_{365-mrs. hawkins} Honor]_{5145-the jury your honor} well understands . ” “_{[1217-the court]} Perhaps , ” suggested [the judge]_{6292-the judge} , “_{[1217-the court]} [the court]_{1217-the court} ought to hear the testimony , and exclude it afterwards , if it is irrelevant . ” “_{[1217-the court]} Will [[your]_{365-mrs. hawkins} honor]_{5139-your honor} hear argument on that ! ” “_{[1217-the court]} Certainly . ” And argument [[his]_{714-mr. braham} honor]_{9141-his honor} did hear , or pretend to , for two whole days , from [all the counsel]_{9329-all the counsel} in turn , in the course of which [the lawyers]_{8958-the lawyers} read contradictory decisions enough to perfectly establish both sides , from volume after volume , whole libraries in fact , until [no mortal man]_{9331-no mortal man} could say what the rules were . The question of insanity in all its legal aspects was of course drawn into the discussion , and its application affirmed and denied . The case was felt to turn upon the admission or rejection of this evidence . It was a sort of test trial of strength between [the lawyers]_{8958-the lawyers} . At the end [the judge]_{6292-the judge} decided to admit the testimony , as [the judge]_{6292-the judge} usually does in such cases , after a sufficient waste of time in what are called arguments . [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} was allowed to go on . CHAPTER LVI . [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} slowly and conscientiously , as if every detail of [her]_{365-mrs. hawkins} family history was important , told the story of the steamboat explosion , of the finding and adoption of [Laura]_700-laura . [Silas]_370-si , that is [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} , and [she]_{365-mrs. hawkins} always loved [Laura]_700-laura , as if [she]_700-laura had been [[their]_{8958-the lawyers} own child]_{9335-their own child} . [She]_{365-mrs. hawkins} then narrated the circumstances of [Laura]_700-laura 's supposed marriage , [her]_700-laura abandonment and long illness , in a manner that touched all hearts . [Laura]_700-laura had been [a different woman]_{9336-a different woman} since then . Cross - examined . At the time of first finding [Laura]_700-laura on [the steamboat]_{5831-the steamboat} , did [she]_{365-mrs. hawkins} notice that [Laura]_700-laura 's mind was at all deranged ? [She]_{365-mrs. hawkins} could n't say that [she]_{365-mrs. hawkins} did . After the recovery of [Laura]_700-laura from [her]_700-laura long illness , did [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} think there were any signs of insanity about [her]_700-laura ? [Witness]_9209-witness confessed that [she]_9209-witness did not think of it then . Re - Direct examination . “_[5148-she] But [she]_5148-she was different after that ? ” “_[5148-she] O , yes , [sir]_980-sir . ” [Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} corroborated [[his]_{382-washington} mother]_{5882-his mother} 's testimony as to [Laura]_700-laura 's connection with [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} . [He]_{391-col . selby} was at [Harding]_158-harding during the time of [her]_700-laura living there with [him]_{391-col . selby} . After [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} 's desertion [she]_700-laura was almost dead , never appeared to know anything rightly for weeks . [He]_{391-col . selby} added that [he]_{391-col . selby} never saw [such a scoundrel]_{9340-such a scoundrel} as [Selby]_{391-col . selby} . ( Checked by [District attorney]_{9139-district attorney} . ) Had [he]_{391-col . selby} noticed any change in [Laura]_700-laura after [her]_700-laura illness ? Oh , yes . Whenever , any allusion was made that might recall [Selby]_{391-col . selby} to mind , [she]_5151-she looked awful -- as if [she]_5151-she could kill [him]_{391-col . selby} . “_[5148-she] [You]_5150-you mean , ” said [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} , “_[5148-she] that there was an unnatural , insane gleam in [her]_5151-she eyes ? ” “_[5148-she] Yes , certainly , ” said [Washington]_700-laura in confusion . All this was objected to by [the district attorney]_{9131-the district attorney} , but it was got before [the jury]_{6624-the jury} , and [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} did not care how much it was ruled out after that . [Beriah Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} was [the next witness]_{9344-the next witness} called . [The Colonel]_{406-the colonel} made [his]_{406-the colonel} way to the stand with majestic , yet bland deliberation . Having taken the oath and kissed the Bible with a smack intended to show [his]_{406-the colonel} great respect for that book , [he]_{406-the colonel} bowed to [his]_{406-the colonel} Honor with dignity , to [the jury]_{6624-the jury} with familiarity , and then turned to [the lawyers]_{8958-the lawyers} and stood in an attitude of superior attention . “_{[547-mr. sellers]} [Mr. Sellers]_{547-mr. sellers} , [I]_0-i believe ? ” began [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} . “_{[375-col . sellers]} [Beriah Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} , [Missouri]_9-missouri , ” was the courteous acknowledgment that [the lawyer]_{9347-the lawyer} was correct . “_{[5153-a friend of the family]} [Mr. Sellers]_{547-mr. sellers} ; [you]_{547-mr. sellers} know [the parties here]_{5152-the parties here} , [you]_{547-mr. sellers} are [a friend of [the family]_{5795-the family}]_{5153-a friend of the family} ? ” “_{[547-mr. sellers]} Know [them]_{5152-the parties here} all , from infancy , [sir]_980-sir . It was [me]_0-i , [sir]_980-sir , that induced [Silas Hawkins]_374-si , [Judge Hawkins]_{412-judge hawkins} , to come to [Missouri]_9-missouri , and make [his]_374-si fortune . It was by [my]_0-i advice and in company with [me]_0-i , [sir]_980-sir , that [he]_374-si went into the operation of-- ” “_{[5158-a major lackland]} Yes , yes . [Mr. Sellers]_{547-mr. sellers} , did [you]_{547-mr. sellers} know [a Major [Lackland]_{444-major lackland}]_{5158-a major lackland} ? ” “_[0-i] Knew [him]_{444-major lackland} , well , [sir]_980-sir , knew [him]_{444-major lackland} and honored [him]_{444-major lackland} , [sir]_980-sir . [He]_{444-major lackland} was [one of the most remarkable men of [[our]_5162-our country]_{6803-our country}]_{5161-one of the most remarkable men of our country} , [sir]_980-sir . [A member of congress]_{7659-a member of congress} . [He]_{444-major lackland} was often at [[my]_0-i mansion]_{5166-my mansion} [sir]_980-sir , for weeks . [He]_{444-major lackland} used to say to [me]_0-i , ' [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} , if [you]_{375-col . sellers} would go into politics , if [I]_0-i had [you]_{375-col . sellers} for [a colleague]_{5168-a colleague} , [we]_5162-our should show [Calhoun]_742-calhoun and [Webster]_743-webster that [the brain of [the country]_{797-the country}]_{5169-the brain of the country} did n't lie [east of [the Alleganies]_{337-the alleganies}]_{5171-east of the alleganies} . But [I]_0-i said-- ” “_{[1066-colonel]} Yes , yes . [I]_0-i believe [Major Lackland]_{444-major lackland} is not living , [Colonel]_1066-colonel ? ” There was an almost imperceptible sense of pleasure betrayed in [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} 's face at this prompt acknowledgment of [his]_{6205-the colonel} title . “_[0-i] Bless [you]_1066-colonel , [no]_5173-no . Died years ago , a miserable death , [sir]_980-sir , [a ruined man]_{5175-a ruined man} , [a poor sot]_{5176-a poor sot} . [He]_{444-major lackland} was suspected of selling [his]_{444-major lackland} vote in Congress , and probably [he]_{444-major lackland} did ; the disgrace killed [him]_{444-major lackland} , [he]_{444-major lackland} was [an outcast]_{8388-an outcast} , [sir]_980-sir , loathed by [himself]_{444-major lackland} and by [[his]_{444-major lackland} constituents]_{4943-his constituents} . And [I]_0-i think , [sir”---- The Judge]_{9349-sir”---- the judge} . “_{[9055-the counsel]} [You]_1066-colonel will confine [yourself]_1066-colonel , [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} to the questions of [the counsel]_{9055-the counsel} . ” “_{[1066-colonel]} Of course , [your]_1066-colonel honor . This , ” continued [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} in confidential explanation , “_[0-i] was twenty years ago . [I]_0-i should n't have thought of referring to such a trifling circumstance now . If [I]_0-i remember rightly , [sir”--]_{9351-sir”--} A bundle of letters was here handed to [the witness]_{9220-the witness} . “_{[1066-colonel]} Do [you]_1066-colonel recognize , that hand - writing ? ” “_{[1066-colonel]} As if it was [my]_0-i own , [sir]_980-sir . It 's [Major Lackland]_{444-major lackland} 's . [I]_0-i was knowing to these letters when [Judge Hawkins]_{412-judge hawkins} received them . [ [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} 's memory was a little at fault here . [Mr. Hawkins]_{382-washington} had never gone into details with [him]_{6205-the colonel} on this subject . ] [He]_{382-washington} used to show them to [me]_0-i , and say , ' [Col]_{375-col . sellers} , [Sellers]_6570-sellers [you]_6570-sellers 've a mind to untangle this sort of thing . ' [Lord]_5184-lord , how everything comes back to [me]_0-i . [Laura]_700-laura was a little thing then . ' [The Judge]_{6292-the judge} and [I]_0-i were just laying [our]_5186-our plans to buy [the Pilot Knob]_{5187-the pilot knob} , and-- ” “_{[5139-your honor]} [Colonel]_1066-colonel , one moment . [Your]_1066-colonel Honor , [we]_5186-our put these letters in evidence . ” The letters were a portion of the correspondence of [Major Lackland]_{444-major lackland} with [Silas Hawkins]_374-si ; parts of them were missing and important letters were referred to that were not here . [They]_9353-they related , as [the reader]_{1460-the reader} knows , to [[Laura]_700-laura 's father]_{9355-laura 's father} . [Lackland]_{444-major lackland} had come upon the track of [a man who was searching for [a lost child]_{1456-a lost child} in a [Mississippi]_{26-the mississippi} steamboat]_{9356-a man who was searching for a lost child in a mississippi steamboat} explosion years before . [The man]_{5861-the man} was lame in one leg , and appeared to be flitting from place to place . It seemed that [Major Lackland]_{444-major lackland} got so close track of [him]_{5861-the man} that [he]_{444-major lackland} was able to describe [his]_{444-major lackland} personal appearance and learn [his]_{444-major lackland} name . But the letter containing these particulars was lost . Once [he]_{444-major lackland} heard of [him]_{444-major lackland} at [a hotel in [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{9359-a hotel in washington} ; but [the man]_{5861-the man} departed , leaving an empty trunk , the day before [the major]_{9361-the major} went [there]_840-there . There was something very mysterious in all [his]_{444-major lackland} movements . [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} , continuing [his]_{375-col . sellers} testimony , said that [he]_{375-col . sellers} saw this lost letter , but could not now recall the name . Search for [the supposed father]_{9363-the supposed father} had been continued by [Lackland]_{444-major lackland} , [Hawkins]_700-laura and [himself]_{375-col . sellers} for several years , but [Laura]_700-laura was not informed of it till after the death of [Hawkins]_700-laura , for fear of raising false hopes in [her]_700-laura mind . Here [the District Attorney]_{9131-the district attorney} arose and said , “_[0-i] [[Your]_5189-your Honor]_{5139-your honor} , [I]_0-i must positively object to letting [the witness]_{9220-the witness} wander off into all these irrelevant details . ” [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} . “_[5199-you] [I]_0-i submit [your]_5189-your honor , that [we]_5192-we can not be interrupted in this manner . [We]_5192-we have suffered [the state]_{1194-the state} to have full swing . Now here is [a witness]_{4465-a witness} , who has known [the prisoner]_{9034-the prisoner} from infancy , and is competent to testify upon the one point vital to [her]_{9034-the prisoner} safety . Evidently [he]_{4465-a witness} is [a gentleman of character]_{5196-a gentleman of character} , and [his]_{4465-a witness} knowledge of the case can not be shut out without increasing the aspect of persecution which [the State]_{1194-the state} 's attitude towards [the prisoner]_{9034-the prisoner} already has assumed . ” The wrangle continued , waxing hotter and hotter . [The Colonel]_{406-the colonel} seeing the attention of [the counsel]_{9055-the counsel} and [Court]_9366-court entirely withdrawn from [him]_{406-the colonel} , thought [he]_{406-the colonel} perceived here [his]_{406-the colonel} opportunity , turning and beaming upon [the jury]_{6624-the jury} , [he]_{406-the colonel} began simply to talk , but as the grandeur of [his]_{406-the colonel} position grew upon [him]_{406-the colonel} -- [his]_{406-the colonel} talk broadened unconsciously into an oratorical vein . “_[5215-you] [You]_5199-you see how [she]_{9034-the prisoner} was situated , [gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} ; [poor child]_{1105-poor child} , it might have broken [her]_{9034-the prisoner} heart to let [her]_{9034-the prisoner} mind get to running on such a thing as that . [You]_5199-you see , from what [we]_5202-we could make out [[her]_{9034-the prisoner} father]_{1365-her father} was lame in the left leg and had a deep scar on [his]_{1365-her father} left forehead . And so ever since the day [she]_{9034-the prisoner} found out [she]_{9034-the prisoner} had [another father]_{5204-another father} , [she]_{9034-the prisoner} never could run across [a lame stranger]_{5205-a lame stranger} without being taken all over with a shiver , and almost fainting where [she]_{9034-the prisoner} stood . And the next minute [she]_{9034-the prisoner} would go right after [that man]_{5852-that man} . Once [she]_{9034-the prisoner} stumbled on [a stranger with a game leg]_{5207-a stranger with a game leg} ; and [she]_{9034-the prisoner} was the most grateful thing in [this world]_{856-this world} -- but it was the wrong leg , and it was days and days before [she]_{9034-the prisoner} could leave [her]_{9034-the prisoner} bed . Once [she]_{9034-the prisoner} found [a man with a scar on [his]_{5852-that man} forehead]_{5209-a man with a scar on his forehead} and [she]_{9034-the prisoner} was just going to throw [herself]_{9034-the prisoner} into [his]_{5852-that man} arms , but [he]_{5852-that man} stepped out just then , and there was n't anything the matter with [his]_{5852-that man} legs . Time and time again , [gentlemen of the jury]_{5210-gentlemen of the jury} , has [this poor suffering orphan]_{5211-this poor suffering orphan} flung [herself]_{5211-this poor suffering orphan} on [her]_{5211-this poor suffering orphan} knees with all [her]_{5211-this poor suffering orphan} heart 's gratitude in [her]_{5211-this poor suffering orphan} eyes before [some scarred and crippled veteran]_{5212-some scarred and crippled veteran} , but always , always to be disappointed , always to be plunged into new despair -- if [his]_{5852-that man} legs were right [his]_{5852-that man} scar was wrong , if [his]_{5852-that man} scar was right [his]_{5852-that man} legs were wrong . Never could find [a man that would fill the bill]_{5213-a man that would fill the bill} . [Gentlemen of the jury]_{5210-gentlemen of the jury} ; [you]_5215-you have hearts , [you]_5215-you have feelings , [you]_5215-you have warm human sympathies ; [you]_5215-you can feel for [this poor suffering child]_{5216-this poor suffering child} . [Gentlemen of the jury]_{5210-gentlemen of the jury} , if [I]_0-i had time , if [I]_0-i had the opportunity , if [I]_0-i might be permitted to go on and tell [you]_5215-you [the thousands and thousands and thousands of mutilated strangers]_{5218-the thousands and thousands and thousands of mutilated strangers} [this poor girl]_{5219-this poor girl} has started out of cover , and hunted from [city]_5220-city to [city]_5220-city , from [state to state]_{5222-state to state} , from [continent to continent]_{5223-continent to continent} , till [she]_{5219-this poor girl} has run [them]_5224-them down and found [they]_5224-them wan't [the ones]_{5225-the ones} ; [I]_0-i know [your]_5215-you hearts-- ” By this time [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} had become so warmed up , that [his]_{6205-the colonel} voice , had reached a pitch above that of [the contending counsel]_{9369-the contending counsel} ; [the lawyers]_{8958-the lawyers} suddenly stopped , and [they]_{8958-the lawyers} and [the Judge]_{6292-the judge} turned towards [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} and remained for several seconds too surprised at this novel exhibition to speak . In this interval of silence , an appreciation of the situation gradually stole over [the audience]_{6619-the audience} , and an explosion of laughter followed , in which even [the Court]_{1217-the court} and the bar could hardly keep from joining . [Sheriff]_9375-sheriff . “_{[9220-the witness]} Order in [the Court]_{1217-the court} . ” [The Judge]_{6292-the judge} . “_{[9220-the witness]} [The witness]_{9220-the witness} will confine [his]_{9220-the witness} remarks to answers to questions . ” [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} turned courteously to [the Judge]_{6292-the judge} and said , “_[980-sir] Certainly , [your]_5215-you Honor -- certainly . [I]_0-i am not well acquainted with the forms of procedure in [the courts of [New York]_{88-new york}]_{5228-the courts of new york} , but in [the West]_{91-the west} , [sir]_980-sir , in [the West--]_{338-the west--} ” [The Judge]_{6292-the judge} . “_[5215-you] There , there , that will do , that will do ! ” “_[980-sir] [You]_5215-you see , [[your]_5215-you Honor]_{5139-your honor} , there were no questions asked [me]_0-i , and [I]_0-i thought [I]_0-i would take advantage of the lull in the proceedings to explain to [the jury]_{6624-the jury} a very significant train of-- ” [The Judge]_{6292-the judge} . “_{[714-mr. braham]} That will DO [sir]_980-sir ! Proceed [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} . ” “_{[375-col . sellers]} [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} , have [you]_{375-col . sellers} any reason to suppose that [this man]_{1132-this man} is still living ? ” “_{[375-col . sellers]} Every reason , [sir]_980-sir , every reason . “ State why ”_{[745-question]} “ [I]_745-question have never heard of [his]_{1132-this man} death , [sir]_980-sir . It has never come to [my]_745-question knowledge . In fact , [sir]_980-sir , as [I]_745-question once said to [Governor--]_{744-governor--} ”_{[745-question]} “ Will [you]_{375-col . sellers} state to [the jury]_{6624-the jury} what has been the effect of the knowledge of this wandering and evidently unsettled being , supposed to be [[her]_9384-her father]_{1365-her father} , upon the mind of [Miss Hawkins]_700-laura for so many years ! ”_{[745-question]} [Question]_745-question objected to . Question ruled out . Cross - examined . “ [Major Sellers]_{746-major sellers} , what is [your]_{746-major sellers} occupation ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} looked about [him]_{6205-the colonel} loftily , as if casting in [his]_{6205-the colonel} mind what would be the proper occupation of [a person of such multifarious interests]_{5236-a person of such multifarious interests} and then said with dignity : “ [A gentleman]_{2828-a gentleman} , [sir]_980-sir . [[My]_{6205-the colonel} father]_{8061-my father} used to always say , sir”--_{[6205-the colonel]} “ [Capt . Sellers]_{747-capt . sellers} , did [you]_{746-major sellers} ever see [this man]_{1132-this man} , [this supposed father]_{9390-this supposed father} ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ No , [Sir]_980-sir . But upon one occasion , [old Senator Thompson]_{748-old senator thompson} said to [me]_{6205-the colonel} , its [my]_{6205-the colonel} opinion , Colonel Sellers”--_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Did [you]_{746-major sellers} ever see [any body who had seen [him]_{1132-this man}]_{9392-any body who had seen him} ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ No , [sir]_980-sir : It was reported around at one time , that”--_{[6205-the colonel]} “ That is all . ”_{[714-mr. braham]} [The defense]_{5237-the defense} then spent a day in the examination of [medical experts in insanity who testified , on the evidence heard , that sufficient causes had occurred to produce an insane mind in [the prisoner]_{9034-the prisoner}]_{5238-medical experts in insanity who testified , on the evidence heard , that sufficient causes had occurred to produce an insane mind in the prisoner} . Numerous cases were cited to sustain this opinion . There was such a thing as momentary insanity , in which [the person]_{7664-the person} , otherwise rational to all appearances , was for the time actually bereft of reason , and not responsible for [his]_{7664-the person} acts . The causes of this momentary possession could often be found in [the person]_{7664-the person} 's life . [ It afterwards came out that [the chief expert for the defense]_{5242-the chief expert for the defense} , was paid a thousand dollars for looking into the case . ] [The prosecution]_{9229-the prosecution} consumed another day in the examination of [experts]_5244-experts refuting the notion of insanity . These causes might have produced insanity , but there was no evidence that [they]_5245-they have produced it in this case , or that [the prisoner]_{9034-the prisoner} was not at the time of the commission of the crime in full possession of [her]_{9034-the prisoner} ordinary faculties . The trial had now lasted two weeks . It required four days now for [the lawyers]_{8958-the lawyers} to “ sum up . ”_{[391-col . selby]} These arguments of [the counsel]_{9055-the counsel} were very important to [[their]_{8958-the lawyers} friends]_{5249-their friends} , and greatly enhanced [their]_{8958-the lawyers} reputation at the bar but [they]_{8958-the lawyers} have small interest to [us]_5250-us . [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} in [his]_{714-mr. braham} closing speech surpassed [himself]_{714-mr. braham} ; [his]_{714-mr. braham} effort is still remembered as the greatest in the criminal annals of [New York]_{88-new york} . [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} re - drew for [the jury]_{6624-the jury} the picture of [Laura]_700-laura 's early life ; [he]_{714-mr. braham} dwelt long upon that painful episode of the pretended marriage and the desertion . [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} , [he]_{391-col . selby} said , belonged , [gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} ; to what is called [the “ upper classes]_{9394-the “ upper classes} . ”_{[391-col . selby]} It is the privilege of [the “ upper classes ”]_{9395-the “ upper classes ”[6624-the jury]} to prey upon [the sons and daughters of [the people]_{891-the people}]_{5253-the sons and daughters of the people} . [The Hawkins family]_{6168-the hawkins family} , though allied to [the best blood of [the South]_{271-the south}]_{5256-the best blood of the south} , were at the time in humble circumstances . [He]_{391-col . selby} commented upon [her]_700-laura parentage . Perhaps [[her]_700-laura agonized father]_{5257-her agonized father} , in [his]_{5257-her agonized father} intervals of sanity , was still searching for [[his]_{5257-her agonized father} lost daughter]_{5258-his lost daughter} . Would [he]_{5257-her agonized father} one day hear that [she]_700-laura had died [a felon]_{3373-a felon} 's death ? [Society]_3740-society had pursued [her]_700-laura , fate had pursued [her]_700-laura , and in a moment of delirium [she]_700-laura had turned and defied fate and [society]_3740-society . [He]_{391-col . selby} dwelt upon the admission of base wrong in [Col . Selby]_{391-col . selby} 's dying statement . [He]_{391-col . selby} drew a vivid picture of [the villain]_{9314-the villain} at last overtaken by the vengeance of [Heaven]_580-heaven . Would [the jury]_{6624-the jury} say that this retributive justice , inflicted by [an outraged , and deluded woman]_{5264-an outraged , and deluded woman} , rendered irrational by the most cruel wrongs , was in the nature of a foul , premeditated murder ? “ [Gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} ; it is enough for [me]_{9131-the district attorney} to look upon the life of [this most beautiful and accomplished of [her]_700-laura sex]_{9397-this most beautiful and accomplished of her sex} , blasted by the heartless villainy of [man]_5996-man , without seeing , at the end of it ; the horrible spectacle of a gibbet . [Gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} , [we]_9400-we are [all human]_{9401-all human} , [we]_9400-we have all sinned , [we]_9400-we all have need of mercy . But [I]_{9131-the district attorney} do not ask mercy of [you]_{1585-gentlemen} who are [the guardians of society]_{9402-the guardians of society} and of the poor waifs , [its sometimes wronged victims]_{9403-its sometimes wronged victims} ; [I]_{9131-the district attorney} ask only that justice which [you]_{1585-gentlemen} and [I]_{9131-the district attorney} shall need in that last , dreadful hour , when death will be robbed of half its terrors if [we]_9400-we can reflect that [we]_9400-we have never wronged [a human being]_{9404-a human being} . [Gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} , the life of [this lovely and once happy girl]_{9406-this lovely and once happy girl} , [this now stricken woman]_{9407-this now stricken woman} , is in [your]_{1585-gentlemen} hands . ”_{[9131-the district attorney]} [The jury]_{6624-the jury} were visibly affected . Half [the court room]_{9044-the court room} was in tears . If a vote of [both spectators]_{5267-both spectators} and [jury]_5268-jury could have been taken then , the verdict would have been , “ let [her]_700-laura go , [she]_700-laura has suffered enough . ”_{[529-mr. dilworthy]} But [the district attorney]_{9131-the district attorney} had the closing argument . Calmly and without malice or excitement [he]_{9131-the district attorney} reviewed the testimony . As the cold facts were unrolled , fear settled upon [the listeners]_{5270-the listeners} . There was no escape from the murder or its premeditation . [Laura]_700-laura 's character as [a lobbyist in [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{5271-a lobbyist in washington} which had been made to appear incidentally in the evidence was also against [her]_700-laura : the whole body of the testimony of [the defense]_{5237-the defense} was shown to be irrelevant , introduced only to excite sympathy , and not giving a color of probability to the absurd supposition of insanity . [The attorney]_{9176-the attorney} then dwelt upon the insecurity of life in [the city]_{796-the city} , and the growing immunity with which [women]_6076-women committed murders . [Mr. McFlinn]_{734-mr. mcflinn} made a very able speech ; convincing the reason without touching the feelings . [The Judge in [his]_{5276-the judge in his charge} charge]_{5276-the judge in his charge} reviewed the testimony with great show of impartiality . [He]_{5276-the judge in his charge} ended by saying that the verdict must be acquittal or murder in the first degree . If [you]_5277-you find that [the prisoner]_{9034-the prisoner} committed a homicide , in possession of [her]_{9034-the prisoner} reason and with premeditation , [your]_5277-you verdict will be accordingly . If [you]_5277-you find [she]_{9034-the prisoner} was not in [her]_{9034-the prisoner} right mind , that [she]_{9034-the prisoner} was [the victim of insanity]_{5279-the victim of insanity} , hereditary or momentary , as it has been explained , [your]_5277-you verdict will take that into account . As [the Judge]_{6292-the judge} finished [his]_{5276-the judge in his charge} charge , [the spectators]_{1950-the spectators} anxiously watched the faces of [the jury]_{6624-the jury} . It was not a remunerative study . In [the court room]_{9044-the court room} the general feeling was in favor of [Laura]_700-laura , but whether this feeling extended to [the jury]_{6624-the jury} , [their]_{6624-the jury} stolid faces did not reveal . [The public]_{7230-the public} outside hoped for a conviction , as it always does ; [it]_{7230-the public} wanted an example ; the newspapers trusted [the jury]_{6624-the jury} would have the courage to do [its]_{6624-the jury} duty . When [Laura]_700-laura was convicted , then [the public]_{7230-the public} would turn around and abuse [the governor]_{6800-the governor} if [he]_{6800-the governor} did not pardon [her]_700-laura . [The jury]_{6624-the jury} went out . [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} preserved [his]_{714-mr. braham} serene confidence , but [[Laura]_700-laura 's friends]_{5290-laura 's friends} were dispirited . [Washington]_700-laura and [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} had been obliged to go to [Washington]_{382-washington} , and [they]_{6624-the jury} had departed under the unspoken fear the verdict would be unfavorable , a disagreement was the best [they]_{6624-the jury} could hope for , and money was needed . The necessity of the passage of the University bill was now imperative . [The Court]_{1217-the court} waited for some time , but [the jury]_{6624-the jury} gave no signs of coming in . [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} said it was extraordinary . [The Court]_{339-the court} then took a recess for a couple of hours . Upon again coming in , word was brought that [the jury]_{6624-the jury} had not yet agreed . But [the jury]_{6624-the jury} had a question . The point upon which [they]_{6624-the jury} wanted instruction was this . [They]_{6624-the jury} wanted to know if [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} was related to [the Hawkins family]_{6168-the hawkins family} . [The court]_{1217-the court} then adjourned till morning . [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} , who was in something of a pet , remarked to [Mr. O'Toole]_{749-mr. o'toole} that [they]_{6624-the jury} must have been deceived -- [that juryman with the broken nose]_{5297-that juryman with the broken nose} could read ! CHAPTER LVII . The momentous day was at hand -- a day that promised to make or mar the fortunes of [Hawkins family]_{5298-hawkins family} for all time . [Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} and [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} were both up early , for neither of [them]_{6624-the jury} could sleep . [Congress]_{5299-congress} was expiring , and was passing bill after bill as if [they]_5300-they were gasps and each likely to be [its]_5300-they last . [The University]_{290-the university} was on file for [its]_{290-the university} third reading this day , and to - morrow [Washington]_{382-washington} would be [a millionaire]_{2485-a millionaire} and [Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} no longer , impecunious but this day , also , or at farthest the next , the jury in [Laura]_700-laura 's Case would come to a decision of some kind or other -- [they]_{6624-the jury} would find [her]_700-laura guilty , [Washington]_700-laura secretly feared , and then the care and the trouble would all come back again , and these would be wearing months of besieging [judges]_9045-judges for new trials ; on this day , also , the re - election of [Mr. Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} to [the Senate]_{1436-the senate} would take place . So [Washington]_{382-washington} 's mind was in a state of turmoil ; there were more interests at stake than it could handle with serenity . [He]_{529-mr. dilworthy} exulted when [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} thought of [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} millions ; [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} was filled with dread when [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} thought of [Laura]_700-laura . But [Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} was excited and happy . [He]_{529-mr. dilworthy} said : “ Everything is going right , everything 's going perfectly right . Pretty soon the telegrams will begin to rattle in , and then [you]_9408-you 'll see , [[my]_700-laura boy]_{5881-my boy} . Let [the jury]_{6624-the jury} do what [they]_{6624-the jury} please ; what difference is it going to make ? To - morrow [we]_9411-we can send a million to [New York]_{88-new york} and set [the lawyers]_{8958-the lawyers} at work on [the judges]_{9413-the judges} ; bless [your]_9408-you heart [they]_{8958-the lawyers} will go before [judge]_1092-judge after judge and exhort and beseech and pray and shed tears . [They]_{8958-the lawyers} always do ; and [they]_{8958-the lawyers} always win , too . And [they]_{8958-the lawyers} will win this time . [They]_{8958-the lawyers} will get a writ of habeas corpus , and a stay of proceedings , and a supersedeas , and a new trial and a nolle prosequi , and there [you]_9408-you are ! That 's the routine , and it 's no trick at all to [a [New York]_{88-new york} lawyer]_{9415-a new york lawyer} . That 's the regular routine -- everything 's red tape and routine in the law , [you]_9408-you see ; it 's all [Greek]_750-greek to [you]_9408-you , of course , but to [a man who is acquainted with those things it 's mere --]_{9416-a man who is acquainted with those things it 's mere --} [I'll]_9417-i'll explain it to [you]_9408-you sometime . Everything 's going to glide right along easy and comfortable now . [You]_9408-you 'll see , [Washington]_{382-washington} , [you]_9408-you 'll see how it will be . And then , let [me]_700-laura think [..... Dilwortby]_{751-..... dilwortby} will be elected to - day , and by day , after to - morrow night [he]_{751-..... dilwortby} will be in [New York]_{88-new york} ready to put in [his]_{751-..... dilwortby} shovel -- and [you]_9408-you have n't lived in [Washington]_{382-washington} all this time not to know that [the people who walk right by a Senator whose term is up without hardly seeing [him]_{751-..... dilwortby}]_{9418-the people who walk right by a senator whose term is up without hardly seeing him} will be down at [the deepo]_{7077-the deepo} to say ' Welcome back and [God]_378-god bless [you]_9408-you ; [Senator]_7020-senator , [I]_700-laura 'm glad to see [you]_9408-you , [sir]_980-sir ! ' when [he]_{751-..... dilwortby} comes along back re - elected , [you]_9408-you know . Well , [you]_9408-you see , [his]_{751-..... dilwortby} influence was naturally running low when [he]_{751-..... dilwortby} left [here]_5846-here , but now [he]_{751-..... dilwortby} has got a new six - years ' start , and [his]_{751-..... dilwortby} suggestions will simply just weigh a couple of tons a - piece day after tomorrow . [Lord]_9423-lord bless [you]_9408-you [he]_{751-..... dilwortby} could rattle through that habeas corpus and supersedeas and all those things for [Laura]_700-laura all by [himself]_{751-..... dilwortby} if [he]_{751-..... dilwortby} wanted to , when [he]_{751-..... dilwortby} gets back . ”_[700-laura] “ [I]_700-laura had n't thought of that , ”_[700-laura] said [Washington]_700-laura , brightening , “ but it is so . [A newly - elected Senator]_{9424-a newly - elected senator} is a power , [I]_{529-mr. dilworthy} know that . ”_{[529-mr. dilworthy]} “ Yes indeed [he]_{751-..... dilwortby} is.--Why it , is just human nature . Look at [me]_700-laura . When [we]_9425-our first came [here]_5846-here , [I]_700-laura was [Mr. Sellers]_{547-mr. sellers} , and [Major Sellers]_{746-major sellers} , [Captain Sellers]_{752-captain sellers} , but [nobody]_5874-nobody could ever get it right , somehow ; but the minute [our]_9425-our bill went , through [the House]_{878-the house} , [I]_700-laura was [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} every time . And [nobody]_5874-nobody could do enough for [me]_700-laura , and whatever [I]_700-laura said was wonderful , [Sir]_980-sir , it was always wonderful ; [I]_700-laura never seemed to say any flat things at all . It was [Colonel]_{406-the colonel} , wo n't [you]_{406-the colonel} come and dine with [us]_9425-our ; and [Colonel]_{406-the colonel} why do n't [we]_9425-our ever see [you]_{406-the colonel} at [[our]_9425-our house]_{2432-our house} ; and [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} says this ; and [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} says that ; and [we]_9425-our know such - and - such is so - and - so because [[my]_700-laura husband]_{5851-my husband} heard [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} say so . Do n't [you]_{406-the colonel} see ? Well , [the Senate]_{1436-the senate} adjourned and left [our]_9425-our bill high , and dry , and [I]_700-laura 'll be hanged if [I]_700-laura warn't [Old Sellers]_{753-old sellers} from that day , till [our]_9425-our bill passed [the House]_{878-the house} again last week . Now [I]_700-laura 'm [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} again ; and if [I]_700-laura were to eat all the dinners [I]_700-laura am invited to , [I]_700-laura reckon [I]_700-laura 'd wear [my]_700-laura teeth down level with [my]_700-laura gums in a couple of weeks . ”_[700-laura] “ Well [I]_700-laura do wonder what [you]_{6205-the colonel} will be to - morrow ; [Colonel]_1066-colonel , after [the President]_{7643-the president} signs the bill ! ”_[700-laura] “ [General]_7184-general , sir?--General , without a doubt . Yes , [sir]_980-sir , tomorrow it will be [General]_7184-general , let [me]_700-laura congratulate [you]_980-sir , [sir]_980-sir ; [General]_7184-general , [you]_980-sir 've done a great work , [sir;--you've]_{9445-sir;--you've} done a great work for [the niggro]_{9446-the niggro} ; [Gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} allow [me]_700-laura the honor to introduce [[my]_700-laura friend]_{2513-my friend} [General Sellers]_{754-general sellers} , [the humane friend of the niggro]_{9449-the humane friend of the niggro} . Lord bless [me]_700-laura ; [you]_980-sir 'll ' see the newspapers say , [General Sellers]_{754-general sellers} and [servants]_{9450-servants} arrived in [the city]_{796-the city} last night and is stopping at [the Fifth Avenue]_{340-the fifth avenue} ; and [General Sellers]_{754-general sellers} has accepted a reception and banquet by [the Cosmopolitan Club]_{9452-the cosmopolitan club} ; [you]_980-sir 'll see [the General]_{1336-the general} 's opinions quoted , too -- and what [the General]_{1336-the general} has to say about the propriety of a new trial and a habeas corpus for [the unfortunate Miss Hawkins]_700-laura will not be without weight in influential quarters , [I]_700-laura can tell [you]_980-sir . ”_[700-laura] “ And [I]_{714-mr. braham} want to be the first to shake [your]_980-sir faithful old hand and salute [you]_980-sir with [your]_980-sir new honors , and [I]_{714-mr. braham} want to do it now -- [General]_7184-general ! ”_{[714-mr. braham]} said [Washington]_700-laura , suiting the action to the word , and accompanying it with all the meaning that [a cordial grasp and eloquent eyes]_{5304-a cordial grasp and eloquent eyes} could give it . [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} was touched ; [he]_{6205-the colonel} was pleased and proud , too ; [his]_{6205-the colonel} face answered for that . Not very long after breakfast the telegrams began to arrive . The first was from [Braham]_{714-mr. braham} , and ran thus : “ [We]_9456-we feel certain that the verdict will be rendered to - day . Be it good or bad , let [it]_9457-it find [us]_9456-we ready to make the next move instantly , whatever it may be . ”_{[754-general sellers]} “ That 's the right talk , ”_{[754-general sellers]} said [Sellers]_{754-general sellers} . “ [That [Braham]_{714-mr. braham} 's [a wonderful man]_{9459-a wonderful man}]_{9458-that braham 's a wonderful man} . [He]_{714-mr. braham} was [the only man there that really understood [me]_{529-mr. dilworthy}]_{9460-the only man there that really understood me} ; [he]_{714-mr. braham} told [me]_{529-mr. dilworthy} so [himself]_{714-mr. braham} , afterwards . ”_{[529-mr. dilworthy]} The next telegram was from [Mr. Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} : “ [I]_{6205-the colonel} have not only brought over [the Great Invincible]_{9461-the great invincible} , but through [him]_{9461-the great invincible} a dozen more of [the opposition]_{8645-the opposition} . Shall be re - elected to - day by an overwhelming majority . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Good again ! ”_{[6205-the colonel]} said [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} . “ [That man]_{5852-that man} 's talent for organization is something marvelous . [He]_{5852-that man} wanted [me]_{529-mr. dilworthy} to go out there and engineer that thing , but [I]_{529-mr. dilworthy} said , No , [Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} , [I]_{529-mr. dilworthy} must be on hand here,--both on [Laura]_700-laura 's account and the bill's -- but [you]_{529-mr. dilworthy} 've no trifling genius for organization [yourself]_{529-mr. dilworthy} , said [I]_{529-mr. dilworthy} -- and [I]_{529-mr. dilworthy} was right . [You]_{529-mr. dilworthy} go ahead , said [I]_{529-mr. dilworthy} -- [you]_{529-mr. dilworthy} can fix it -- and so [he]_{5852-that man} has . But [I]_{529-mr. dilworthy} claim no credit for that -- if [I]_{529-mr. dilworthy} stiffened up [his]_{5852-that man} back - bone a little , [I]_{529-mr. dilworthy} simply put [him]_{5852-that man} in the way to make [his]_{5852-that man} fight -- didn't undertake it [myself]_{529-mr. dilworthy} . [He]_{5852-that man} has captured [Noble--]_755-noble-- . [I]_{529-mr. dilworthy} consider that a splendid piece of diplomacy -- Splendid , [Sir]_980-sir ! ”_{[529-mr. dilworthy]} By and by came another dispatch from [New York]_{88-new york} : “ Jury still out . [Laura]_700-laura calm and firm as a statue . The report that [the jury]_{6624-the jury} have brought [her]_700-laura in guilty is false and premature . ”_[700-laura] “ Premature ! ”_[5307-he] gasped [Washington]_700-laura , turning white . “ Then [they]_{6624-the jury} all expect that sort of a verdict , when it comes in . ”_[700-laura] And so did [he]_5307-he ; but [he]_5307-he had not had courage enough to put it into words . [He]_5307-he had been preparing [himself]_5307-he for the worst , but after all [his]_5307-he preparation the bare suggestion of the possibility of such a verdict struck [him]_5307-he cold as death . [The friends]_{1686-the friends} grew impatient , now ; the telegrams did not come fast enough : even the lightning could not keep up with [their]_{1686-the friends} anxieties . [They]_{1686-the friends} walked [the floor]_{5309-the floor} talking disjointedly and listening for the door - bell . Telegram after telegram came . Still no result . By and by there was one which contained a single line : “ Court now coming in after brief recess to hear verdict . Jury ready . ”_[700-laura] “ Oh , [I]_700-laura wish [they]_{6624-the jury} would finish ! ”_[700-laura] said [Washington]_700-laura . “ This suspense is killing [me]_700-laura by inches ! ”_[700-laura] Then came another telegram : “ Another hitch somewhere . [Jury]_756-jury want a little more time and further instructions . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Well , well , well , this is trying , ”_{[1686-the friends]} said [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} . And after a pause , “ No dispatch from [Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} for two hours , now . Even a dispatch from [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} would be better than nothing , just to vary this thing . ”_[700-laura] [They]_{1686-the friends} waited twenty minutes . It seemed twenty hours . “ Come ! ”_[700-laura] said [Washington]_700-laura . “ [I]_700-laura ca n't wait for [the telegraph boy]_{4908-the telegraph boy} to come all the way up here . Let 's go down to [Newspaper Row]_{255-newspaper row} -- meet [him]_{4908-the telegraph boy} on the way . ”_[700-laura] While [they]_{1686-the friends} were passing along [the Avenue]_{341-the avenue} , [they]_{1686-the friends} saw [someone]_5311-someone putting up a great display - sheet on the bulletin board of [a newspaper office]_{5312-a newspaper office} , and [an eager crowd of [men]_814-men]_{5313-an eager crowd of men} was collecting abort [the place]_{845-the place} . [Washington]_700-laura and [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} ran to the spot and read this : “ Tremendous Sensation ! Startling news from [[Saint]_757-saint 's Rest]_{9467-saint 's rest} ! On first ballot for [U. S.]_{9468-u. s.} Senator , when voting was about to begin , [Mr. Noble]_724-noble rose in [his]_724-noble place and drew forth a package , walked forward and laid it on [the Speaker]_{826-the speaker} 's desk , saying , ' This contains $ 7,000 in bank bills and was given [me]_700-laura by [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} in [[his]_{478-senator dilworthy} bed]_{9470-his bed} - chamber at midnight last night to buy -- [my]_700-laura vote for [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} -- [I]_700-laura wish [the Speaker]_{826-the speaker} to count the money and retain it to pay the expense of prosecuting [this infamous traitor]_{9472-this infamous traitor} for bribery . [The whole legislature]_{9473-the whole legislature} was stricken speechless with dismay and astonishment . [Noble]_724-noble further said that there were [fifty members present with money in [their]_{9474-fifty members present with money in their pockets , placed there by dilworthy} pockets , placed there by [Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy}]_{9474-fifty members present with money in their pockets , placed there by dilworthy} to buy [their]_{9474-fifty members present with money in their pockets , placed there by dilworthy} votes . Amidst unparalleled excitement the ballot was now taken , and [J. W. Smith]_432-w. elected [U. S. Senator]_{9475-u. s. senator} ; [Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} receiving not one vote ! [Noble]_724-noble promises damaging exposures concerning [Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} and certain measures of [his]_{478-senator dilworthy} now pending in [Congress]_521-congress . “_[700-laura] Good heavens and [earth]_870-earth ! ” exclaimed [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} . “_[700-laura] To [the Capitol]_{7591-the capitol} ! ” said [Washington]_700-laura . “_[700-laura] Fly ! ” And [they]_9477-they did fly . Long before [they]_9477-they got [there]_840-there [the newsboys]_{9479-the newsboys} were running ahead of [them]_9477-they with [Extras]_9480-extras , hot from the press , announcing the astounding news . Arrived in [the gallery of [the Senate]_{1436-the senate}]_{9481-the gallery of the senate} , [the friends]_{1686-the friends} saw a curious spectacle -- [every Senator]_{9484-every senator} held an Extra in [his]_{9484-every senator} hand and looked as interested as if it contained news of the destruction of [the earth]_{5827-the earth} . [Not a single member]_{9486-not a single member} was paying the least attention to the business of the hour . [The Secretary]_{9487-the secretary} , in a loud voice , was just beginning to read the title of a bill : “_{[406-the colonel]} [House - Bill -- No]_{342-house - bill -- no} . 4,231,--An - Act - to - [Found - and - Incorporate]_{343-found - and - incorporate} - [the Knobs - Industrial - University]_{5319-the knobs - industrial - university} ! --Read - first - and - second - time - considered - in - committee - of - the - whole - ordered - engrossed and - passed - to - third - reading - and - final passage ! ” The President--“Third_{[406-the colonel]} reading of the bill ! ” [The two friends]_{6792-the two friends} shook in [their]_{6792-the two friends} shoes . [Senators]_758-senators threw down [their]_758-senators extras and snatched a word or two with each other in whispers . Then the gavel rapped to command silence while the names were called on the ayes and nays . [Washington]_700-laura grew paler and paler , weaker and weaker while the lagging list progressed ; and when it was finished , [his]_{9484-every senator} head fell helplessly forward on [his]_{9484-every senator} arms . The fight was fought , the long struggle was over , and [he]_{9484-every senator} was [a pauper]_{9489-a pauper} . [Not a man]_{9490-not a man} had voted for the bill ! [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} was bewildered and well nigh paralyzed , [himself]_{375-col . sellers} . But [no man]_{1278-no man} could long consider [his]_{375-col . sellers} own troubles in the presence of such suffering as [Washington]_700-laura 's . [He]_{375-col . sellers} got [him]_{9484-every senator} up and supported [him]_{9484-every senator} -- almost carried [him]_{9484-every senator} indeed -- out of [the building]_{1930-the building} and into [a carriage]_{9493-a carriage} . All the way [home]_5907-home [Washington]_700-laura lay with [his]_{9484-every senator} face against [the Colonel]_{406-the colonel} 's shoulder and merely groaned and wept . [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} tried as well as [he]_{6205-the colonel} could under the dreary circumstances to hearten [him]_{9484-every senator} a little , but it was of no use . [Washington]_700-laura was past all hope of cheer , now . [He]_0-i only said : “_[5321-they] Oh , it is all over -- it is all over for good , [Colonel]_{406-the colonel} . [We]_5320-we must beg [our]_5320-we bread , now . [We]_5320-we never can get up again . It was [our]_5320-we last chance , and it is gone . [They]_5321-they will hang [Laura]_700-laura ! [[My]_0-i God]_{8383-my god} [they]_5321-they will hang [her]_700-laura ! Nothing can save [the poor girl]_{4589-the poor girl} now . Oh , [I]_0-i wish with all [my]_0-i soul [they]_5321-they would hang [me]_0-i instead ! ” Arrived at [home]_5907-home , [Washington]_700-laura fell into a chair and buried [his]_0-i face in [his]_0-i hands and gave full way to [his]_0-i misery . [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} did not know where to turn nor what to do . [The servant maid]_{9498-the servant maid} knocked at the door and passed in a telegram , saying it had come while [they]_5321-they were gone . [The Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} tore it open and read with the voice of [a man - of - war]_{9500-a man - of - war} 's broadside : “_{[6505-the doctors]} VERDICT OF JURY , NOT GUILTY AND [LAURA]_700-laura IS FREE ! ” CHAPTER LVIII . [The court room]_{9044-the court room} was packed on the morning on which the verdict of [the jury]_{6624-the jury} was expected , as it had been every day of the trial , and by [the same spectators , who had followed its progress with such intense interest]_{9503-the same spectators , who had followed its progress with such intense interest} . There is a delicious moment of excitement which [the frequenter of trials]_{9504-the frequenter of trials} well knows , and which [he]_{9504-the frequenter of trials} would not miss for [the world]_{5784-the world} . It is that instant when [the foreman of the jury]_{9506-the foreman of the jury} stands up to give the verdict , and before [he]_{9506-the foreman of the jury} has opened [his]_{9506-the foreman of the jury} fateful lips . [The court]_{1217-the court} assembled and waited . It was [an obstinate jury]_{9508-an obstinate jury} . It even had another question -- [this intelligent jury]_{9509-this intelligent jury} -- to ask [the judge]_{6292-the judge} this morning . The question was this : “_{[1585-gentlemen]} Were [the doctors]_{6505-the doctors} clear that [the deceased]_{828-the deceased} had no disease which might soon have carried [him]_{828-the deceased} off , if [he]_{828-the deceased} had not been shot ? ” There was evidently [one jury man who did n't want to waste life]_{9511-one jury man who did n't want to waste life} , and was willing to stake a general average , as [the jury]_{6624-the jury} always does in a civil case , deciding not according to the evidence but reaching the verdict by some occult mental process . During the delay [the spectators]_{1950-the spectators} exhibited unexampled patience , finding amusement and relief in the slightest movements of [the court]_{1217-the court} , [the prisoner]_{9034-the prisoner} and [the lawyers]_{8958-the lawyers} . [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} divided with [Laura]_700-laura the attention of [the house]_{878-the house} . Bets were made by [[the Sheriff]_{6373-the sheriff} 's deputies]_{9519-the sheriff 's deputies} on the verdict , with large odds in favor of a disagreement . It was afternoon when it was announced that [the jury]_{6624-the jury} was coming in . [The reporters]_{4012-the reporters} took [their]_{4012-the reporters} places and were all attention ; [the judge]_{6292-the judge} and [lawyers]_9046-lawyers were in [their]_{4012-the reporters} seats ; [the crowd]_{3179-the crowd} swayed and pushed in eager expectancy , as [the jury]_{6624-the jury} walked in and stood up in silence . [Judge]_1092-judge . “_[5327-we] [Gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} , have [you]_{1585-gentlemen} agreed upon [your]_{1585-gentlemen} verdict ? ” [Foreman]_9527-foreman . “_[5327-we] [We]_5327-we have . ” [Judge]_1092-judge . “_[5327-we] What is it ? ” [Foreman]_9527-foreman . “_[5328-him] NOT GUILTY . ” A shout went up from [the entire room]_{9530-the entire room} and a tumult of cheering which [the court]_{1217-the court} in vain attempted to quell . For a few moments all order was lost . [The spectators]_{1950-the spectators} crowded within [the bar]_{9064-the bar} and surrounded [Laura]_700-laura who , calmer than [anyone else]_{9534-anyone else} , was supporting [[her]_700-laura aged mother]_{9535-her aged mother} , who had almost fainted from excess of joy . And now occurred one of those beautiful incidents which [no fiction - writer]_{9536-no fiction - writer} would dare to imagine , a scene of touching pathos , creditable to [[our]_5327-we fallen humanity]_{9537-our fallen humanity} . In the eyes of [the women of the audience]_{9538-the women of the audience} [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} was [the hero of the occasion]_{9539-the hero of the occasion} ; [he]_{714-mr. braham} had saved the life of [the prisoner]_{9034-the prisoner} ; and besides [he]_{714-mr. braham} was such [a handsome man]_{9541-a handsome man} . [The women]_{8095-the women} could not restrain [their]_{8095-the women} long pent - up emotions . [They]_{8095-the women} threw [themselves]_{8095-the women} upon [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} in a transport of gratitude ; [they]_{8095-the women} kissed [him]_5328-him again and again , [the young]_{7775-the young} as well as [the advanced in years]_{9544-the advanced in years} , [the married]_{9545-the married} as well as [the ardent single women]_{9546-the ardent single women} ; [they]_{8095-the women} improved the opportunity with a touching self - sacrifice ; in the words of a newspaper of the day [they]_{8095-the women} “_[5328-him] lavished [him]_5328-him with kisses . ” It was something sweet to do ; and it would be sweet for [a woman to remember in after years]_{9547-a woman to remember in after years} , that [she]_{9547-a woman to remember in after years} had kissed [Braham]_{714-mr. braham} ! [Mr. Braham]_{714-mr. braham} [himself]_{714-mr. braham} received these fond assaults with the gallantry of [[his]_{714-mr. braham} nation]_{9548-his nation} , enduring the ugly , and heartily paying back beauty in its own coin . This beautiful scene is still known in [New York]_{88-new york} as “_{[714-mr. braham]} the kissing of [Braham]_{714-mr. braham} . ” When the tumult of congratulation had a little spent itself , and order was restored , [Judge O'Shaunnessy]_{727-judge o'shaunnessy} said that it now became [his]_0-i duty to provide for the proper custody and treatment of [the acquitted]_{9549-the acquitted} . The verdict of [the jury]_{6624-the jury} having left no doubt that [the woman]_{1934-the woman} was of an unsound mind , with a kind of insanity dangerous to the safety of [the community]_{6944-the community} , [she]_{1934-the woman} could not be permitted to go at large . “_{[714-mr. braham]} In accordance with the directions of the law in such cases , ” said [the Judge]_{6292-the judge} , “_{[5333-mr. sheriff]} and in obedience to the dictates of [a wise humanity]_{5329-a wise humanity} , [I]_0-i hereby commit [Laura Hawkins]_700-laura to the care of [the Superintendent of [the State Hospital for [Insane Criminals]_{5331-insane criminals}]_{344-the state hospital for insane criminals}]_{5330-the superintendent of the state hospital for insane criminals} , to be held in confinement until [the State Commissioners on Insanity]_{5332-the state commissioners on insanity} shall order [her]_700-laura discharge . [Mr. Sheriff]_{5333-mr. sheriff} , [you]_{5333-mr. sheriff} will attend at once to the execution of this decree . ” [Laura]_700-laura was overwhelmed and terror - stricken . [She]_700-laura had expected to walk forth in freedom in a few moments . The revulsion was terrible . [[Her]_700-laura mother]_{6128-her mother} appeared like one shaken with an ague fit . [Laura]_700-laura insane ! And about to be locked up with [madmen]_9555-madmen ! [She]_700-laura had never contemplated this . [Mr. Graham]_{759-mr. graham} said [he]_{759-mr. graham} should move at once for a writ of ' habeas corpus ' . But [the judge]_{6292-the judge} could not do less than [his]_{6292-the judge} duty , the law must have its way . As in the stupor of a sudden calamity , and not fully comprehending it , [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} saw [Laura]_700-laura led away by [the officer]_{2215-the officer} . With little space for thought [she]_700-laura was rapidly driven to [the railway station]_{4388-the railway station} , and conveyed to [[the Hospital]_{9559-the hospital} for [Lunatic Criminals]_{760-lunatic criminals}]_{9560-the hospital for lunatic criminals} . It was only when [she]_700-laura was within this vast and grim abode of madness that [she]_700-laura realized the horror of [her]_700-laura situation . It was only when [she]_700-laura was received by [the kind physician]_{9561-the kind physician} and read pity in [his]_{9561-the kind physician} eyes , and saw [his]_{9561-the kind physician} look of hopeless incredulity when [she]_700-laura attempted to tell [him]_{9561-the kind physician} that [she]_700-laura was not insane ; it was only when [she]_700-laura passed through [the ward to which [she]_700-laura was consigned]_{9562-the ward to which she was consigned} and saw the horrible creatures , [the victims of a double calamity]_{9563-the victims of a double calamity} , whose dreadful faces [she]_700-laura was hereafter to see daily , and was locked into [the small , bare room that was to be [her]_700-laura home]_{9564-the small , bare room that was to be her home} , that all [her]_700-laura fortitude forsook [her]_700-laura . [She]_700-laura sank upon the bed , as soon as [she]_700-laura was left alone -- [she]_700-laura had been searched by [the matron]_{4566-the matron} -- and tried to think . But [her]_700-laura brain was in a whirl . [She]_700-laura recalled [Braham]_{714-mr. braham} 's speech , [she]_700-laura recalled the testimony regarding [her]_700-laura lunacy . [She]_700-laura wondered if [she]_700-laura were not mad ; [she]_700-laura felt that [she]_700-laura soon should be among [these loathsome creatures]_{9566-these loathsome creatures} . Better almost to have died , than to slowly go mad in this confinement . --We beg [the reader]_{1460-the reader} 's pardon . This is not history , which has just been written . It is really what would have occurred if this were a novel . If this were a work of fiction , [we]_9568-we should not dare to dispose of [Laura]_700-laura otherwise . True art and any attention to dramatic proprieties required it . [The novelist who would turn loose upon society]_{9569-the novelist who would turn loose upon society} [an insane murderess]_{9570-an insane murderess} could not escape condemnation . Besides , the safety of society , the decencies of criminal procedure , what [we]_9568-we call [our]_9568-we modern civilization , all would demand that [Laura]_700-laura should be disposed of in the manner [we]_9568-we have described . [Foreigners , who read this sad story]_{9571-foreigners , who read this sad story} , will be unable to understand any other termination of it . But this is history and not fiction . There is no such law or custom as that to which [his]_{714-mr. braham} Honor is supposed to have referred ; [Judge O'Shaunnessy]_{727-judge o'shaunnessy} would not probably pay any attention to it if there were . There is [[no Hospital]_{9572-no hospital} for [Insane Criminals]_{5331-insane criminals}]_{9573-no hospital for insane criminals} ; there is [no State commission of lunacy]_{9575-no state commission of lunacy} . What actually occurred when the tumult in [the court room]_{9044-the court room} had subsided [the sagacious reader]_{9577-the sagacious reader} will now learn . [Laura]_700-laura left [the court room]_{9044-the court room} , accompanied by [[her]_700-laura mother]_{6128-her mother} and [other friends]_{4547-other friends} , amid the congratulations of [those assembled]_{9581-those assembled} , and was cheered as [she]_700-laura entered [a carriage]_{9493-a carriage} , and drove away . How sweet was the sunlight , how exhilarating the sense of freedom ! Were not these following cheers the expression of popular approval and affection ? Was [she]_700-laura not [the heroine of the hour]_{9583-the heroine of the hour} ? It was with a feeling of triumph that [Laura]_700-laura reached [[her]_700-laura hotel]_{9584-her hotel} , a scornful feeling of victory over society with its own weapons . [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} shared not at all in this feeling ; [she]_{365-mrs. hawkins} was broken with the disgrace and the long anxiety . “_[700-laura] Thank [God]_378-god , [Laura]_700-laura , ” [she]_{365-mrs. hawkins} said , “_{[6171-mother]} it is over . Now [we]_5334-we will go away from [this hateful city]_{5335-this hateful city} . Let [us]_5334-we go [home]_5907-home at once . ” “_{[6171-mother]} [Mother]_6171-mother , ” replied [Laura]_700-laura , speaking with some tenderness , “_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not go with [you]_6171-mother . There , do n't cry , [I]_0-i can not go back to that life . ” [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} was sobbing . This was more cruel than anything else , for [she]_{365-mrs. hawkins} had a dim notion of what it would be to leave [Laura]_700-laura to [herself]_700-laura . “_[0-i] No , [mother]_6171-mother , [you]_6171-mother have been everything to [me]_0-i . [You]_6171-mother know how dearly [I]_0-i love [you]_6171-mother . But [I]_0-i can not go back . ” [A boy]_{6858-a boy} brought in a telegraphic despatch . [Laura]_700-laura took it and read : “_{[6171-mother]} The bill is lost . [Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} ruined . ( Signed ) [WASHINGTON]_{382-washington} . ” For a moment the words swam before [her]_700-laura eyes . The next [her]_700-laura eyes flashed fire as [she]_700-laura handed the dispatch to [[her]_700-laura mother]_{6128-her mother} and bitterly said , “_[0-i] [The world]_{5784-the world} is against [me]_0-i . Well , let it be , let it . [I]_0-i am against it . ” “_{[6171-mother]} This is a cruel disappointment , ” said [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} , to whom one grief more or less did not much matter now , “_{[6171-mother]} to [you]_6171-mother and , [Washington]_{382-washington} ; but [we]_5340-we must humbly bear it . ” “_{[6171-mother]} Bear it ; ” replied [Laura]_700-laura scornfully , “_{[761-j. adolphe griller]} [I]_0-i 've all [my]_0-i life borne it , and fate has thwarted [me]_0-i at every step . ” [A servant]_{3675-a servant} came to the door to say that there was [a gentleman below who wished to speak with [Miss Hawkins]_700-laura]_{9588-a gentleman below who wished to speak with miss hawkins} . “_[0-i] [J. Adolphe Griller]_{761-j. adolphe griller} ” was the name [Laura]_700-laura read on the card . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not know [such a person]_{5341-such a person} . [He]_{5341-such a person} probably comes from [Washington]_{382-washington} . Send [him]_{5341-such a person} up . ” [Mr. Griller]_{762-mr. griller} entered . [He]_{762-mr. griller} was [a small man]_{9589-a small man} , slovenly in dress , [his]_{762-mr. griller} tone confidential , [his]_{762-mr. griller} manner wholly void of animation , all [his]_{762-mr. griller} features below the forehead protruding -- particularly the apple of [his]_{762-mr. griller} throat -- hair without a kink in it , a hand with no grip , a meek , hang - dog countenance . [He]_{762-mr. griller} was a falsehood done in flesh and blood ; for while every visible sign about [him]_{762-mr. griller} proclaimed [him]_{762-mr. griller} [a poor , witless , useless weakling]_{9590-a poor , witless , useless weakling} , the truth was that [he]_{762-mr. griller} had the brains to plan great enterprises and the pluck to carry [them]_9591-them through . That was [his]_{762-mr. griller} reputation , and it was a deserved one . [He]_0-i softly said : “_[5342-you] [I]_0-i called to see [you]_5342-you on business , [Miss Hawkins]_700-laura . [You]_5342-you have [my]_0-i card ? ” [Laura]_700-laura bowed . [Mr. Griller]_{762-mr. griller} continued to purr , as softly as before . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i will proceed to business . [I]_0-i am [a business man]_{8034-a business man} . [I]_0-i am [a lecture - agent]_{5344-a lecture - agent} , [Miss Hawkins]_700-laura , and as soon as [I]_0-i saw that [you]_700-laura were acquitted , it occurred to [me]_0-i that an early interview would be mutually beneficial . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't understand [you]_0-i , [sir]_980-sir , ” said [Laura]_700-laura coldly . “_[0-i] No ? [You]_0-i see , [Miss Hawkins]_700-laura , this is [your]_0-i opportunity . If [you]_0-i will enter the lecture field under good auspices , [you]_0-i will carry everything before [you]_0-i . ” “_[8180-madam] But , [sir]_980-sir , [I]_0-i never lectured , [I]_0-i have n't any lecture , [I]_0-i do n't know anything about it . ” “_[5349-she] Ah , [madam]_8180-madam , that makes no difference -- no real difference . It is not necessary to be able to lecture in order to go into the lecture tour . If ones name is celebrated all over [the land]_{6123-the land} , especially , and , if [she]_5349-she is also beautiful , [she]_5349-she is certain to draw [large audiences]_{5350-large audiences} . ” “_[1148-woman] But what should [I]_0-i lecture about ? ” asked [Laura]_700-laura , beginning in spite of [herself]_700-laura to be a little interested as well as amused . “_[0-i] Oh , why ; [woman]_1148-woman -- something about [woman]_1148-woman , [I]_0-i should say ; the marriage relation , [woman]_1148-woman 's fate , anything of that sort . Call it The Revelations of [a Woman]_{6290-a woman} 's Life ; now , there 's a good title . [I]_0-i would n't want any better title than that . [I]_0-i 'm prepared to make [you]_8180-madam an offer , [Miss Hawkins]_700-laura , a liberal offer,--twelve thousand dollars for thirty nights . ” [Laura]_700-laura thought . [She]_700-laura hesitated . Why not ? It would give [her]_700-laura employment , money . [She]_700-laura must do something . “_[5355-we] [I]_0-i will think of it , and let [you]_8180-madam know soon . But still , there is very little likelihood that [I]_0-i -- however , [we]_5355-we will not discuss it further now . ” “_[8180-madam] Remember , that the sooner [we]_5355-we get to work the better , [Miss Hawkins]_700-laura , public curiosity is so fickle . Good day , [madam]_8180-madam . ” The close of the trial released [Mr. Harry Brierly]_393-harry and left [him]_393-harry free to depart upon [[his]_393-harry long talked of Pacific - coast mission]_{9592-his long talked of pacific - coast mission} . [He]_393-harry was very mysterious about it , even to [Philip]_646-philip . “_[8180-madam] It 's confidential , [old boy]_{5357-old boy} , ” [he]_0-i said , “_{[5357-old boy]} a little scheme [we]_5355-we have hatched up . [I]_0-i do n't mind telling [you]_{5357-old boy} that it 's a good deal bigger thing than that in [Missouri]_9-missouri , and a sure thing . [I]_0-i would n't take a half a million just for [my]_0-i share . And it will open something for [you]_{5357-old boy} , [Phil]_646-philip . [You]_{5357-old boy} will hear from [me]_0-i . ” [Philip]_646-philip did hear from [Harry]_393-harry a few months afterward . Everything promised splendidly , but there was a little delay . Could [Phil]_646-philip let [him]_646-philip have a hundred , say , for ninety days ? [Philip]_646-philip [himself]_646-philip hastened to [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia} , and , as soon as the spring opened , to [the mine at [Ilium]_227-ilium]_{9593-the mine at ilium} , and began transforming the loan [he]_646-philip had received from [Squire Montague]_{519-squire montague} into [laborers]_{2704-laborers} ' wages . [He]_646-philip was haunted with many anxieties ; in the first place , [Ruth]_439-ruth was overtaxing [her]_439-ruth strength in [her]_439-ruth hospital labors , and [Philip]_646-philip felt as if [he]_646-philip must move heaven and [earth]_870-earth to save [her]_439-ruth from such toil and suffering . [His]_646-philip increased pecuniary obligation oppressed [him]_646-philip . It seemed to [him]_646-philip also that [he]_646-philip had been one cause of the misfortune to [the Bolton family]_{9596-the bolton family} , and that [he]_646-philip was dragging into loss and ruin [everybody who associated with [him]_646-philip]_{9597-everybody who associated with him} . [He]_646-philip worked on day after day and week after week , with a feverish anxiety . It would be wicked , thought [Philip]_646-philip , and impious , to pray for luck ; [he]_646-philip felt that perhaps [he]_646-philip ought not to ask a blessing upon the sort of labor that was only a venture ; but yet in that daily petition , which [this very faulty and not very consistent young Christian gentleman]_{9598-this very faulty and not very consistent young christian gentleman} put up , [he]_646-philip prayed earnestly enough for [Ruth]_439-ruth and for [the Boltons]_{536-the boltons} and for [those whom [he]_646-philip loved and who trusted in [him]_646-philip]_{9599-those whom he loved and who trusted in him} , and that [his]_646-philip life might not be a misfortune to [them]_{9596-the bolton family} and a failure to [himself]_646-philip . Since [this young fellow]_{6776-this young fellow} went out into [the world]_{5784-the world} from [[his]_646-philip New England home]_{9602-his new england home} , [he]_646-philip had done some things that [he]_646-philip would rather [[his]_646-philip mother]_{5882-his mother} should not know , things maybe that [he]_646-philip would shrink from telling [Ruth]_439-ruth . At a certain green age [young gentlemen]_{6559-young gentlemen} are sometimes afraid of being called [milksops]_{9605-milksops} , and [[Philip]_646-philip 's associates]_{9606-philip 's associates} had not always been the most select , such as [these historians]_{4856-these historians} would have chosen for [him]_646-philip , or whom at a later , period [he]_646-philip would have chosen for [himself]_646-philip . It seemed inexplicable , for instance , that [his]_646-philip life should have been thrown so much with [[his]_646-philip college acquaintance]_{9608-his college acquaintance} , [Henry Brierly]_393-harry . Yet , this was true of [Philip]_646-philip , that in whatever company [he]_646-philip had been [he]_646-philip had never been ashamed to stand up for the principles [he]_646-philip learned from [[his]_646-philip mother]_{5882-his mother} , and neither raillery nor looks of wonder turned [him]_646-philip from that daily habit [he]_646-philip had learned at [[his]_646-philip mother]_{5882-his mother} 's knees.--Even flippant [Harry]_393-harry respected this , and perhaps it was one of the reasons why [Harry]_393-harry and all who knew [Philip]_646-philip trusted [him]_646-philip implicitly . And yet it must be confessed that [Philip]_646-philip did not convey the impression to the world of [a very serious young man]_{9611-a very serious young man} , or of [a man who might not rather easily fall into temptation]_{9612-a man who might not rather easily fall into temptation} . [One looking for a real hero]_{9613-one looking for a real hero} would have to go [elsewhere]_{9614-elsewhere} . The parting between [Laura]_646-philip and [[her]_9615-her mother]_{6128-her mother} was exceedingly painful to [both]_6150-both . It was as if [two friends]_{9618-two friends} parted on [a wide plain]_{9619-a wide plain} , [the one to journey towards the setting]_{9620-the one to journey towards the setting} and [the other towards the rising sun]_{9621-the other towards the rising sun} , each comprehending that every step henceforth must separate [their]_{9618-two friends} lives , wider and wider . [CHAPTER LIX]_{763-chapter lix} . When [Mr. Noble]_724-noble 's bombshell fell in [[Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} 's camp]_{9622-senator dilworthy 's camp} , [the statesman]_{4921-the statesman} was disconcerted for a moment . For a moment ; that was all . The next moment [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} was calmly up and doing . From [the centre of [[our]_9625-our country]_{6803-our country}]_{9624-the centre of our country} to [its]_{6803-our country} circumference , nothing was talked of but [Mr. Noble]_724-noble 's terrible revelation , and [the people]_{891-the people} were furious . Mind , [they]_{891-the people} were not furious because bribery was uncommon in [our]_9625-our public life , but merely because here was another case . Perhaps it did not occur to [the nation of [good and worthy people]_{9629-good and worthy people}]_{9628-the nation of good and worthy people} that while [they]_{9628-the nation of good and worthy people} continued to sit comfortably at [home]_5907-home and leave the true source of [our]_9625-our political power ( the “_{[5357-old boy]} primaries , ” ) in the hands of [saloon - keepers]_{9631-saloon - keepers} , [dog - fanciers]_{9632-dog - fanciers} and [hod - carriers]_{9633-hod - carriers} , [they]_{9628-the nation of good and worthy people} could go on expecting “_{[5357-old boy]} another ” case of this kind , and even dozens and hundreds of [them]_{9628-the nation of good and worthy people} , and never be disappointed . However , [they]_{9628-the nation of good and worthy people} may have thought that to sit at [home]_5907-home and grumble would some day right the evil . Yes , [the nation]_{2096-the nation} was excited , but [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} was calm -- what was left of [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} after the explosion of the shell . Calm , and up and doing . What did [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} do first ? What would [you]_9636-you do first , after [you]_9636-you had tomahawked [[your]_9636-you mother]_{6515-your mother} at the breakfast table for putting too much sugar in [your]_9636-you coffee ? [You]_9636-you would “_{[5357-old boy]} ask for a suspension of public opinion . ” That is what [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} did . It is the custom . [He]_{478-senator dilworthy} got the usual amount of suspension . Far and wide [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} was called [a thief]_{9638-a thief} , [a briber]_{9194-a briber} , [a promoter of steamship subsidies , railway swindles]_{9640-a promoter of steamship subsidies , railway swindles} , robberies of [the government]_{7593-the government} in all possible forms and fashions . [Newspapers]_{9642-newspapers} and [everybody else]_{3340-everybody else} called [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} [a pious hypocrite]_{9644-a pious hypocrite} , [a sleek , oily fraud]_{9645-a sleek , oily fraud} , [a reptile who manipulated temperance movements , prayer meetings , [Sunday schools , public charities]_{9647-sunday schools , public charities} , missionary enterprises , all for [his]_{478-senator dilworthy} private benefit]_{9646-a reptile who manipulated temperance movements , prayer meetings , sunday schools , public charities , missionary enterprises , all for his private benefit} . And as these charges were backed up by what seemed to be good and sufficient , evidence , [they]_9648-they were believed with national unanimity . Then [Mr. Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} made another move . [He]_{529-mr. dilworthy} moved instantly to [Washington]_{382-washington} and “_{[5357-old boy]} demanded an investigation . ” Even this could not pass without comment . Many papers used language to this effect : “_[893-one] [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} 's remains have demanded an investigation . This sounds fine and bold and innocent ; but when [we]_5358-we reflect that [they]_5359-they demand it at the hands of [the Senate of [the United States]_{6450-the united states}]_{5360-the senate of the united states} , it simply becomes matter for derision . [One]_893-one might as well set [the gentlemen detained in [the public prisons]_{5364-the public prisons}]_{5363-the gentlemen detained in the public prisons} to trying [each other]_{5887-each other} . This investigation is likely to be like all other Senatorial investigations -- amusing but not useful . [Query]_764-query . Why does [the Senate]_{1436-the senate} still stick to this pompous word , ' Investigation ? ' [One]_893-one does not blindfold [one]_893-one 's self in order to investigate an object . ” [Mr. Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} appeared in [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} place in [the Senate]_{1436-the senate} and offered a resolution appointing [a committee]_{4144-a committee} to investigate [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} case . [It]_9651-it carried , of course , and [the committee]_{7125-the committee} was appointed . Straightway the newspapers said : “_[5375-we] Under the guise of appointing a committee to investigate [the late Mr. Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} , [the Senate]_{171-the senate} yesterday appointed [a committee to investigate [[his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} accuser]_{5370-his accuser}]_{5369-a committee to investigate his accuser} , [Mr. Noble]_724-noble . This is the exact spirit and meaning of the resolution , and [the committee]_{7125-the committee} can not try [anybody]_5853-anybody but [Mr. Noble]_724-noble without overstepping [its]_{7125-the committee} authority . That [Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} had the effrontery to offer such a resolution will surprise [no one]_{6130-no one} , and that [the Senate]_{171-the senate} could entertain it without blushing and pass it without shame will surprise [no one]_{6130-no one} . [We]_5375-we are now reminded of a note which [we]_5375-we have received from [the notorious burglar Murphy]_{5376-the notorious burglar murphy} , in which [he]_{5376-the notorious burglar murphy} finds fault with a statement of [ours]_5375-we to the effect that [he]_{5376-the notorious burglar murphy} had served one term in [the penitentiary]_{5377-the penitentiary} and also one in [the U. S. Senate]_{5378-the u. s. senate} . [He]_{5376-the notorious burglar murphy} says , ' The latter statement is untrue and does [me]_0-i great injustice . ' After an unconscious sarcasm like that , further comment is unnecessary . ” And yet [the Senate]_{171-the senate} was roused by the [Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} trouble . Many speeches were made . [One Senator]_{9653-one senator} ( who was accused in the public prints of selling [his]_{9653-one senator} chances of re - election to [[his]_{9653-one senator} opponent]_{9654-his opponent} for $ 50,000 and had not yet denied the charge ) said that , “_[5384-it] the presence in [the Capital of such a creature as [this man Noble]_{4958-this man noble} , to testify against [a brother member of [their]_5382-their body]_{5381-a brother member of their body}]_{5379-the capital of such a creature as this man noble , to testify against a brother member of their body} , was an insult to [the Senate]_{1436-the senate} . ” [Another Senator]_{9655-another senator} said , “_[5382-their] Let the investigation go on and let [it]_5384-it make an example of [this man Noble]_{4958-this man noble} ; let it teach [him]_{4958-this man noble} and [men like [him]_{4958-this man noble}]_{5386-men like him} that [they]_5382-their could not attack the reputation of [a United States Senator]_{4974-a united states senator} with impunity . ” [Another]_9656-another said [he]_9656-another was glad the investigation was to be had , for it was high time that [the Senate]_{171-the senate} should crush [some cur]_{9657-some cur} like [this man Noble]_{4958-this man noble} , and thus show [his]_{4958-this man noble} kind that [it]_{171-the senate} was able and resolved to uphold [its]_{171-the senate} ancient dignity . [A by - stander]_{9659-a by - stander} laughed , at this finely delivered peroration ; and said : “_{[765-the senate,'--then]} Why , this is the Senator who franked [his]_{4958-this man noble} baggage [home]_5907-home through the mails last week -- registered , at that . However , perhaps [he]_{4958-this man noble} was merely engaged in ' upholding the ancient dignity of [the Senate,'--then]_{765-the senate,'--then} . ” “_{[765-the senate,'--then]} No , the modern dignity of it , ” said [another by - stander]_{9660-another by - stander} . “_{[765-the senate,'--then]} It do n't resemble [its]_5389-its ancient dignity but it fits its modern style like a glove . ” There being no law against making offensive remarks about [U. S. Senators]_{9661-u. s. senators} , this conversation , and others like it , continued without let or hindrance . But [our]_9662-our business is with [the investigating committee]_{9663-the investigating committee} . [Mr. Noble]_724-noble appeared before [the Committee of the Senate]_{9664-the committee of the senate} ; and testified to the following effect : [He]_724-noble said that [he]_724-noble was [a member of [the State legislature of [the Happy]_{345-the happy} [- Land - of - Canaan]_{346-- land - of - canaan}]_{9666-the state legislature of the happy - land - of - canaan}]_{9665-a member of the state legislature of the happy - land - of - canaan} ; that on the --- day of ------ [he]_724-noble assembled [himself]_724-noble together at [the city of Saint 's Rest]_{9667-the city of saint 's rest} , [the capital of [the State]_{1194-the state}]_{9668-the capital of the state} , along with [[his]_724-noble brother]_{6114-his brother} legislators ; that [he]_724-noble was known to be a political enemy of [Mr. Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} and bitterly opposed to [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} re - election ; that [Mr. Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} came to [Saint 's Rest]_{347-saint 's rest} and reported to be buying pledges of votes with money ; that the said [Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} sent for [him]_{529-mr. dilworthy} to come to [[his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} room]_{6777-his room} in [the hotel]_{1339-the hotel} at night , and [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} went ; was introduced to [Mr. Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} ; called two or three times afterward at [Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} 's request -- usually after midnight ; [Mr. Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} urged [him]_{529-mr. dilworthy} to vote for [him]_{529-mr. dilworthy} ; [Noble]_724-noble declined ; [Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} argued ; said [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} was bound to be elected , and could then ruin [him]_{529-mr. dilworthy} ( [Noble]_724-noble ) if [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} voted no ; said [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} had [every railway and every public office and stronghold of political power in [the State]_{1194-the state}]_{9673-every railway and every public office and stronghold of political power in the state} under [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} thumb , and could set up or pull down [any man [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} chose]_{9675-any man he chose} ; gave instances showing where and how [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} had used this power ; if [Noble]_724-noble would vote for [him]_724-noble [he]_724-noble would make [him]_724-noble [a Representative in Congress]_{1559-a representative in congress} ; [Noble]_724-noble still declined to vote , and said [he]_724-noble did not believe [Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} was going to be elected ; [Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} showed a list of [men who would vote for [him]_{529-mr. dilworthy} -- a majority of [the legislature]_{6950-the legislature}]_{9677-men who would vote for him -- a majority of the legislature} ; gave further proofs of [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} power by telling [Noble]_724-noble everything the opposing party had done or said in secret caucus ; claimed that [[his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} spies]_{9679-his spies} reported everything to [him]_724-noble , and that-- Here [a member of the Committee]_{9680-a member of the committee} objected that this evidence was irrelevant and also in opposition to the spirit of [the Committee]_{7125-the committee} 's instructions , because if these things reflected upon any one it was upon [Mr. Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} . [The chairman]_{3624-the chairman} said , let [the person]_{7664-the person} proceed with [his]_{7664-the person} statement -- [the Committee]_{348-the committee} could exclude evidence that did not bear upon the case . [Mr. Noble]_724-noble continued . [He]_724-noble said that [[his]_724-noble party]_{9684-his party} would cast [him]_724-noble out if [he]_724-noble voted for [Mr. Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} ; [Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} said that that would inure to [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} benefit because [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} would then be [a recognized friend of [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} ( [Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} 's]_{9685-a recognized friend of his ( dilworthy 's} ) and [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} could consistently exalt [him]_{529-mr. dilworthy} politically and make [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} fortune ; [Noble]_724-noble said [he]_724-noble was poor , and it was hard to tempt [him]_724-noble so ; [Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} said [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} would fix that ; [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} said , “_[0-i] Tell , [me]_0-i what [you]_5390-you want , and say [you]_5390-you will vote for [me]_0-i ; ” [Noble]_724-noble could not say ; [Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} said “_{[5391-mr. chairman]} [I]_0-i will give [you]_5390-you $ 5,000 . ” [A Committee man]_{9686-a committee man} said , impatiently , that this stuff was all outside the case , and valuable time was being wasted ; this was all a plain reflection upon [a brother Senator]_{9687-a brother senator} . [The Chairman]_{3624-the chairman} said it was the quickest way to proceed , and the evidence need have no weight . [Mr. Noble]_724-noble continued . [He]_724-noble said [he]_724-noble told [Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} that $ 5,000 was not much to pay for [a man]_{795-a man} 's honor , character and everything that was worth having ; [Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} said [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} was surprised ; [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} considered $ 5,000 a fortune -- for [some men]_{7174-some men} ; asked what [Noble]_724-noble 's figure was ; [Noble]_724-noble said [he]_724-noble could not think $ 10,000 too little ; [Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} said it was a great deal too much ; [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} would not do it for [any other man]_{3863-any other man} , but [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} had conceived a liking for [Noble]_724-noble , and where [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} liked [a man]_{795-a man} [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} heart yearned to help [him]_{529-mr. dilworthy} ; [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} was aware that [Noble]_724-noble was poor , and had [a family]_{6278-a family} to support , and that [he]_724-noble bore an unblemished reputation at [home]_5907-home ; for [such a man]_{7730-such a man} and [such a man]_{7730-such a man} 's influence [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} could do much , and feel that to help [such a man]_{7730-such a man} would be an act that would have its reward ; the struggles of [the poor]_{6945-the poor} always touched [him]_{529-mr. dilworthy} ; [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} believed that [Noble]_724-noble would make a good use of this money and that it would cheer [many a sad heart]_{9699-many a sad heart} and needy [home]_5907-home ; [he]_724-noble would give the $ 10,000 ; all [he]_724-noble desired in return was that when the balloting began , [Noble]_724-noble should cast [his]_724-noble vote for [him]_724-noble and should explain to the legislature that upon looking into the charges against [Mr. Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} of bribery , corruption , and forwarding stealing measures in [Congress]_{1435-congress} [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} had found them to be base calumnies upon [a man whose motives were pure and whose character was stainless]_{9702-a man whose motives were pure and whose character was stainless} ; [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} then took from [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} pocket $ 2,000 in bank bills and handed them to [Noble]_724-noble , and got another package containing $ 5,000 out of [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} trunk and gave to [him]_724-noble also . He---- [A Committee man]_{9686-a committee man} jumped up , and said : “_{[3624-the chairman]} At last , [Mr. Chairman]_{5391-mr. chairman} , [this shameless person]_{5392-this shameless person} has arrived at the point . This is sufficient and conclusive . By [his]_{5392-this shameless person} own confession [he]_{5392-this shameless person} has received a bribe , and did it deliberately . “ This is a grave offense , and can not be passed over in silence , [sir]_980-sir . By the terms of [our]_9705-we instructions [we]_9705-we can now proceed to mete out to [him]_{5392-this shameless person} such punishment as is meet for [one who has maliciously brought disrespect upon [a Senator of [the United States]_{6450-the united states}]_{9707-a senator of the united states}]_{9706-one who has maliciously brought disrespect upon a senator of the united states} . [We]_9705-we have no need to hear the rest of [his]_{5392-this shameless person} evidence . ”_{[9709-the chairman--“the gentleman]} [The Chairman]_{3624-the chairman} said it would be better and more regular to proceed with the investigation according to the usual forms . A note would be made of [Mr. Noble]_724-noble 's admission . [Mr. Noble]_724-noble continued . [He]_724-noble said that it was now far past midnight ; that [he]_724-noble took [his]_724-noble leave and went straight to [certain legislators]_{5394-certain legislators} , told [them]_{5394-certain legislators} everything , made [them]_{5394-certain legislators} count the money , and also told [them]_{5394-certain legislators} of the exposure [he]_724-noble would make in joint convention ; [he]_724-noble made that exposure , as all [the world]_{5784-the world} knew . The rest of the $ 10,000 was to be paid the day after [Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} was elected . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} was now asked to take the stand and tell what [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} knew about [the man Noble]_{5396-the man noble} . [The Senator]_{7173-the senator} wiped [his]_{7173-the senator} mouth with [his]_{7173-the senator} handkerchief , adjusted [his]_{7173-the senator} white cravat , and said that but for the fact that public morality required an example , for the warning of [future Nobles]_{5398-future nobles} , [he]_{7173-the senator} would beg that in Christian charity this poor misguided creature might be forgiven and set free . [He]_{7173-the senator} said that it was but too evident that [this person]_{2515-this person} had approached [him]_{7173-the senator} in the hope of obtaining a bribe ; [he]_{7173-the senator} had intruded [himself]_{7173-the senator} time and again , and always with moving stories of [his]_{7173-the senator} poverty . [Mr. Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} said that [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} heart had bled for [him]_{529-mr. dilworthy} -- insomuch that [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} had several times been on the point of trying to get [some one]_{5400-some one} to do something for [him]_{529-mr. dilworthy} . Some instinct had told [him]_{529-mr. dilworthy} from the beginning that this was [a bad man]_{5401-a bad man} , [an evil - minded man]_{5402-an evil - minded man} , but [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} inexperience of such had blinded [him]_{529-mr. dilworthy} to [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} real motives , and hence [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} had never dreamed that [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} object was to undermine the purity of [a United States Senator]_{4974-a united states senator} . [He]_{529-mr. dilworthy} regretted that it was plain , now , that such was [the man]_{5861-the man} 's object and that punishment could not with safety to [the Senate]_{1436-the senate} 's honor be withheld . [He]_{529-mr. dilworthy} grieved to say that one of those mysterious dispensations of an inscrutable Providence which are decreed from time to time by [His]_{529-mr. dilworthy} wisdom and for [His]_{529-mr. dilworthy} righteous , purposes , had given [this conspirator]_{5406-this conspirator} 's tale a color of plausibility,--but this would soon disappear under the clear light of truth which would now be thrown upon the case . It so happened , ( said [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} , ) that about the time in question , [a poor young friend of [mine]_{7173-the senator} , living in [a distant town of [my]_0-i State]_{5409-a distant town of my state}]_{5408-a poor young friend of mine , living in a distant town of my state} , wished to establish [a bank]_{5410-a bank} ; [he]_{5408-a poor young friend of mine , living in a distant town of my state} asked [me]_0-i to lend [him]_{5408-a poor young friend of mine , living in a distant town of my state} the necessary money ; [I]_0-i said [I]_0-i had no , money just then , but world try to borrow it . The day before the election [a friend]_{1097-a friend} said to [me]_0-i that [my]_0-i election expenses must be very large specially [my]_0-i hotel bills , and offered to lend [me]_0-i some money . Remembering [[my]_0-i young , friend]_{5412-my young , friend} , [I]_0-i said [I]_0-i would like a few thousands now , and a few more by and by ; whereupon [he]_{1097-a friend} gave [me]_0-i two packages of bills said to contain $ 2,000 and $ 5,000 respectively ; [I]_0-i did not open the packages or count the money ; [I]_0-i did not give any note or receipt for the same ; [I]_0-i made no memorandum of the transaction , and neither did [[my]_0-i friend]_{2513-my friend} . That night [this evil man]_{5414-this evil man} [Noble]_724-noble came troubling [me]_0-i again : [I]_0-i could not rid [myself]_0-i of [him]_{5414-this evil man} , though [my]_0-i time was very precious . [He]_{5414-this evil man} mentioned [[my]_0-i young friend]_{5415-my young friend} and said [he]_{5414-this evil man} was very anxious to have the $ 7000 now to begin [his]_{5414-this evil man} banking operations with , and could wait a while for the rest . [Noble]_724-noble wished to get the money and take it to [him]_{5414-this evil man} . [I]_0-i finally gave [him]_{5414-this evil man} the two packages of bills ; [I]_0-i took no note or receipt from [him]_{5414-this evil man} , and made no memorandum of the matter . [I]_0-i no more look for duplicity and deception in [another man]_{1126-another man} than [I]_0-i would look for it in [myself]_0-i . [I]_0-i never thought of [this man]_{1132-this man} again until [I]_0-i was overwhelmed the next day by learning what a shameful use [he]_{1132-this man} had made of the confidence [I]_0-i had reposed in [him]_{1132-this man} and the money [I]_0-i had entrusted to [his]_{1132-this man} care . This is all , [gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} . To the absolute truth of every detail of [my]_0-i statement [I]_0-i solemnly swear , and [I]_0-i call [Him]_{1132-this man} to witness who is the Truth and [the loving Father of all whose lips abhor false speaking]_{5419-the loving father of all whose lips abhor false speaking} ; [I]_0-i pledge [my]_0-i honor as [a Senator]_{2329-a senator} , that [I]_0-i have spoken but the truth . May [God]_378-god forgive [this wicked man]_{5421-this wicked man} as [I]_0-i do . [Mr. Noble--“Senator Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} , [your]_{529-mr. dilworthy} bank account shows that up to that day , and even on that very day , [you]_{529-mr. dilworthy} conducted all [your]_{529-mr. dilworthy} financial business through the medium of checks instead of bills , and so kept careful record of every moneyed transaction . Why did [you]_{529-mr. dilworthy} deal in bank bills on this particular occasion ? ”_{[766-mr. noble--“then]} [The Chairman--“The gentleman]_{9709-the chairman--“the gentleman} will please to remember that [the Committee]_{7125-the committee} is conducting this investigation . ”_{[9712-the chairman--“the committee]} [Mr. Noble--“Then]_{766-mr. noble--“then} will [the Committee]_{7125-the committee} ask the question ? ”_{[767-mr. noble--“which]} [The Chairman--“The Committee]_{9712-the chairman--“the committee} will -- when it desires to know . ”_{[9713-the chairman--“another]} [Mr. Noble--“Which]_{767-mr. noble--“which} will not be during this century perhaps . ”_{[768-mr. noble--“d]} [The Chairman--“Another]_{9713-the chairman--“another} remark like that , [sir]_980-sir , will procure [you]_980-sir the attentions of [the Sergeant - at - arms]_{8657-the sergeant - at - arms} . ”_{[768-mr. noble--“d]} [Mr. Noble--“D]_{768-mr. noble--“d} -- n [the Sergeant - at - arms]_{8657-the sergeant - at - arms} , and [the Committee]_{7125-the committee} too ! ”_{[768-mr. noble--“d]} Several Committeemen--“Mr . [Chairman]_{8668-chairman} , this is Contempt ! ”_{[768-mr. noble--“d]} Mr. Noble--“Contempt of whom ? ”_{[766-mr. noble--“then]} “ Of [the Committee]_{348-the committee} ! Of [the Senate of [the United States]_{6450-the united states}]_{5360-the senate of the united states} ! ”_{[766-mr. noble--“then]} [Mr. Noble--“Then]_{766-mr. noble--“then} [I]_5433-you am become [the acknowledged representative of [a nation]_{2087-a nation}]_{9721-the acknowledged representative of a nation} . [You]_980-sir know as well as [I]_5433-you do that [the whole nation]_{4046-the whole nation} hold as much as three - fifths of [the United States Senate]_{113-the united states senate} in entire contempt.--Three - fifths of [you]_980-sir are [Dilworthys]_{769-dilworthys} . ”_[5433-you] [The Sergeant - at - arms]_{8657-the sergeant - at - arms} very soon put a quietus upon the observations of [the representative of [the nation]_{2096-the nation}]_{5423-the representative of the nation} , and convinced [him]_{5423-the representative of the nation} that [he]_{5423-the representative of the nation} was not in the over - free atmosphere of [[his]_{5423-the representative of the nation} Happy - [Land - of - Canaan]_{346-- land - of - canaan}]_{5425-his happy - land - of - canaan} : The statement of [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} naturally carried conviction to the minds of the committee.--It was close , logical , unanswerable ; it bore many internal evidences of its truth . For instance , it is customary in [all countries]_{5426-all countries} for [business men]_{8317-business men} to loan large sums of money in bank bills instead of checks . It is customary for [the lender]_{5428-the lender} to make no memorandum of the transaction . It is customary , for [the borrower]_{5429-the borrower} to receive the money without making a memorandum of it , or giving a note or a receipt for [it]_5430-it 's use -- [the borrower]_{5429-the borrower} is not likely to die or forget about it . It is customary to lend nearly anybody money to start [a bank]_{5410-a bank} with especially if [you]_5433-you have not the money to lend [him]_{5423-the representative of the nation} and have to borrow [it]_5430-it for the purpose . It is customary to carry large sums of money in bank bills about [your]_5433-you person or in [[your]_5433-you trunk]_{5434-your trunk} . It is customary to hand a large sum in bank bills to [a man [you]_5433-you have just been introduced to]_{5435-a man you have just been introduced to} ( if [he]_{5435-a man you have just been introduced to} asks [you]_5433-you to do it , ) to be conveyed to [a distant town]_{5436-a distant town} and delivered to [another party]_{6979-another party} . It is not customary to make a memorandum of this transaction ; it is not customary for [the conveyor]_{5438-the conveyor} to give a note or a receipt for the money ; it is not customary to require that [he]_{5438-the conveyor} shall get a note or a receipt from [the man [he]_{5438-the conveyor} is to convey it to in [the distant town]_{5440-the distant town}]_{5439-the man he is to convey it to in the distant town} . It would be at least singular in [you]_5433-you to say to [the proposed conveyor]_{5441-the proposed conveyor} , “ [You]_{5441-the proposed conveyor} might be robbed ; [I]_{478-senator dilworthy} will deposit the money in [a bank]_{5410-a bank} and send a check for it to [[my]_{478-senator dilworthy} friend]_{2513-my friend} through the mail . ”_{[478-senator dilworthy]} Very well . It being plain that [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} 's statement was rigidly true , and this fact being strengthened by [his]_{478-senator dilworthy} adding to it the support of “ [his]_724-noble honor as [a Senator]_{2329-a senator} , ”_{[7125-the committee]} [the Committee]_{7125-the committee} rendered a verdict of “ Not proven that a bribe had been offered and accepted . ”_{[5489-a free woman]} This in a manner exonerated [Noble]_724-noble and let [him]_724-noble escape . [The Committee]_{348-the committee} made [its]_{348-the committee} report to [the Senate]_{171-the senate} , and that body proceeded to consider [its]_{348-the committee} acceptance . [One Senator]_{9653-one senator} indeed , [several Senators]_{5444-several senators} -- objected that [the Committee]_{7125-the committee} had failed of [its]_{7125-the committee} duty ; [they]_{5444-several senators} had proved [this man Noble]_{4958-this man noble} guilty of nothing , [they]_{5444-several senators} had meted out no punishment to [him]_{4958-this man noble} ; if the report were accepted , [he]_{4958-this man noble} would go forth free and scathless , glorying in [his]_{4958-this man noble} crime , and it would be a tacit admission that [any blackguard]_{5447-any blackguard} could insult [the Senate of [the United States]_{6450-the united states}]_{5360-the senate of the united states} and conspire against the sacred reputation of [[its]_{5360-the senate of the united states} members]_{4810-its members} with impunity ; [the Senate]_{171-the senate} owed it to the upholding of [its]_{5360-the senate of the united states} ancient dignity to make an example of [this man Noble]_{4958-this man noble} -- [he]_{4958-this man noble} should be crushed . [An elderly Senator]_{5452-an elderly senator} got up and took another view of the case . This was [a Senator of the worn - out and obsolete pattern]_{5453-a senator of the worn - out and obsolete pattern} ; [a man still lingering among the cobwebs of the past , and behind the spirit of the age]_{5454-a man still lingering among the cobwebs of the past , and behind the spirit of the age} . [He]_{5452-an elderly senator} said that there seemed to be a curious misunderstanding of the case . [Gentlemen]_{1585-gentlemen} seemed exceedingly anxious to preserve and maintain the honor and dignity of [the Senate]_{1436-the senate} . Was this to be done by trying [an obscure adventurer]_{5457-an obscure adventurer} for attempting to trap [a Senator]_{2329-a senator} into bribing [him]_{5457-an obscure adventurer} ? Or would not the truer way be to find out whether [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} was capable of being entrapped into so shameless an act , and then try [him]_{7173-the senator} ? Why , of course . Now the whole idea of [the Senate]_{171-the senate} seemed to be to shield [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} and turn inquiry away from [him]_{7173-the senator} . The true way to uphold the honor of [the Senate]_{1436-the senate} was to have none but [honorable men in [its]_{5360-the senate of the united states} body]_{5462-honorable men in its body} . If [this Senator]_{5463-this senator} had yielded to temptation and had offered a bribe , [he]_{5463-this senator} was [a soiled man]_{5464-a soiled man} and ought to be instantly expelled ; therefore [he]_{5463-this senator} wanted [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} tried , and not in the usual namby - pamby way , but in good earnest . [He]_{5452-an elderly senator} wanted to know the truth of this matter . For [himself]_{5452-an elderly senator} , [he]_{5452-an elderly senator} believed that the guilt of [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} was established beyond the shadow of a doubt ; and [he]_{5452-an elderly senator} considered that in trifling with [his]_{478-senator dilworthy} case and shirking it [the Senate]_{171-the senate} was doing a shameful and cowardly thing -- a thing which suggested that in its willingness to sit longer in the company of [such a man]_{7730-such a man} , it was acknowledging that it was itself of a kind with [him]_{7730-such a man} and was therefore not dishonored by [his]_{7730-such a man} presence . [He]_{5452-an elderly senator} desired that a rigid examination be made into [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} 's case , and that it be continued clear into the approaching extra session if need be . There was no dodging this thing with the lame excuse of want of time . In reply , [an honorable Senator]_{5467-an honorable senator} said that [he]_{5467-an honorable senator} thought it would be as well to drop the matter and accept [the Committee]_{7125-the committee} 's report . [He]_{5467-an honorable senator} said with some jocularity that the more one agitated this thing , the worse it was for [the agitator]_{5469-the agitator} . [He]_{5467-an honorable senator} was not able to deny that [he]_{5467-an honorable senator} believed [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} to be guilty -- but what then ? Was it such an extraordinary case ? For [his]_{5452-an elderly senator} part , even allowing [the Senator]_{7173-the senator} to be guilty , [he]_{5452-an elderly senator} did not think [his]_{478-senator dilworthy} continued presence during the few remaining days of the Session would contaminate [the Senate]_{1436-the senate} to a dreadful degree . [ This humorous sally was received with smiling admiration -- notwithstanding it was not wholly new , having originated with [the Massachusetts General in [the House]_{878-the house}]_{5472-the massachusetts general in the house} a day or two before , upon the occasion of the proposed expulsion of [a member]_{8934-a member} for selling [his]_{7730-such a man} vote for money . ] [The Senate]_{171-the senate} recognized the fact that it could not be contaminated by sitting a few days longer with [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} , and so it accepted [the committee]_{7125-the committee} 's report and dropped the unimportant matter . [Mr. Dilworthy]_{529-mr. dilworthy} occupied [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} seat to the last hour of the session . [He]_{529-mr. dilworthy} said that [[his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} people]_{4963-his people} had reposed a trust in [him]_{529-mr. dilworthy} , and it was not for [him]_{529-mr. dilworthy} to desert [them]_{4963-his people} . [He]_{529-mr. dilworthy} would remain at [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} post till [he]_{529-mr. dilworthy} perished , if need be . [His]_{529-mr. dilworthy} voice was lifted up and [his]_{529-mr. dilworthy} vote cast for the last time , in support of an ingenious measure contrived by [the General from [Massachusetts]_{143-massachusetts}]_{5477-the general from massachusetts} whereby [the President]_{7643-the president} 's salary was proposed to be doubled and [every Congressman]_{2784-every congressman} paid several thousand dollars extra for work previously done , under an accepted contract , and already paid for once and receipted for . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} was offered a grand ovation by [[his]_{478-senator dilworthy} friends]_{5849-his friends} at [home]_5907-home , who said that [their]_{5849-his friends} affection for [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} and [their]_{5849-his friends} confidence in [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} were in no wise impaired by the persecutions that had pursued [him]_{478-senator dilworthy} , and that [he]_{478-senator dilworthy} was still good enough for [them]_{5849-his friends} . [ The $ 7,000 left by [Mr. Noble]_724-noble with [[his]_724-noble state legislature]_{4949-his state legislature} was placed in safe keeping to await the claim of [the legitimate owner]_{5483-the legitimate owner} . [Senator Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} made one little effort through [[his]_{478-senator dilworthy} protege]_{5484-his protege} [the embryo banker]_{5485-the embryo banker} to recover it , but there being no notes of hand or , other memoranda to support the claim , it failed . The moral of which is , that when [one]_893-one loans money to start [a bank]_{5410-a bank} with , one ought to take [the party]_{915-the party} 's written acknowledgment of the fact . ] CHAPTER LX . For some days [Laura]_646-philip had been [a free woman]_{5489-a free woman} once more . During this time , [she]_{5489-a free woman} had experienced -- first , two or three days of triumph , excitement , congratulations , a sort of sunburst of gladness , after a long night of gloom and anxiety ; then two or three days of calming down , by degrees -- a receding of tides , a quieting of the storm - wash to a murmurous surf - beat , a diminishing of devastating winds to a refrain that bore the spirit of a truce - days given to solitude , rest , self - communion , and the reasoning of [herself]_{5489-a free woman} into a realization of the fact that [she]_{5489-a free woman} was actually done with bolts and bars , prison horrors and impending death ; then came a day whose hours filed slowly by [her]_{5489-a free woman} , each laden with some remnant , some remaining fragment of the dreadful time so lately ended -- a day which , closing at last , left the past a fading shore behind [her]_{5489-a free woman} and turned [her]_{5489-a free woman} eyes toward [the broad sea of the future]_{5490-the broad sea of the future} . So speedily do [we]_5491-we put [the dead]_{6081-the dead} away and come back to [our]_5491-we place in the ranks to march in the pilgrimage of life again . And now the sun rose once more and ushered in the first day of what [Laura]_646-philip comprehended and accepted as a new life . The past had sunk below the horizon , and existed no more for [her]_{5489-a free woman} ; [she]_{5489-a free woman} was done with it for all time . [She]_{5489-a free woman} was gazing out over the trackless expanses of the future , now , with troubled eyes . Life must be begun again -- at eight and twenty years of age . And where to begin ? The page was blank , and waiting for its first record ; so this was indeed a momentous day . [Her]_{5489-a free woman} thoughts drifted back , stage by stage , over [her]_{5489-a free woman} career . As far as [the long highway]_{5493-the long highway} receded over the plain of [her]_{5489-a free woman} life , [it]_{5493-the long highway} was lined with the gilded and pillared splendors of [her]_{5489-a free woman} ambition all crumbled to ruin and ivy - grown ; every milestone marked a disaster ; there was no green spot remaining anywhere in memory of a hope that had found its fruition ; [the unresponsive earth]_{5494-the unresponsive earth} had uttered no voice of flowers in testimony that one who was blest had gone [that road]_{5495-that road} . [Her]_{5489-a free woman} life had been a failure . That was plain , [she]_{5489-a free woman} said . No more of that . [She]_{5489-a free woman} would now look the future in the face ; [she]_{5489-a free woman} would mark [her]_{5489-a free woman} course upon the chart of life , and follow it ; follow it without swerving , through rocks and shoals , through storm and calm , to a haven of rest and peace or shipwreck . Let the end be what it might , [she]_{5489-a free woman} would mark [her]_{5489-a free woman} course now -- to - day -- and follow it . On [her]_{5489-a free woman} table lay six or seven notes . [They]_5496-they were from [lovers]_5497-lovers ; from [some of the prominent names in [the land]_{6123-the land}]_{5498-some of the prominent names in the land} ; [men whose devotion had survived even the grisly revealments of [her]_{5489-a free woman} character which [the courts]_{3387-the courts} had uncurtained]_{5500-men whose devotion had survived even the grisly revealments of her character which the courts had uncurtained} ; [men who knew [her]_{5489-a free woman} now , just as [she]_{5489-a free woman} was , and yet pleaded as for [their]_{5502-men who knew her now , just as she was , and yet pleaded as for their lives for the dear privilege of calling the murderess wife} lives for the dear privilege of calling [the murderess wife]_{5503-the murderess wife}]_{5502-men who knew her now , just as she was , and yet pleaded as for their lives for the dear privilege of calling the murderess wife} . As [she]_{5489-a free woman} read these passionate , these worshiping , these supplicating missives , [the woman in [her]_{5489-a free woman} nature]_{5504-the woman in her nature} confessed itself ; a strong yearning came upon [her]_{5489-a free woman} to lay [her]_{5489-a free woman} head upon a loyal breast and find rest from the conflict of life , solace for [her]_{5489-a free woman} griefs , the healing of love for [her]_{5489-a free woman} bruised heart . With [her]_{5489-a free woman} forehead resting upon [her]_{5489-a free woman} hand , [she]_{5489-a free woman} sat thinking , thinking , while the unheeded moments winged [their]_5505-their flight . It was one of those mornings in early spring when nature seems just stirring to a half consciousness out of a long , exhausting lethargy ; when the first faint balmy airs go wandering about , whispering the secret of the coming change ; when the abused brown grass , newly relieved of snow , seems considering whether it can be worth the trouble and worry of contriving its green raiment again only to fight the inevitable fight with the implacable winter and be vanquished and buried once more ; when the sun shines out and a few birds venture forth and lift up a forgotten song ; when a strange stillness and suspense pervades the waiting air . It is a time when [one]_893-one 's spirit is subdued and sad , [one]_893-one knows not why ; when the past seems a storm - swept desolation , life a vanity and a burden , and the future but a way to death . It is a time when one is filled with vague longings ; when one dreams of flight to [peaceful islands in [the remote solitudes of the sea]_{5509-the remote solitudes of the sea}]_{5508-peaceful islands in the remote solitudes of the sea} , or folds [his]_893-one hands and says , What is the use of struggling , and toiling and worrying any more ? let [us]_5510-us give it all up . It was into such a mood as this that [Laura]_646-philip had drifted from the musings which the letters of [[her]_{5489-a free woman} lovers]_{5511-her lovers} had called up . Now [she]_{5489-a free woman} lifted [her]_{5489-a free woman} head and noted with surprise how the day had wasted . [She]_{5489-a free woman} thrust the letters aside , rose up and went and stood at the window . But [she]_{5489-a free woman} was soon thinking again , and was only gazing into vacancy . By and by [she]_{5489-a free woman} turned ; [her]_{5489-a free woman} countenance had cleared ; the dreamy look was gone out of [her]_{5489-a free woman} face , all indecision had vanished ; the poise of [her]_{5489-a free woman} head and the firm set of [her]_{5489-a free woman} lips told that [her]_{5489-a free woman} resolution was formed . [She]_{5489-a free woman} moved toward the table with all the old dignity in [her]_{5489-a free woman} carriage , and all the old pride in [her]_{5489-a free woman} mien . [She]_{5489-a free woman} took up each letter in its turn , touched a match to it and watched it slowly consume to ashes . Then [she]_{5489-a free woman} said : “ [I]_{5489-a free woman} have landed upon [a foreign shore]_{9727-a foreign shore} , and burned [[my]_{5489-a free woman} ships]_{9728-my ships} behind [me]_{5489-a free woman} . These letters were the last thing that held [me]_{5489-a free woman} in sympathy with any remnant or belonging of the old life . Henceforth that life and all that appertains to it are as dead to [me]_{5489-a free woman} and as far removed from [me]_{5489-a free woman} as if [I]_{5489-a free woman} were become [a denizen of [another world]_{9730-another world}]_{9729-a denizen of another world} . ”_{[5489-a free woman]} [She]_{5489-a free woman} said that love was not for [her]_{5489-a free woman} -- the time that it could have satisfied [her]_{5489-a free woman} heart was gone by and could not return ; the opportunity was lost , nothing could restore it . [She]_{5489-a free woman} said there could be no love without respect , and [she]_{5489-a free woman} would only despise [a man who could content [himself]_{5512-a man who could content himself with a thing like her} with a thing like [her]_{5489-a free woman}]_{5512-a man who could content himself with a thing like her} . Love , [she]_{5489-a free woman} said , was [a woman]_{6290-a woman} 's first necessity : love being forfeited ; there was but one thing left that could give a passing zest to a wasted life , and that was fame , admiration , the applause of [the multitude]_{3177-the multitude} . And so [her]_{5489-a free woman} resolution was taken . [She]_{5489-a free woman} would turn to that final resort of the disappointed of [her]_{5489-a free woman} sex , [the lecture platform]_{5515-the lecture platform} . [She]_{5489-a free woman} would array [herself]_{5489-a free woman} in fine attire , [she]_{5489-a free woman} would adorn [herself]_{5489-a free woman} with jewels , and stand in [her]_{5489-a free woman} isolated magnificence before [massed audiences]_{5516-massed audiences} and enchant [them]_{5516-massed audiences} with [her]_{5489-a free woman} eloquence and amaze [them]_{5516-massed audiences} with [her]_{5489-a free woman} unapproachable beauty . [She]_{5489-a free woman} would move from [city]_5220-city to [city]_5220-city like [a queen of romance]_{5519-a queen of romance} , leaving marveling multitudes behind [her]_{5489-a free woman} and [impatient multitudes]_{5520-impatient multitudes} awaiting [her]_{5489-a free woman} coming . [Her]_{5489-a free woman} life , during one hour of each day , upon the platform , would be a rapturous intoxication -- and when the curtain fell and the lights were out , and [the people]_{891-the people} gone , to nestle in [[their]_{891-the people} homes]_{5522-their homes} and forget [her]_{5489-a free woman} , [she]_{5489-a free woman} would find in sleep oblivion of [her]_{5489-a free woman} homelessness , if [she]_{5489-a free woman} could , if not [she]_{5489-a free woman} would brave out the night in solitude and wait for the next day 's hour of ecstasy . So , to take up life and begin again was no great evil . [She]_{5489-a free woman} saw [her]_{5489-a free woman} way . [She]_{5489-a free woman} would be brave and strong ; [she]_{5489-a free woman} would make the best of what was left for [her]_{5489-a free woman} among the possibilities . [She]_{5489-a free woman} sent for [the lecture agent]_{5523-the lecture agent} , and matters were soon arranged . Straightway , all the papers were filled with [her]_{5489-a free woman} name , and all the dead walls flamed with it . The papers called down imprecations upon [her]_{5489-a free woman} head ; [they]_5524-they reviled [her]_{5489-a free woman} without stint ; [they]_5524-they wondered if all sense of decency was dead in [this shameless murderess]_{5525-this shameless murderess} , [this brazen lobbyist]_{5526-this brazen lobbyist} , [this heartless seducer of the affections of [weak and misguided men]_{5528-weak and misguided men}]_{5527-this heartless seducer of the affections of weak and misguided men} ; [they]_5524-they implored [the people]_{891-the people} , for the sake of [[their]_{891-the people} pure wives]_{5530-their pure wives} , [[their]_{891-the people} sinless daughters]_{5531-their sinless daughters} , for the sake of decency , for the sake of public morals , to give [this wretched creature]_{5532-this wretched creature} such a rebuke as should be an all - sufficient evidence to [her]_{5489-a free woman} and to such as [her]_{5489-a free woman} , that there was a limit where the flaunting of [their]_{891-the people} foul acts and opinions before [the world]_{5784-the world} must stop ; certain of them , with a higher art , and to [her]_{5489-a free woman} a finer cruelty , a sharper torture , uttered no abuse , but always spoke of [her]_{5489-a free woman} in terms of mocking eulogy and ironical admiration . [Everybody]_{5858-everybody} talked about the new wonder , canvassed the theme of [her]_{5489-a free woman} proposed discourse , and marveled how [she]_{5489-a free woman} would handle it . [[Laura]_646-philip 's few friends]_{5535-laura 's few friends} wrote to [her]_{5489-a free woman} or came and talked with [her]_{5489-a free woman} , and pleaded with [her]_{5489-a free woman} to retire while it was yet time , and not attempt to face the gathering storm . But it was fruitless . [She]_{5489-a free woman} was stung to the quick by the comments of the newspapers ; [her]_{5489-a free woman} spirit was roused , [her]_{5489-a free woman} ambition was towering , now . [She]_{5489-a free woman} was more determined than ever . [She]_{5489-a free woman} would show [these people]_{1123-these people} what [a hunted and persecuted woman]_{5537-a hunted and persecuted woman} could do . The eventful night came . [Laura]_646-philip arrived before [the great lecture hall]_{5538-the great lecture hall} in [a close carriage]_{5539-a close carriage} within five minutes of the time set for the lecture to begin . When [she]_{5489-a free woman} stepped out of [the vehicle]_{6327-the vehicle} [her]_{5489-a free woman} heart beat fast and [her]_{5489-a free woman} eyes flashed with exultation : [the whole street]_{5541-the whole street} was packed with [people]_5798-people , and [she]_{5489-a free woman} could hardly force [her]_{5489-a free woman} way to [the hall]_{2492-the hall} ! [She]_{5489-a free woman} reached [the ante - room]_{7956-the ante - room} , threw off [her]_{5489-a free woman} wraps and placed [herself]_{5489-a free woman} before the dressing - glass . [She]_{5489-a free woman} turned [herself]_{5489-a free woman} this way and that -- everything was satisfactory , [her]_{5489-a free woman} attire was perfect . [She]_{5489-a free woman} smoothed [her]_{5489-a free woman} hair , rearranged a jewel here and there , and all the while [her]_{5489-a free woman} heart sang within [her]_{5489-a free woman} , and [her]_{5489-a free woman} face was radiant . [She]_{5489-a free woman} had not been so happy for ages and ages , it seemed to [her]_{5489-a free woman} . Oh , no , [she]_{5489-a free woman} had never been so overwhelmingly grateful and happy in [her]_{5489-a free woman} whole life before . [The lecture agent]_{5523-the lecture agent} appeared at the door . [She]_{5489-a free woman} waved [him]_{5523-the lecture agent} away and said : “ Do not disturb [me]_{5489-a free woman} . [I]_{5489-a free woman} want no introduction . And do not fear for [me]_{5489-a free woman} ; the moment the hands point to eight [I]_{5489-a free woman} will step upon the platform . ”_{[5489-a free woman]} [He]_{5523-the lecture agent} disappeared . [She]_{5489-a free woman} held [her]_{5489-a free woman} watch before [her]_{5489-a free woman} . [She]_{5489-a free woman} was so impatient that the second - hand seemed whole tedious minutes dragging its way around the circle . At last the supreme moment came , and with head erect and the bearing of an empress [she]_{5489-a free woman} swept through the door and stood upon the stage . [Her]_{5489-a free woman} eyes fell upon only a vast , brilliant emptiness -- there were [not forty people in [the house]_{878-the house}]_{5546-not forty people in the house} ! There were only [a handful of coarse men]_{5548-a handful of coarse men} and [ten or twelve still coarser women]_{5549-ten or twelve still coarser women} , lolling upon the benches and scattered about singly and in couples . [Her]_{5489-a free woman} pulses stood still , [her]_{5489-a free woman} limbs quaked , the gladness went out of [her]_{5489-a free woman} face . There was a moment of silence , and then a brutal laugh and an explosion of cat - calls and hisses saluted [her]_{5489-a free woman} from [the audience]_{6619-the audience} . The clamor grew stronger and louder , and insulting speeches were shouted at [her]_{5489-a free woman} . [A half - intoxicated man]_{5551-a half - intoxicated man} rose up and threw something , which missed [her]_{5489-a free woman} but bespattered a chair at [her]_{5489-a free woman} side , and this evoked an outburst of laughter and boisterous admiration . [She]_{5489-a free woman} was bewildered , [her]_{5489-a free woman} strength was forsaking [her]_{5489-a free woman} . [She]_{5489-a free woman} reeled away from [the platform]_{4394-the platform} , reached [the ante - room]_{7956-the ante - room} , and dropped helpless upon a sofa . [The lecture agent]_{5523-the lecture agent} ran in , with a hurried question upon [his]_{5523-the lecture agent} lips ; but [she]_{5489-a free woman} put forth [her]_{5489-a free woman} hands , and with the tears raining from [her]_{5489-a free woman} eyes , said : “ Oh , do not speak ! Take [me]_{5489-a free woman} away - please take [me]_{5489-a free woman} away , out of [this dreadful place]_{9731-this dreadful place} ! Oh , this is like all [my]_{5489-a free woman} life -- failure , disappointment , misery -- always misery , always failure . What have [I]_{5489-a free woman} done , to be so pursued ! Take [me]_{5489-a free woman} away , [I]_{5489-a free woman} beg of [you]_{5523-the lecture agent} , [I]_{5489-a free woman} implore [you]_{5523-the lecture agent} ! ”_{[5489-a free woman]} Upon [the pavement]_{5555-the pavement} [she]_{5489-a free woman} was hustled by [the mob]_{7799-the mob} , [the surging masses]_{5557-the surging masses} roared [her]_{5489-a free woman} name and accompanied it with every species of insulting epithet ; [they]_{5557-the surging masses} thronged after [the carriage]_{3673-the carriage} , hooting , jeering , cursing , and even assailing [the vehicle]_{6327-the vehicle} with missiles . A stone crushed through a blind , wounding [Laura]_646-philip 's forehead , and so stunning [her]_{5489-a free woman} that [she]_{5489-a free woman} hardly knew what further transpired during [her]_{5489-a free woman} flight . It was long before [her]_{5489-a free woman} faculties were wholly restored , and then [she]_{5489-a free woman} found [herself]_{5489-a free woman} lying on the floor by a sofa in [[her]_{5489-a free woman} own sitting - room]_{5560-her own sitting - room} , and alone . So [she]_{5489-a free woman} supposed [she]_{5489-a free woman} must have sat down upon the sofa and afterward fallen . [She]_{5489-a free woman} raised [herself]_{5489-a free woman} up , with difficulty , for the air was chilly and [her]_{5489-a free woman} limbs were stiff . [She]_{5489-a free woman} turned up the gas and sought the glass . [She]_{5489-a free woman} hardly knew [herself]_{5489-a free woman} , so worn and old [she]_{5489-a free woman} looked , and so marred with blood were [her]_{5489-a free woman} features . The night was far spent , and a dead stillness reigned . [She]_{5489-a free woman} sat down by [her]_{5489-a free woman} table , leaned [her]_{5489-a free woman} elbows upon it and put [her]_{5489-a free woman} face in [her]_{5489-a free woman} hands . [Her]_{5489-a free woman} thoughts wandered back over [her]_{5489-a free woman} old life again and [her]_{5489-a free woman} tears flowed unrestrained . [Her]_{5489-a free woman} pride was humbled , [her]_{5489-a free woman} spirit was broken . [Her]_{5489-a free woman} memory found but one resting place ; it lingered about [[her]_{5489-a free woman} young girlhood]_{5561-her young girlhood} with a caressing regret ; it dwelt upon it as the one brief interval of [her]_{5489-a free woman} life that bore no curse . [She]_{5489-a free woman} saw [herself]_{5489-a free woman} again in the budding grace of [her]_{5489-a free woman} twelve years , decked in [her]_{5489-a free woman} dainty pride of ribbons , consorting with the bees and the butterflies , believing in fairies , holding confidential converse with the flowers , busying [herself]_{5489-a free woman} all day long with airy trifles that were as weighty to [her]_{5489-a free woman} as the affairs that tax the brains of [diplomats]_{5562-diplomats} and [emperors]_{9006-emperors} . [She]_{5489-a free woman} was without sin , then , and unacquainted with grief ; [the world]_{5784-the world} was full of sunshine and [her]_{5489-a free woman} heart was full of music . From that -- to this ! “ If [I]_{5489-a free woman} could only die ! ”_{[5489-a free woman]} [she]_{5489-a free woman} said . “ If [I]_{406-the colonel} could only go back , and be as [I]_{406-the colonel} was then , for one hour -- and hold [[my]_{406-the colonel} father]_{8061-my father} 's hand in mine again , and see [all the household about [me]_{406-the colonel}]_{9733-all the household about me} , as in that old innocent time -- and then die ! [[My]_{406-the colonel} God]_{8383-my god} , [I]_{406-the colonel} am humbled , [my]_{406-the colonel} pride is all gone , [my]_{406-the colonel} stubborn heart repents -- have pity ! ”_{[406-the colonel]} When the spring morning dawned , the form still sat there , the elbows resting upon the table and the face upon the hands . All day long [the figure]_{5565-the figure} sat there , the sunshine enriching its costly raiment and flashing from its jewels ; twilight came , and presently the stars , but still the figure remained ; the moon found it there still , and framed the picture with the shadow of the window sash , and flooded it with mellow light ; by and by the darkness swallowed it up , and later the gray dawn revealed it again ; the new day grew toward its prime , and still the forlorn presence was undisturbed . But now [the keepers of [the house]_{878-the house}]_{5566-the keepers of the house} had become uneasy ; [their]_{5566-the keepers of the house} periodical knockings still finding no response , [they]_{5566-the keepers of the house} burst open the door . [The jury of inquest]_{5568-the jury of inquest} found that death had resulted from heart disease , and was instant and painless . That was all . Merely heart disease . CHAPTER LXI . [Clay Hawkins]_405-clay , years gone by , had yielded , after many a struggle , to the migratory and speculative instinct of [our]_5569-our age and [[our]_5569-our people]_{7181-our people} , and had wandered further and further westward upon trading ventures . Settling finally in [Melbourne]_{350-melbourne} , [Australia]_{351-australia} , [he]_405-clay ceased to roam , became [a steady - going substantial merchant]_{5571-a steady - going substantial merchant} , and prospered greatly . [His]_405-clay life lay beyond the theatre of this tale . [His]_405-clay remittances had supported [the Hawkins family]_{6168-the hawkins family} , entirely , from the time of [[his]_405-clay father]_{6333-his father} 's death until latterly when [Laura]_646-philip by [her]_5574-her efforts in [Washington]_{382-washington} had been able to assist in this work . [Clay]_405-clay was away on a long absence in [some of [the eastward islands]_{5576-the eastward islands}]_{5575-some of the eastward islands} when [Laura]_646-philip 's troubles began , trying ( and almost in vain , ) to arrange certain interests which had become disordered through [a dishonest agent]_{5577-a dishonest agent} , and consequently [he]_405-clay knew nothing of the murder till [he]_405-clay returned and read [his]_405-clay letters and papers . [His]_405-clay natural impulse was to hurry to [the States]_{352-the states} and save [[his]_405-clay sister]_{8361-his sister} if possible , for [he]_405-clay loved [her]_{8361-his sister} with a deep and abiding affection . [His]_405-clay business was so crippled now , and so deranged , that to leave it would be ruin ; therefore [he]_405-clay sold out at a sacrifice that left [him]_405-clay considerably reduced in worldly possessions , and began [his]_405-clay voyage to [San Francisco]_{314-san francisco} . Arrived [there]_840-there , [he]_405-clay perceived by the newspapers that the trial was near its close . At [Salt Lake]_{353-salt lake} later telegrams told [him]_405-clay of the acquittal , and [his]_405-clay gratitude was boundless -- so boundless , indeed , that sleep was driven from [his]_405-clay eyes by the pleasurable excitement almost as effectually as preceding weeks of anxiety had done it . [He]_405-clay shaped [his]_405-clay course straight for [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye , now , and [his]_405-clay meeting with [[his]_405-clay mother]_{5882-his mother} and [the rest of [the household]_{6338-the household}]_{5581-the rest of the household} was joyful -- albeit [he]_405-clay had been away so long that [he]_405-clay seemed almost [a stranger in [[his]_405-clay own home]_{5584-his own home}]_{5583-a stranger in his own home} . But the greetings and congratulations were hardly finished when all the journals in [the land]_{6123-the land} clamored the news of [Laura]_646-philip 's miserable death . [Mrs. Hawkins]_{365-mrs. hawkins} was prostrated by this last blow , and it was well that [Clay]_405-clay was at [her]_{365-mrs. hawkins} side to stay [her]_{365-mrs. hawkins} with comforting words and take upon [himself]_405-clay the ordering of [the household]_{6338-the household} with its burden of labors and cares . [Washington Hawkins]_{382-washington} had scarcely more than entered upon that decade which carries one to the full blossom of manhood which [we]_5587-we term the beginning of middle age , and yet a brief sojourn at [the capital of [the nation]_{2096-the nation}]_{3016-the capital of the nation} had made [him]_405-clay old . [His]_405-clay hair was already turning gray when the late session of Congress began its sittings ; it grew grayer still , and rapidly , after the memorable day that saw [Laura]_646-philip proclaimed [a murderess]_{5590-a murderess} ; it waxed grayer and still grayer during the lagging suspense that succeeded [it]_5591-it and after the crash which ruined [his]_405-clay last hope -- the failure of [his]_405-clay bill in [the Senate]_{171-the senate} and the destruction of [[its]_5591-it champion]_{5592-its champion} , [Dilworthy]_{478-senator dilworthy} . A few days later , when [he]_405-clay stood uncovered while the last prayer was pronounced over [Laura]_646-philip 's grave , [his]_405-clay hair was whiter and [his]_405-clay face hardly less old than [the venerable minister]_{5593-the venerable minister} 's whose words were sounding in [his]_405-clay ears . A week after this , [he]_405-clay was sitting in [a double - bedded room in [a cheap boarding house in [Washington]_{382-washington}]_{5595-a cheap boarding house in washington}]_{5594-a double - bedded room in a cheap boarding house in washington} , with [Col . Sellers]_439-ruth . [The two]_{1352-the two} had been living together lately , and [this mutual cavern of [theirs]_{1352-the two}]_{5597-this mutual cavern of theirs} [the Colonel]_{406-the colonel} sometimes referred to as [[their]_{1352-the two} “ premises]_{9735-their “ premises} ”_{[406-the colonel]} and sometimes as [[their]_{1352-the two} “ apartments”--more]_{9736-their “ apartments”--more[406-the colonel]} particularly when conversing with [persons outside]_{5598-persons outside} . A canvas - covered modern trunk , marked “ G. W. H. ”_{[406-the colonel]} stood on end by the door , strapped and ready for a journey ; on it lay a small morocco satchel , also marked “ G. W. H. ”_{[406-the colonel]} There was another trunk close by -- a worn , and scarred , and ancient hair relic , with “ B. S. ”_{[6205-the colonel]} wrought in brass nails on its top ; on it lay a pair of saddle - bags that probably knew more about the last century than [they]_{1352-the two} could tell . [Washington]_{382-washington} got up and walked the floor a while in a restless sort of way , and finally was about to sit down on the hair trunk . “ Stop , do n't sit down on that ! ”_{[6205-the colonel]} exclaimed [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} : “ There , now that 's all right -- the chair 's better . [I]_{382-washington} could n't get another trunk like that -- not another like it in [America]_61-america , [I]_{382-washington} reckon . ”_{[382-washington]} “ [I]_{382-washington} am afraid not , ”_{[382-washington]} said [Washington]_{382-washington} , with a faint attempt at a smile . “ No indeed ; [the man]_{5861-the man} is dead that made that trunk and that saddle - bags . ”_{[382-washington]} “ Are [[his]_{5861-the man} great - grand - children]_{9738-his great - grand - children} still living ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} said [Washington]_{382-washington} , with levity only in the words , not in the tone . “ Well , [I]_{6205-the colonel} do n't know -- [I]_{6205-the colonel} had n't thought of that -- but anyway [they]_{1352-the two} ca n't make trunks and saddle - bags like that , if they are -- [no man]_{1278-no man} can , ”_{[6205-the colonel]} said [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} with honest simplicity . “ [Wife]_6162-wife did n't like to see [me]_{382-washington} going off with that trunk -- [she]_6162-wife said it was nearly certain to be stolen . ”_{[382-washington]} “ Why ? ”_{[382-washington]} “ Why ? Why , are n't trunks always being stolen ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Well , yes -- some kinds of trunks are . ”_{[382-washington]} “ Very well , then ; this is some kind of a trunk -- and an almighty rare kind , too . ”_{[382-washington]} “ Yes , [I]_{6205-the colonel} believe it is . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Well , then , why should n't [a man]_{795-a man} want to steal it if [he]_{795-a man} got a chance ? ”_{[382-washington]} “ Indeed [I]_{382-washington} do n't know.--Why should [he]_{795-a man} ? ”_{[382-washington]} “ [Washington]_{382-washington} , [I]_0-i never heard [anybody]_5853-anybody talk like [you]_5601-you . Suppose [you]_5601-you were [a thief]_{9638-a thief} , and that trunk was lying around and [nobody]_5874-nobody watching -- wouldn't [you]_5601-you steal it ? Come , now , answer fair -- wouldn't [you]_5601-you steal it ? “_[0-i] Well , now , since [you]_5601-you corner [me]_0-i , [I]_0-i would take it,--but [I]_0-i would n't consider it stealing . “ [You]_5601-you would n't ! Well , that beats [me]_{6205-the colonel} . Now what would [you]_5601-you call stealing ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Why , taking property is stealing . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Property ! Now what a way to talk that is : What do [you]_5601-you suppose that trunk is worth ? ”_[0-i] “ Is it in good repair ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Perfect . Hair rubbed off a little , but the main structure is perfectly sound . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Does it leak anywhere ? ”_[0-i] “ Leak ? Do [you]_5601-you want to carry water in it ? What do [you]_5601-you mean by does it leak ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Why -- a -- do the clothes fall out of it when it is -- when it is stationary ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Confound it , [Washington]_{382-washington} , [you]_5601-you are trying to make fun of [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i do n't know what has got into [you]_5601-you to - day ; [you]_5601-you act mighty curious . What is the matter with [you]_5601-you ? ”_[0-i] “ Well , [I]_{6205-the colonel} 'll tell [you]_5601-you , [old friend]_{9745-old friend} . [I]_{6205-the colonel} am almost happy . [I]_{6205-the colonel} am , indeed . [It]_9746-it was n't [Clay]_405-clay 's telegram that hurried [me]_{6205-the colonel} up so and got [me]_{6205-the colonel} ready to start with [you]_5601-you . It was a letter from [Louise]_435-louise . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Good ! What is it ? What does [she]_435-louise say ? ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ [She]_435-louise says come [home]_5907-home -- [[her]_435-louise father]_{1365-her father} has consented , at last . ”_[0-i] “ [[My]_{6205-the colonel} boy]_{5881-my boy} , [I]_{6205-the colonel} want to congratulate [you]_{5881-my boy} ; [I]_{6205-the colonel} want to shake [you]_{5881-my boy} by the hand ! It 's a long turn that has no lane at the end of it , as the proverb says , or somehow that way . [You]_{5881-my boy} 'll be happy yet , and [Beriah Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} will be there to see , thank [God]_378-god ! ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ [I]_{6205-the colonel} believe it . [General Boswell]_{433-general boswell} is pretty nearly [a poor man]_{9750-a poor man} , now . [The railroad that was going to build up [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye]_{9751-the railroad that was going to build up hawkeye} made short work of [him]_{433-general boswell} , along with the rest . [He]_{433-general boswell} is n't so opposed to [a son - in - law]_{9752-a son - in - law} without a fortune , now . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Without a fortune , indeed ! Why that [Tennessee]_17-tennessee Land-- ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Never mind the [Tennessee Land]_{35-tennessee land} , [Colonel]_1066-colonel . [I]_0-i am done with that , forever and forever-- ”_[0-i] “ Why no ! [You]_0-i ca n't mean to say-- ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ [[My]_{6205-the colonel} father]_{8061-my father} , away back yonder , years ago , bought it for a blessing for [[his]_{8061-my father} children]_{6133-his children} , and-- ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Indeed [he]_{8061-my father} did ! [Si Hawkins]_374-si said to [me--]_374-si ”_[0-i] “ It proved a curse to [him]_{8061-my father} as long as [he]_{8061-my father} lived , and never a curse like it was inflicted upon [[any man]_{1270-any man} 's heirs--]_{9757-any man 's heirs--} ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ [I]_{6205-the colonel} 'm bound to say there 's more or less truth-- ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ [It]_9758-it began to curse [me]_0-i when [I]_0-i was [a baby]_{1226-a baby} , and it has cursed every hour of [my]_0-i life to this day-- ”_[0-i] “ [Lord]_9760-lord , [lord]_8678-lord , but it 's so ! Time and again [[my]_{6205-the colonel} wife--]_{9762-my wife--} ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ [I]_{6205-the colonel} depended on it all through [my]_{6205-the colonel} boyhood and never tried to do an honest stroke of work for [my]_{6205-the colonel} living-- ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Right again -- but then [you--]_{6205-the colonel} ”_[0-i] “ [I]_{6205-the colonel} have chased it years and years as [children]_{6077-children} chase butterflies . [We]_9764-we might all have been prosperous , now ; [we]_9764-we might all have been happy , all these heart - breaking years , if [we]_9764-we had accepted [our]_9764-we poverty at first and gone contentedly to work and built up [our]_9764-we own wealth by [our]_9764-we own toil and sweat-- ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ It 's so , it 's so ; bless [my]_{6205-the colonel} soul , how often [I]_{6205-the colonel} 've told [Si Hawkins--]_{770-si hawkins--} ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Instead of that , [we]_9764-we have suffered more than the damned [themselves]_{6077-children} suffer ! [I]_{6205-the colonel} loved [[my]_{6205-the colonel} father]_{8061-my father} , and [I]_{6205-the colonel} honor [his]_{8061-my father} memory and recognize [his]_{8061-my father} good intentions ; but [I]_{6205-the colonel} grieve for [his]_{8061-my father} mistaken ideas of conferring happiness upon [[his]_{8061-my father} children]_{6133-his children} . [I]_{6205-the colonel} am going to begin [my]_{6205-the colonel} life over again , and begin it and end it with good solid work ! [I]_{6205-the colonel} 'll leave [[my]_{6205-the colonel} children]_{9014-my children} no [Tennessee Land]_{35-tennessee land} ! ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Spoken like [a man]_{795-a man} , [sir]_980-sir , spoken like [a man]_{795-a man} ! [Your]_980-sir hand , again [[my]_0-i boy]_{5881-my boy} ! And always remember that when a word of advice from [Beriah Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} can help , it is at [your]_980-sir service . [I]_0-i 'm going to begin again , too ! ”_[0-i] “ Indeed ! ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ Yes , [sir]_980-sir . [I]_{6205-the colonel} 've seen enough to show [me]_{6205-the colonel} where [my]_{6205-the colonel} mistake was . The law is what [I]_{6205-the colonel} was born for . [I]_{6205-the colonel} shall begin the study of the law . [Heavens]_354-heavens and [earth]_870-earth , but that [Braham]_{714-mr. braham} 's [a wonderful man]_{9459-a wonderful man} -- [a wonderful man]_{9459-a wonderful man} [sir]_980-sir ! Such a head ! And such a way with [him]_{714-mr. braham} ! But [I]_{6205-the colonel} could see that [he]_{714-mr. braham} was jealous of [me]_{6205-the colonel} . The little licks [I]_{6205-the colonel} got in in the course of [my]_{6205-the colonel} argument before [the jury--]_{9777-the jury--} ”_{[6205-the colonel]} “ [Your]_980-sir argument ! Why , [you]_980-sir were [a witness]_{4465-a witness} . ”_[0-i] “ Oh , yes , to the popular eye , to the popular eye -- but [I]_{382-washington} knew when [I]_{382-washington} was dropping information and when [I]_{382-washington} was letting drive at [the court]_{1217-the court} with an insidious argument . But [the court]_{1217-the court} knew it , bless [you]_980-sir , and weakened every time ! And [Braham]_{714-mr. braham} knew it . [I]_{382-washington} just reminded [him]_{714-mr. braham} of it in a quiet way , and its final result , and [he]_{714-mr. braham} said in a whisper , ' [You]_{382-washington} did it , [Colonel]_1066-colonel , [you]_{382-washington} did it , [sir]_980-sir -- but keep it mum for [my]_{382-washington} sake ; and [I]_{382-washington} 'll tell [you]_{382-washington} what [you]_{382-washington} do , ' says [he]_{714-mr. braham} , ' [you]_{382-washington} go into the law , [Col . Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} -- go into the law , [sir]_980-sir ; that 's [your]_{382-washington} native element ! ' And into the law [the subscriber]_{9784-the subscriber} is going . There 's worlds of money in it!--whole worlds of money ! Practice first in [Hawkeye]_41-hawkeye , then in [Jefferson]_441-jeff , then in [St. Louis]_{31-st. louis} , then in [New York]_{88-new york} ! In [the metropolis of [the western world]_{9786-the western world}]_{9785-the metropolis of the western world} ! Climb , and climb , and climb -- and wind up on the Supreme bench . [Beriah Sellers]_{375-col . sellers} , [Chief Justice of [the Supreme Court of [the United States]_{60-the united states}]_{356-the supreme court of the united states}]_{9787-chief justice of the supreme court of the united states} , [sir]_980-sir ! [A made man]_{1333-a made man} for all time and eternity ! That 's the way [I]_{382-washington} block it out , [sir]_980-sir -- and it 's as clear as day -- clear as the rosy - morn ! ”_{[382-washington]} [Washington]_{382-washington} had heard little of this . The first reference to [Laura]_646-philip 's trial had brought the old dejection to [his]_{382-washington} face again , and [he]_{382-washington} stood gazing out of the window at nothing , lost in reverie . There was a knock - [the postman]_{5602-the postman} handed in a letter . It was from [Obedstown]_1-obedstown , [East Tennessee]_{2-east tennessee} , and was for [Washington]_{382-washington} . [He]_{382-washington} opened it . There was a note saying that enclosed [he]_{382-washington} would please find a bill for the current year 's taxes on the 75,000 acres of [Tennessee]_17-tennessee Land belonging to [the estate of [Silas Hawkins]_374-si]_{5603-the estate of silas hawkins} , [deceased]_{6410-deceased} , and added that the money must be paid within sixty days or [the land]_{6123-the land} would be sold at public auction for the taxes , as provided by law . The bill was for $ 180 - -something more than twice the market value of [the land]_{6123-the land} , perhaps . [Washington]_{382-washington} hesitated . Doubts flitted through [his]_{382-washington} mind . The old instinct came upon [him]_{382-washington} to cling to [the land]_{6123-the land} just a little longer and give it one more chance . [He]_{382-washington} walked the floor feverishly , [his]_{382-washington} mind tortured by indecision . Presently [he]_{382-washington} stopped , took out [his]_{382-washington} pocket book and counted [his]_{382-washington} money . Two hundred and thirty dollars -- it was all [he]_{382-washington} had in [the world]_{5784-the world} . “ One hundred and eighty . . . . . . . from two hundred and thirty , ”_{[382-washington]} [he]_{382-washington} said to [himself]_{382-washington} . “ Fifty left . . . . . . It is enough to get [me]_{382-washington} [home]_5907-home . . . . . . . Shall [I]_{382-washington} do it , or shall [I]_{382-washington} not ? . . . . [I]_{382-washington} wish [I]_{382-washington} had [somebody]_{5942-somebody} to decide for [me]_{382-washington} . ”_{[382-washington]} The pocket book lay open in [his]_{382-washington} hand , with [Louise]_435-louise 's small letter in view . [His]_{382-washington} eye fell upon that , and it decided [him]_{382-washington} . “ It shall go for taxes , ”_{[382-washington]} [he]_{382-washington} said , “ and never tempt [me]_{382-washington} or [mine]_{382-washington} any more ! ”_{[382-washington]} [He]_{382-washington} opened the window and stood there tearing the tax bill to bits and watching the breeze waft them away , till all were gone . “ The spell is broken , the life - long curse is ended ! ”_{[382-washington]} [he]_{382-washington} said . “ Let [us]_{6792-the two friends} go . ”_{[6205-the colonel]} [The baggage wagon]_{5609-the baggage wagon} had arrived ; five minutes later [the two friends]_{6792-the two friends} were mounted upon [their]_{6792-the two friends} luggage in it , and rattling off toward [the station]_{5611-the station} , [the Colonel]_{6205-the colonel} endeavoring to sing “ Homeward Bound , ”_{[5622-his men]} a song whose words [he]_{382-washington} knew , but whose tune , as [he]_{382-washington} rendered it , was a trial to [auditors]_{5613-auditors} . CHAPTER LXII . [Philip Sterling]_646-philip 's circumstances were becoming straightened . The prospect was gloomy . [His]_646-philip long siege of unproductive labor was beginning to tell upon [his]_646-philip spirits ; but what told still more upon [them]_5614-them was the undeniable fact that the promise of ultimate success diminished every day , now . That is to say , [the tunnel]_{4695-the tunnel} had reached a point in [the hill]_{8806-the hill} which was considerably beyond where the coal vein should pass ( according to all [his]_646-philip calculations ) if there were a coal vein there ; and so , every foot that [the tunnel]_{4695-the tunnel} now progressed seemed to carry it further away from the object of the search . Sometimes [he]_646-philip ventured to hope that [he]_646-philip had made a mistake in estimating the direction which the vein should naturally take after crossing [the valley]_{5618-the valley} and entering [the hill]_{8806-the hill} . Upon such occasions [he]_646-philip would go into [the nearest mine on the vein [he]_646-philip was hunting for]_{5620-the nearest mine on the vein he was hunting for} , and once more get the bearings of the deposit and mark out its probable course ; but the result was the same every time ; [[his]_646-philip tunnel]_{5621-his tunnel} had manifestly pierced beyond the natural point of junction ; and then [his]_646-philip spirits fell a little lower . [[His]_646-philip men]_{5622-his men} had already lost faith , and [he]_646-philip often overheard [them]_{5622-his men} saying it was perfectly plain that there was no coal in [the hill]_{8806-the hill} . [Foremen]_5624-foremen and [[laborers]_{2704-laborers} from [neighboring mines]_{5627-neighboring mines}]_{5626-laborers from neighboring mines} , and no end of [experienced loafers from [the village]_{807-the village}]_{5628-experienced loafers from the village} , visited [the tunnel]_{4695-the tunnel} from time to time , and [their]_{5622-his men} verdicts were always the same and always disheartening--“No coal in [that hill]_{9793-that hill} . ”_[646-philip] Now and then [Philip]_646-philip would sit down and think it all over and wonder what the mystery meant ; then [he]_646-philip would go into [the tunnel]_{4695-the tunnel} and ask [the men]_{821-the men} if there were no signs yet ? None -- always “ none . ”_[646-philip] [He]_646-philip would bring out a piece of rock and examine it , and say to [himself]_646-philip , “ It is limestone -- it has crinoids and corals in it -- the rock is right ”_[646-philip] Then [he]_646-philip would throw it down with a sigh , and say , “ But that is nothing ; where coal is , limestone with these fossils in it is pretty certain to lie against its foot casing ; but it does not necessarily follow that where this peculiar rock is coal must lie above it or beyond it ; this sign is not sufficient . ”_[646-philip] The thought usually followed:--“There is one infallible sign -- if [I]_646-philip could only strike that ! ”_[646-philip] Three or four times in as many weeks [he]_646-philip said to [himself]_646-philip , “ Am [I]_646-philip [a visionary]_{9794-a visionary} ? [I]_646-philip must be [a visionary]_{9794-a visionary} ; [everybody]_{5858-everybody} is in these days ; [everybody]_{5858-everybody} chases butterflies : [everybody]_{5858-everybody} seeks sudden fortune and will not lay one up by slow toil . This is not right , [I]_646-philip will discharge [the men]_{821-the men} and go at some honest work . There is no coal here . What [a fool]_{1140-a fool} [I]_646-philip have been ; [I]_646-philip will give it up . ”_[646-philip] But [he]_646-philip never could do it . A half hour of profound thinking always followed ; and at the end of it [he]_646-philip was sure to get up and straighten [himself]_646-philip and say : “ There is coal there ; [I]_{5636-their spokesman} will not give it up ; and coal or no coal [I]_{5636-their spokesman} will drive the tunnel clear through [the hill]_{8806-the hill} ; [I]_{5636-their spokesman} will not surrender while [I]_{5636-their spokesman} am alive . ”_{[5636-their spokesman]} [He]_646-philip never thought of asking [Mr. Montague]_{771-mr. montague} for more money . [He]_646-philip said there was now but one chance of finding coal against nine hundred and ninety nine that [he]_646-philip would not find it , and so it would be wrong in [him]_646-philip to make the request and foolish in [Mr. Montague]_{771-mr. montague} to grant it . [He]_646-philip had been working three shifts of [men]_814-men . Finally , the settling of a weekly account exhausted [his]_646-philip means . [He]_646-philip could not afford to run in debt , and therefore [he]_646-philip gave [the men]_{821-the men} [their]_{821-the men} discharge . [They]_{821-the men} came into [[his]_646-philip cabin]_{5635-his cabin} presently , where [he]_646-philip sat with [his]_646-philip elbows on [his]_646-philip knees and [his]_646-philip chin in [his]_646-philip hands -- the picture of discouragement and [[their]_{821-the men} spokesman]_{5636-their spokesman} said : “ [Mr. Sterling]_{493-mr. sterling} , when [Tim]_772-tim was down a week with [his]_646-philip fall [you]_{493-mr. sterling} kept [him]_646-philip on half - wages and it was a mighty help to [[his]_646-philip family]_{5948-his family} ; whenever any of [us]_{821-the men} was in trouble [you]_{493-mr. sterling} 've done what [you]_{493-mr. sterling} could to help [us]_{821-the men} out ; [you]_{493-mr. sterling} 've acted fair and square with [us]_{821-the men} every time , and [I]_{5636-their spokesman} reckon [we]_{821-the men} are [men]_814-men and know [a man]_{795-a man} when [we]_{821-the men} see [him]_{795-a man} . [We]_{821-the men} have n't got any faith in [that hill]_{9793-that hill} , but [we]_{821-the men} have a respect for [a man that 's got the pluck that [you]_{493-mr. sterling} 've showed]_{9806-a man that 's got the pluck that you 've showed} ; [you]_{493-mr. sterling} 've fought a good fight , with [everybody]_{5858-everybody} agin [you]_{493-mr. sterling} and if [we]_{821-the men} had grub to go on , [I]_{5636-their spokesman} 'm d----d if [we]_{821-the men} would n't stand by [you]_{493-mr. sterling} till the cows come [home]_5907-home ! That is what [the boys]_{6100-the boys} say . Now [we]_{821-the men} want to put in one parting blast for luck . [We]_{821-the men} want to work three days more ; if [we]_{821-the men} do n't find anything , [we]_{821-the men} wo n't bring in no bill against [you]_{493-mr. sterling} . That is what [we]_{821-the men} 've come to say . ”_{[5636-their spokesman]} [Philip]_646-philip was touched . If [he]_646-philip had had money enough to buy three days ' “ grub ”_{[821-the men]} [he]_646-philip would have accepted the generous offer , but as it was , [he]_646-philip could not consent to be less magnanimous than [the men]_{821-the men} , and so [he]_646-philip declined in a manly speech ; shook hands all around and resumed [his]_646-philip solitary communings . [The men]_{821-the men} went back to [the tunnel]_{4695-the tunnel} and “ put in a parting blast for luck ”_[772-tim] anyhow . [They]_{821-the men} did a full day 's work and then took [their]_{821-the men} leave . [They]_{821-the men} called at [[his]_646-philip cabin]_{5635-his cabin} and gave [him]_646-philip good - bye , but were not able to tell [him]_646-philip [their]_{821-the men} day 's effort had given things a mere promising look . The next day [Philip]_646-philip sold all the tools but two or three sets ; [he]_646-philip also sold [one of [the now deserted cabins]_{5642-the now deserted cabins}]_{5641-one of the now deserted cabins} as old , lumber , together with [its]_{5641-one of the now deserted cabins} domestic wares ; and made up [his]_646-philip mind that [he]_646-philip would buy provisions with the trifle of money thus gained and continue [his]_646-philip work alone . About the middle of the afternoon [he]_646-philip put on [his]_646-philip roughest clothes and went to [the tunnel]_{4695-the tunnel} . [He]_646-philip lit a candle and groped [his]_646-philip way in . Presently [he]_646-philip heard the sound of a pick or a drill , and wondered , what it meant . A spark of light now appeared in the far end of [the tunnel]_{4695-the tunnel} , and when [he]_646-philip arrived [there]_840-there [he]_646-philip found [the man]_{5861-the man} [Tim]_772-tim at work . [Tim]_772-tim said : “ [I]_646-philip 'm to have a job in [the Golden Brier mine]_{9810-the golden brier mine} by and by -- in a week or ten days -- and [I]_646-philip 'm going to work [here]_5846-here till then . [A man]_{795-a man} might as well be at some thing , and besides [I]_646-philip consider that [I]_646-philip owe [you]_646-philip what [you]_646-philip paid [me]_646-philip when [I]_646-philip was laid up . ”_[646-philip] [Philip]_646-philip said , Oh , no , [he]_646-philip did n't owe anything ; but [Tim]_772-tim persisted , and then [Philip]_646-philip said [he]_646-philip had a little provision now , and would share . So for several days [Philip]_646-philip held the drill and [Tim]_772-tim did the striking . At first [Philip]_646-philip was impatient to see the result of every blast , and was always back and peering among the smoke the moment after the explosion . But there was never any encouraging result ; and therefore [he]_646-philip finally lost almost all interest , and hardly troubled [himself]_646-philip to inspect results at all . [He]_646-philip simply labored on , stubbornly and with little hope . [Tim]_772-tim staid with [him]_646-philip till the last moment , and then took up [his]_772-tim job at [the Golden Brier]_{5647-the golden brier} , apparently as depressed by the continued barrenness of [their]_5648-their mutual labors as [Philip]_646-philip was [himself]_646-philip . After that , [Philip]_646-philip fought [his]_646-philip battle alone , day after day , and slow work it was ; [he]_646-philip could scarcely see that [he]_646-philip made any progress . Late one afternoon [he]_646-philip finished drilling a hole which [he]_646-philip had been at work at for more than two hours ; [he]_646-philip swabbed it out , and poured in the powder and inserted the fuse ; then filled up the rest of the hole with dirt and small fragments of stone ; tamped it down firmly , touched [his]_646-philip candle to the fuse , and ran . By and by the dull report came , and [he]_646-philip was about to walk back mechanically and see what was accomplished ; but [he]_646-philip halted ; presently turned on [his]_646-philip heel and thought , rather than said : “ No , this is useless , this is absurd . If [I]_646-philip found anything it would only be one of those little aggravating seams of coal which does n't mean anything , and-- ”_[646-philip] By this time [he]_646-philip was walking out of [the tunnel]_{4695-the tunnel} . [His]_646-philip thought ran on : “ [I]_646-philip am conquered . . . . . . [I]_646-philip am out of provisions , out of money . . . . [I]_646-philip have got to give it up . . . . . . All this hard work lost ! But [I]_646-philip am not conquered ! [I]_646-philip will go and work for money , and come back and have another fight with fate . Ah [me]_646-philip , it may be years , it may , be years . ”_[646-philip] Arrived at [the mouth of [the tunnel]_{4695-the tunnel}]_{5650-the mouth of the tunnel} , [he]_646-philip threw [his]_646-philip coat upon the ground , sat down on a stone , and [his]_646-philip eye sought the westering sun and dwelt upon [the charming landscape which stretched [its]_{5652-the charming landscape which stretched its woody ridges} woody ridges]_{5652-the charming landscape which stretched its woody ridges} , wave upon wave , to the golden horizon . Something was taking place at [his]_646-philip feet which did not attract [his]_646-philip attention . [His]_646-philip reverie continued , and its burden grew more and more gloomy . Presently [he]_646-philip rose up and , cast a look far away toward [the valley]_{5618-the valley} , and [his]_646-philip thoughts took a new direction : “ There it is ! How good it looks ! But down there is not up here . Well , [I]_646-philip will go [home]_5907-home and pack up -- there is nothing else to do . ”_[646-philip] [He]_646-philip moved off moodily toward [[his]_646-philip cabin]_{5635-his cabin} . [He]_646-philip had gone some distance before [he]_646-philip thought of [his]_646-philip coat ; then [he]_646-philip was about to turn back , but [he]_646-philip smiled at the thought , and continued [his]_646-philip journey -- such a coat as that could be of little use in [a civilized land]_{5655-a civilized land} ; a little further on , [he]_646-philip remembered that there were some papers of value in one of the pockets of the relic , and then with a penitent ejaculation [he]_646-philip turned back picked up the coat and put it on . [He]_646-philip made a dozen steps , and then stopped very suddenly . [He]_646-philip stood still a moment , as [one who is trying to believe something and can not]_{5656-one who is trying to believe something and can not} . [He]_646-philip put a hand up over [his]_646-philip shoulder and felt [his]_646-philip back , and a great thrill shot through [him]_646-philip . [He]_646-philip grasped the skirt of the coat impulsively and another thrill followed . [He]_646-philip snatched the coat from [his]_646-philip back , glanced at it , threw it from [him]_646-philip and flew back to [the tunnel]_{4695-the tunnel} . [He]_646-philip sought the spot where the coat had lain -- [he]_646-philip had to look close , for the light was waning -- then to make sure , [he]_646-philip put [his]_646-philip hand to the ground and a little stream of water swept against [his]_646-philip fingers : “ Thank [God]_378-god , [I]_646-philip 've struck it at last ! ”_[646-philip] [He]_646-philip lit a candle and ran into [the tunnel]_{4695-the tunnel} ; [he]_646-philip picked up a piece of rubbish cast out by the last blast , and said : “ This clayey stuff is what [I]_646-philip 've longed for -- [I]_646-philip know what is behind it . ”_[646-philip] [He]_646-philip swung [his]_646-philip pick with hearty good will till long after the darkness had gathered upon [the earth]_{5827-the earth} , and when [he]_646-philip trudged [home]_5907-home at length [he]_646-philip knew [he]_646-philip had a coal vein and that it was seven feet thick from wall to wall . [He]_646-philip found a yellow envelope lying on [his]_646-philip rickety table , and recognized that it was of [a family sacred to the transmission of telegrams]_{5661-a family sacred to the transmission of telegrams} . [He]_646-philip opened it , read it , crushed it in [his]_646-philip hand and threw it down . It simply said : “ [Ruth]_439-ruth is very ill . ”_{[5672-the landlord of the ilium hotel]} CHAPTER LXIII . It was evening when [Philip]_646-philip took [the cars]_{2838-the cars} at [the Ilium station]_{5663-the ilium station} . The news of [his]_646-philip success had preceded [him]_646-philip , and while [he]_646-philip waited for [the train]_{7981-the train} , [he]_646-philip was [the center of [a group of eager questioners , who asked [him]_646-philip a hundred things about [the mine]_{4666-the mine} , and magnified [his]_646-philip good fortune]_{5666-a group of eager questioners , who asked him a hundred things about the mine , and magnified his good fortune} . There was no mistake this time . [Philip]_646-philip , in luck , had become suddenly [a person of consideration , whose speech was freighted with meaning , whose looks were all significant]_{5668-a person of consideration , whose speech was freighted with meaning , whose looks were all significant} . The words of [the proprietor of [a rich coal mine]_{5670-a rich coal mine}]_{5669-the proprietor of a rich coal mine}]_{5665-the center of a group of eager questioners , who asked him a hundred things about the mine , and magnified his good fortune . there was no mistake this time . philip , in luck , had become suddenly a person of consideration , whose speech was freighted with meaning , whose looks were all significant . the words of the proprietor of a rich coal mine} have a golden sound , and [his]_646-philip common sayings are repeated as if they were solid wisdom . [Philip]_646-philip wished to be alone ; [his]_646-philip good fortune at this moment seemed an empty mockery , one of those sarcasms of fate , such as that which spreads a dainty banquet for [the man who has no appetite]_{5671-the man who has no appetite} . [He]_646-philip had longed for success principally for [Ruth]_439-ruth 's sake ; and perhaps now , at this very moment of [his]_646-philip triumph , [she]_439-ruth was dying . “ Shust what [I]_{5672-the landlord of the ilium hotel} said , [Mister Sederling]_{773-mister sederling} , ”_{[5672-the landlord of the ilium hotel]} [the landlord of [the Ilium hotel]_{5673-the ilium hotel}]_{5672-the landlord of the ilium hotel} kept repeating . “ [I]_646-philip dold [Jake Schmidt]_{774-jake schmidt} [he]_{774-jake schmidt} find [him]_{774-jake schmidt} dere shust so sure as noting . ”_[646-philip] “ [You]_646-philip ought to have taken a share , [Mr. Dusenheimer]_{712-mr. dusenheimer} , ”_{[5672-the landlord of the ilium hotel]} said [Philip]_646-philip . “ [Yaas]_9814-yaas , [I]_646-philip know . But [d'old woman]_{9815-d'old woman} , [she]_{9815-d'old woman} say ' [You]_646-philip sticks to [your]_646-philip pisiness . So [I]_646-philip sticks to 'em . Und [I]_646-philip makes noting . [Dat Mister Prierly]_{775-dat mister prierly} , [he]_{774-jake schmidt} do n't never come back here no more , ai n't it ? ”_[646-philip] “ Why ? ”_[646-philip] asked [Philip]_646-philip . “ Vell , dere is [so many peers , and so many oder dhrinks]_{9816-so many peers , and so many oder dhrinks} , [I]_646-philip got 'em all set down , ven [he]_{774-jake schmidt} coomes back . ”_[646-philip] It was a long night for [Philip]_646-philip , and a restless one . At any other time the swing of [the cars]_{2838-the cars} would have lulled [him]_646-philip to sleep , and the rattle and clank of wheels and rails , the roar of the whirling iron would have only been cheerful reminders of swift and safe travel . Now [they]_5675-they were voices of warning and taunting ; and instead of going rapidly [the train]_{7981-the train} seemed to crawl at a snail 's pace . And it not only crawled , but it frequently stopped ; and when it stopped it stood dead still and there was an ominous silence . Was anything the matter , [he]_646-philip wondered . Only [a station]_{6360-a station} probably . Perhaps , [he]_646-philip thought , [a telegraphic station]_{5678-a telegraphic station} . And then [he]_646-philip listened eagerly . Would [the conductor]_{7574-the conductor} open the door and ask for [Philip Sterling]_646-philip , and hand [him]_646-philip a fatal dispatch ? How long [they]_5680-they seemed to wait . And then slowly beginning to move , [they]_5680-they were off again , shaking , pounding , screaming through the night . [He]_646-philip drew [his]_646-philip curtain from time to time and looked out . There was the lurid sky line of the wooded range along the base of which [they]_5680-they were crawling . There was [the Susquehannah]_{357-the susquehannah} , gleaming in the moon - light . There was [a stretch of level valley]_{5681-a stretch of level valley} with [silent farm houses]_{5682-silent farm houses} , [the occupants all at rest , without trouble , without anxiety]_{5683-the occupants all at rest , without trouble , without anxiety} . There was [a church]_{5684-a church} , [a graveyard]_{5685-a graveyard} , [a mill]_{5686-a mill} , [a village]_{4276-a village} ; and now , without pause or fear , [the train]_{7981-the train} had mounted a trestle - work high in air and was creeping along the top of [it]_5689-it while a swift torrent foamed a hundred feet below . What would the morning bring ? Even while [he]_646-philip was flying to [her]_5690-her , [her]_5690-her gentle spirit might have gone on another flight , whither [he]_646-philip could not follow [her]_5690-her . [He]_646-philip was full of foreboding . [He]_646-philip fell at length into a restless doze . There was a noise in [his]_646-philip ears as of a rushing torrent when a stream is swollen by a freshet in the spring . It was like the breaking up of life ; [he]_646-philip was struggling in the consciousness of coming death : when [Ruth]_439-ruth stood by [his]_646-philip side , clothed in white , with a face like that of [an angel , radiant , smiling , pointing to the sky]_{5691-an angel , radiant , smiling , pointing to the sky} , and saying , “ Come . ”_{[566-mrs. bolton]} [He]_646-philip awoke with a cry -- [the train]_{7981-the train} was roaring through [a bridge]_{5693-a bridge} , and [it]_{7981-the train} shot out into daylight . When morning came [the train]_{7981-the train} was industriously toiling along through [the fat lands of [Lancaster]_{358-lancaster}]_{5695-the fat lands of lancaster} , with [its]_{7981-the train} [broad farms of corn and wheat]_{5696-broad farms of corn and wheat} , [its mean houses of stone]_{5697-its mean houses of stone} , [[its]_{7981-the train} vast barns and granaries , built as if , for storing the riches of [Heliogabalus]_{359-heliogabalus}]_{5698-its vast barns and granaries , built as if , for storing the riches of heliogabalus} . Then came [the smiling fields of [Chester]_360-chester]_{5699-the smiling fields of chester} , with [their]_{5699-the smiling fields of chester} English green , and soon [the county of [Philadelphia]_{38-philadelphia}]_{5700-the county of philadelphia} itself , and the increasing signs of the approach to [a great city]_{5701-a great city} . [Long trains of coal cars]_{5702-long trains of coal cars} , laden and unladen , stood upon [sidings]_5703-sidings ; the tracks of [other roads]_{5704-other roads} were crossed ; the smoke of [other locomotives]_{5705-other locomotives} was seen on [parallel lines]_{5706-parallel lines} ; [factories]_{4223-factories} multiplied ; [streets]_5708-streets appeared ; the noise of [a busy city]_{5709-a busy city} began to fill the air;--and with a slower and slower clank on the connecting rails and interlacing switches [the train]_{7981-the train} rolled into [the station]_{5611-the station} and stood still . It was a hot August morning . [The broad streets]_{5712-the broad streets} glowed in the sun , and the white - shuttered houses stared at [the hot thoroughfares like closed bakers ' ovens set along [the highway]_{6366-the highway}]_{5713-the hot thoroughfares like closed bakers ' ovens set along the highway} . [Philip]_646-philip was oppressed with the heavy air ; [the sweltering city]_{5715-the sweltering city} lay as in a swoon . Taking [a street car]_{5716-a street car} , [he]_646-philip rode away to [the northern part of [the city]_{796-the city}]_{5717-the northern part of the city} , [the newer portion , formerly [the district of [Spring Garden]_{361-spring garden}]_{5720-the district of spring garden}]_{5719-the newer portion , formerly the district of spring garden} , for in this [the Boltons]_{536-the boltons} now lived , in [a small brick house , befitting [their]_5722-their altered fortunes]_{5721-a small brick house , befitting their altered fortunes} . [He]_646-philip could scarcely restrain [his]_646-philip impatience when [he]_646-philip came in sight of [the house]_{878-the house} . The window shutters were not “ bowed ”_{[566-mrs. bolton]} ; thank [God]_378-god , for that . [Ruth]_439-ruth was still living , then . [He]_646-philip ran up the steps and rang . [Mrs. Bolton]_{566-mrs. bolton} met [him]_646-philip at the door . “ [Thee]_{566-mrs. bolton} is very welcome , [Philip]_646-philip . ”_{[566-mrs. bolton]} “ And [Ruth]_439-ruth ? ”_{[566-mrs. bolton]} “ [She]_439-ruth is very ill , but quieter than [she]_439-ruth has been , and the fever is a little abating . The most dangerous time will be when the fever leaves [her]_439-ruth . [The doctor]_{1373-the doctor} fears [she]_439-ruth will not have strength enough to rally from it . Yes , [thee]_{566-mrs. bolton} can see [her]_439-ruth . ”_{[566-mrs. bolton]} [Mrs. Bolton]_{566-mrs. bolton} led the way to [the little chamber where [Ruth]_439-ruth lay]_{5724-the little chamber where ruth lay} . “ Oh , ”_{[566-mrs. bolton]} said [[her]_439-ruth mother]_{6128-her mother} , “ if [she]_439-ruth were only in [[her]_439-ruth cool and spacious room]_{9818-her cool and spacious room} in [[our]_9819-our old home]_{9820-our old home} . [She]_439-ruth says that seems like heaven . ”_{[6128-her mother]} [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} sat by [Ruth]_439-ruth 's bedside , and [he]_{440-mr. bolton} rose and silently pressed [Philip]_646-philip 's hand . [The room]_{862-the room} had but one window ; that was wide open to admit the air , but the air that came in was hot and lifeless . Upon the table stood a vase of flowers . [Ruth]_439-ruth 's eyes were closed ; [her]_439-ruth cheeks were flushed with fever , and [she]_439-ruth moved [her]_439-ruth head restlessly as if in pain . “ [Ruth]_439-ruth , ”_{[6128-her mother]} said [[her]_439-ruth mother]_{6128-her mother} , bending over [her]_439-ruth , “ [Philip]_646-philip is here . ”_[439-ruth] [Ruth]_439-ruth 's eyes unclosed , there was a gleam of recognition in them , there was an attempt at a smile upon [her]_439-ruth face , and [she]_439-ruth tried to raise [her]_439-ruth thin hand , as [Philip]_646-philip touched [her]_439-ruth forehead with [his]_646-philip lips ; and [he]_646-philip heard [her]_439-ruth murmur , “ Dear [Phil]_646-philip . ”_{[666-mrs. dr. longstreet]} There was nothing to be done but to watch and wait for the cruel fever to burn itself out . [Dr. Longstreet]_{666-mrs. dr. longstreet} told [Philip]_646-philip that the fever had undoubtedly been contracted in [the hospital]_{9559-the hospital} , but it was not malignant , and would be little dangerous if [Ruth]_439-ruth were not so worn down with work , or if [she]_439-ruth had a less delicate constitution . “ It is only [her]_439-ruth indomitable will that has kept [her]_439-ruth up for weeks . And if that should leave [her]_439-ruth now , there will be no hope . [You]_646-philip can do more for [her]_439-ruth now , [sir]_980-sir , than [I]_646-philip can ? ”_[646-philip] “ How ? ”_[646-philip] asked [Philip]_646-philip eagerly . “ [Your]_646-philip presence , more than anything else , will inspire [her]_439-ruth with the desire to live . ”_[439-ruth] When the fever turned , [Ruth]_439-ruth was in a very critical condition . For two days [her]_439-ruth life was like the fluttering of a lighted candle in the wind . [Philip]_646-philip was constantly by [her]_439-ruth side , and [she]_439-ruth seemed to be conscious of [his]_646-philip presence , and to cling to [him]_646-philip , as [one borne away by a swift stream clings to a stretched - out hand]_{5729-one borne away by a swift stream clings to a stretched - out hand} from [the shore]_{6038-the shore} . If [he]_646-philip was absent a moment [her]_439-ruth restless eyes sought something [they]_5731-they were disappointed not to find . [Philip]_646-philip so yearned to bring [her]_439-ruth back to life , [he]_646-philip willed it so strongly and passionately , that [his]_646-philip will appeared to affect [hers]_439-ruth and [she]_439-ruth seemed slowly to draw life from [his]_646-philip . After two days of this struggle with [the grasping enemy]_{5732-the grasping enemy} , it was evident to [Dr. Longstreet]_{666-mrs. dr. longstreet} that [Ruth]_439-ruth 's will was beginning to issue its orders to [her]_439-ruth body with some force , and that strength was slowly coming back . In another day there was a decided improvement . As [Philip]_646-philip sat holding [her]_439-ruth weak hand and watching the least sign of resolution in [her]_439-ruth face , [Ruth]_439-ruth was able to whisper , “ [I]_646-philip so want to live , for [you]_646-philip , [Phil]_646-philip ! ”_[646-philip] “ [You]_439-ruth will ; [darling]_8389-darling , [you]_439-ruth must , ”_[439-ruth] said [Philip]_646-philip in a tone of faith and courage that carried a thrill of determination -- of command -- along all [her]_439-ruth nerves . Slowly [Philip]_646-philip drew [her]_439-ruth back to life . Slowly [she]_439-ruth came back , as one willing but well nigh helpless . It was new for [Ruth]_439-ruth to feel this dependence on another 's nature , to consciously draw strength of will from the will of [another]_9656-another . It was a new but a dear joy , to be lifted up and carried back into [the happy world]_{5734-the happy world} , which was now all aglow with the light of love ; to be lifted and carried by [the one [she]_439-ruth loved more than [her]_439-ruth own life]_{5735-the one she loved more than her own life} . “ [Sweetheart]_{9823-sweetheart} , ”_[439-ruth] [she]_439-ruth said to [Philip]_646-philip , “ [I]_439-ruth would not have cared to come back but for [thy]_646-philip love . ”_[439-ruth] “ Not for [thy]_646-philip profession ? ”_[439-ruth] “ Oh , [thee]_646-philip may be glad enough of that some day , when [thy]_646-philip coal bed is dug out and [thee]_646-philip and [father]_6129-father are in the air again . ”_[538-small] When [Ruth]_439-ruth was able to ride [she]_439-ruth was taken into [the country]_{797-the country} , for the pure air was necessary to [her]_439-ruth speedy recovery . [The family]_{5795-the family} went with [her]_439-ruth . [Philip]_646-philip could not be spared from [her]_439-ruth side , and [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} had gone up to [Ilium]_227-ilium to look into [that wonderful coal mine]_{5738-that wonderful coal mine} and to make arrangements for developing [it]_{5738-that wonderful coal mine} , and bringing [its]_{5738-that wonderful coal mine} wealth to market . [Philip]_646-philip had insisted on re - conveying [the Ilium property]_{5739-the ilium property} to [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} , retaining only the share originally contemplated for [himself]_{440-mr. bolton} , and [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} , therefore , once more found [himself]_{440-mr. bolton} engaged in business and [a person of some consequence]_{5740-a person of some consequence} in [Third street]_{362-third street} . [The mine]_{4666-the mine} turned out even better than was at first hoped , and would , if judiciously managed , be a fortune to [them]_{5795-the family} all . This also seemed to be the opinion of [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} , who heard of it as soon as [anybody]_5853-anybody , and , with the impudence of [[his]_{440-mr. bolton} class]_{5743-his class} called upon [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} for a little aid in [a patent car - wheel [he]_{440-mr. bolton} had bought an interest in]_{5744-a patent car - wheel he had bought an interest in} . [That rascal , Small]_{5745-that rascal , small} , [he]_{440-mr. bolton} said , had swindled [him]_{440-mr. bolton} out of all [he]_{440-mr. bolton} had . [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} told [him]_{440-mr. bolton} [he]_{440-mr. bolton} was very sorry , and recommended [him]_{440-mr. bolton} to sue [Small]_538-small . [Mr. Small]_538-small also came with a similar story about [Mr. Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} ; and [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} had the grace to give [him]_{440-mr. bolton} like advice . And [he]_538-small added , “ If [you]_{440-mr. bolton} and [Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} will procure the indictment of [each other]_{5887-each other} , [you]_{440-mr. bolton} may have the satisfaction of putting [each other]_{5887-each other} in the penitentiary for the forgery of [my]_505-alice acceptances . ”_[505-alice] [Bigler]_{440-mr. bolton} and [Small]_538-small did not quarrel however . [They]_5746-they both attacked [Mr. Bolton]_{440-mr. bolton} behind [his]_{440-mr. bolton} back as [a swindler]_{5747-a swindler} , and circulated the story that [he]_{440-mr. bolton} had made a fortune by failing . In the pure air of [the highlands]_{5748-the highlands} , amid the golden glories of ripening September , [Ruth]_439-ruth rapidly came back to health . How beautiful [the world]_{5784-the world} is to [an invalid , whose senses are all clarified]_{5750-an invalid , whose senses are all clarified} , who has been so near the world of spirits that [she]_439-ruth is sensitive to the finest influences , and whose frame responds with a thrill to the subtlest ministrations of soothing nature . Mere life is a luxury , and the color of the grass , of the flowers , of the sky , the wind in the trees , the outlines of the horizon , the forms of clouds , all give a pleasure as exquisite as the sweetest music to the ear famishing for it . [The world]_{5784-the world} was all new and fresh to [Ruth]_439-ruth , as if it had just been created for [her]_439-ruth , and love filled it , till [her]_439-ruth heart was overflowing with happiness . It was golden September also at [Fallkill]_159-fallkill . And [Alice]_505-alice sat by the open window in [[her]_505-alice room]_{1452-her room} at [home]_5907-home , looking out upon [the meadows]_{5754-the meadows} where [the laborers]_{7802-the laborers} were cutting the second crop of clover . The fragrance of it floated to [her]_505-alice nostrils . Perhaps [she]_505-alice did not mind it . [She]_505-alice was thinking . [She]_505-alice had just been writing to [Ruth]_439-ruth , and on the table before [her]_505-alice was a yellow piece of paper with a faded four - leaved clover pinned on it -- only a memory now . In [her]_505-alice letter to [Ruth]_439-ruth [she]_505-alice had poured out [her]_505-alice heartiest blessings upon [them]_5756-them both , with [her]_505-alice dear love forever and forever . “ Thank [God]_378-god , ”_[505-alice] [she]_505-alice said , “ [they]_5757-they will never know ”_[646-philip] [They]_5757-they never would know . And [the world]_{5784-the world} never knows how many women there are like [Alice]_505-alice , whose sweet but lonely lives of self - sacrifice , [gentle , faithful , loving souls]_{5759-gentle , faithful , loving souls} , bless it continually . “ [She]_505-alice is [a dear girl]_{7502-a dear girl} , ”_[439-ruth] said [Philip]_646-philip , when [Ruth]_439-ruth showed [him]_646-philip the letter . “ Yes , [Phil]_646-philip , and [we]_5761-we can spare a great deal of love for [her]_505-alice , [our]_5761-we own lives are so full . ”_[None-None] APPENDIX . Perhaps some apology to [the reader]_{1460-the reader} is necessary in view of [our]_5761-we failure to find [[Laura]_646-philip 's father]_{9355-laura 's father} . [We]_5761-we supposed , from the ease with which [lost persons]_{5763-lost persons} are found in novels , that it would not be difficult . But it was ; indeed , it was impossible ; and therefore the portions of the narrative containing the record of the search have been stricken out . Not because they were not interesting -- for they were ; but inasmuch as [the man]_{5861-the man} was not found , after all , it did not seem wise to harass and excite [the reader]_{1460-the reader} to no purpose . [THE AUTHORS]_{5766-the authors} * * *